Special Olympics Wake County
Special Olympics is a non-profit organization sponsored by The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department. This program offers sports training and competition for individuals with developmental disabilities ages 8 and up at no cost to the athletes. Ages 2-7 are eligible to participate in the Young Athletes Program through Special Education Classrooms. Training is provided in 18+ seasonal sports annually. SOWC also hosts 4 large local competitions annually. Brian Philpot is the Wake County Local Coordinator and can be reached at (919) 807-8378.
All of our Special Olympics programs are provided at no cost for the participating athletes. We are very lucky to have The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation sponsorship, but it does not cover the costs of sports equipment, non-city facility rentals, travel expenses, uniforms, hospitality, etc. All of our expenses are paid for by individual and corporate donations received at the local, state and national levels. Without donations our organization could not exist.
Ways You Can Support Special Olympics Wake County
Check With Your Employer- Many business give employees time or credit for volunteering with non-profit organizations and others do matching gifts for donations that you make. Maybe your business would like to do a team building exercisse by having a group volunteer with one of our events or maybe they would sponsor one of our sports or events.
Are You A Member Of A Church Or Civic Organization Does your group offer support to non-profits? Would you be willing to recruit volunteers from your group to assist our efforts.
Make A Donations To Special Olympics Wake County 100% of donations goes directly to the training and/or competition expenses for our athletes. Donations can be made in the form of a check, made out to Special Olympics Wake County and mailed to the same at 2401 Wade Ave Raleigh NC 27607
You can also visit http://www.firstgiving.com/wake to make a donation.
For More Information Contact:
Brian Philpot
Special Olympics Wake County Local Coordinator
Parks and Recreation Department
2401 Wade Ave
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-807-8378
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