USA Games Flame of Hope Final Leg stops in Philadelphia

Yesterday, we had the honor of welcoming the Special Olympics USA Games Flame of Hope to Philadelphia as part of its journey from Chicago to Orlando on the 2022 Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg! We were truly blown away by the pageantry of the Flame making its way up the historic steps at the […]

Announcing the 2020 Virtual Summer Games

We are SO EXCITED to announce the 2020 Virtual Summer Games! This event will offer the opportunity for all of us to come together, capture the spirit of our athletes and volunteers, and share a unique experience even though we can’t physically be in Happy Valley! Virtual Summer Games is open to EVERY registered athlete […]

Special Olympics Pennsylvania: March Madness 2020 Champions

Ladies & gentlemen, we are proud to introduce your 2020 SOPA MARCH MADNESS CHAMPION… 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏!!!! 🏆🙌🏅 Cinderella is dancing!! The No. 7 seed has done it and shocked the field!! Not only did Sports Camp take down top-seeded Summer Games in the Final Four but then defeated No. 1 Fall Festival in yesterday’s championship. […]

Special Olympics Pennsylvania: March Madness 2020, Round II

Can you believe we’ve already powered through EIGHT matchups in our OFFICIAL Special Olympics Pennsylvania March Madness Bracket! 🙌 Check out the updated bracket below and check back frequently for updates on all the voting! Matchup 9: 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 v. 𝐍𝐨. 𝟑 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: The top seed in […]

Special Olympics Pennsylvania: March Madness 2020

Well, we know everyone was expecting a different type of bracket to be released this evening, but we’ve come up with the next best thing! Presenting… The OFFICIAL Special Olympics Pennsylvania March Madness Bracket! 🙌 Which event will reign supreme?! That will be completely up to YOU!! We’ll be posting polls on our Facebook and […]

2020 Pittsburgh Polar Plunge Recap

It goes without saying that the 10th Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge was going to be special. But we had no idea just how special. Over the course of the weekend, we saw more than 2,000 people take the Plunge into the pools outside of Heinz Field and we absolutely crushed our fundraising goal, […]

Centre County athlete Greg Focht speaks at PA State Police event

Last week, Special Olympics Pennsylvania, Centre County Global Messenger Greg Focht attended an event at PA State Police headquarters and shared his story with the organization’s Community Service and Public Information Officers. We’re incredibly proud of Greg for his accomplishments and for helping spread the word about the Special Olympics movement!