April 28th
NCR Regional SUNY Canton
May 6th
May 12th
Young Athletes- Arbor Hill
May 16th
Unified Basketball Championships
May 18-19th
Young Athletes Ballston Spa
May 19th
Capital District Torch Run
June 14
SONY Summer Games- Siena
June 15-17th
USA Games- Seattle WA
July 1-7
Silks & Satins 5K
July 21
Cops on Top
August 17
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smile.amazon.com and donate back to Special Olympics NY with the click of a button.
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Other Opportunities!
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Camp Reece is a sleep-away camp for children with special needs from ages 10 through 17 with a low average and above cognitive functioning and adaptive skills. Our camp is located at Skidmore College which provides an ideal setting for our campers. We offer a wide range of activities, each specifically designed to meaningfully engage campers while teaching skills, building confidence, improving self-esteem, encouraging social-emotional growth, and, of course, having fun!
Find Out More Here
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RESOURCE CENTER
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Online re-certification options are now available to our
coaches
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lease click the link below to view the courses and/
or to begin the re-certification process.
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Volunteers
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| We could not run our programs and events without people like you! Please e-mail [email protected] if you would like to register as a volunteer for upcoming events! Teams seeking assistance: Basketball- Galway Swimming- Cohoes Type I Volunteer Application |
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Special Olympics Capital District has its own Facebook page!
Welcome to our family!
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Summer State Games- Volunteers Needed!
June 15-17
Special Olympics New York is coming to the Capital Region for our 2018 State Summer Games! We hope you will consider joining us in offering this wonderful opportunity of athletic competition to our athletes.
Athletes and coaches from across the state will travel to the Capital Region to participate in eight Olympic-style sports- Athletics, Aquatics, Basketball, Bowling, Powerlifting, Gymnastics, Tennis and Volleyball. Venues include Siena College, HVCC, World Class Gymnastics, Boulevard Bowl and more!
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Spring Games at BHBL HS
April 28th, 2018
Join us for a Saturday filled with Athletics competition as our athletes compete in track and field events. A special thank you to our event directors, the Troy Fighting Irish, Siena Rugby team, BHBL Softball team, BHBL Tennis team, and all of our supporters for this event! Opening Ceremonies start at 9:30am.
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Summer Games at SUNY Canton
May 5, 2018
SUNY Canton will once again host the NCR summer Games in Canton, NY. Athletes will compete in Track and Field as well as Basketball and Soccer and Skills.
For more information please contact:
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CDR Summer Super-Regional Games
May 12, 2018
Shenendehowa Campus will once again host our Summer Super-Regional Games. With 8 disciplines in 5 sports over 700 athletes and their coaches from around the state will compete for gold.
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Call For Officials
Special Olympics World Games
The application process is now open for sport officials T
he following information will be requested during the application process
- Personal contact information
- Sport Certification/License Information
- Up to 8 Special Olympics officiating experience (year, competition, assignment/position/role).
- Up to 8 Officiating experience outside of Special Olympics.
- 2 References and contact information
The closing date is 25 May 2018.
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From July 1-6, 2018 more than 4,000 athletes and coaches from all 50 states will descend upon Seattle.
14 sports will be offered,10,000 volunteers will be recruited,10,000 family members and friends and 70,000 spectators are expected to attend.
The Capital Region is excited to announce the athletes traveling to National games. Please read their stories below!
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RPI Basketball Meet
April 15 2018
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9 teams and basketball skills athletes joined together with RPI Athletics for a full-day basketball tournament for a Sunday full of stiff basketball competition. Congratulations to all of our athletes and a very special Thank You to Karen Hansen and the RPI Athletic Department and student athletes!!
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North Country Fundraiser
April 6, 2018
Athletes from Clinton and Essex counties had a great time dancing
at the Plattsburgh City hall rotunda dance.
Lenny's Shoe and Apparel presented athletes Bill Bradley and Brendan Jackson with a check for $1000 for Special Olympics New York.
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Runway for the GOLD
April 12 2018
The 2018 Runway for the Gold was a resounding success and a great time for everyone! Thank you to all of our models, collaborators and supporters-
Coca Cola
Denooyer Chevrolet
Regeneron
Wilma and Frank Schmeler
The Sheehan Family
Join us next year for this great event!
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RPI Aquatics
April 4th, 2018
RPI Aquatics has been partnering with Special Olympics for over 15 years to host a local swim competition. A very special thank you to Shannon O'Brien and her family and swim family for their continued support!
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