Special Olympics Catawba County

❗️Coming up on Monday, July 22nd❗️

𝐂𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲!

It's going to be a great time! Come on down after church and get your car shined up! Then eat some lunch with us! We have some awesome food trucks coming this year! 🌭🍔🍧

𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢! https://square.link/u/ujRdjjmi

Car Show starts at 1pm in the West Wing Parking Lot of Catawba Valley Community College
Vendors & Car Show Registration 11:30am

$25 Registration - Online
$35 Registration - Day of Show

*All Proceeds go to Project Lifesaver to help people with Alzheimer's, Autism, and Dementia in Catawba County. (PLI is a 501C3 Tax-Exempt Organization)

Thank you for all you do for Special Olympics NC and Special Olympics Catawba County! We appreciate you!

Thank you for your support! It means so much to the Special Olympics athletes in Catawba County!

Matthew went to Sheetz on Thursday, 5/9/2024 in Morganton for the grand opening and was the guest speaker. Great job Matthew!

Love our volunteers and local support!!

Our team was thrilled to be a part of the Special Olympic Spring Games in Catawba County this past Friday! 🌟 Volunteering has been incredibly rewarding, and we're dedicated to helping these amazing athletes! Let's keep spreading the joy and support together! 💙 Special Olympics Catawba County

We love our athletes!!

Come support Catawba County Special Olympics and all of our amazing athletes at the annual Spring Games event tomorrow April 26th at Henry Fork River park! Field day events, games, food trucks, music, and more! 🥇🥈🥉

On Sunday 4/7/2024 Special Olympics Catawba County hosted a bowling invitational at Pin Station Bowling in Newton, NC. Our athletes did a great job and had lots of fun too!!! They brought home lots of medals including Silver and Gold. Way to go all athletes who participated in this event.

Striking it at the Bowling practice!!
Good Bowl!!!

Beautiful morning cheering for the Charity Chase runners 🏃🏻‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️
You’re all WINNERS 🥇🥇🥇

Hoppy Easter to all who celebrate! 🐰

Hats For Sale!

We are selling them at the Hickory Police Department for $25 each. They come in black/gray or white/gray. All money raised will support Special Olympics NC.

Come to the Hickory Police Department at 347 2nd Avenue SW to purchase them.

Casting For A Cause is new event hosted by Hickory Police Department to support Special Olympics and our local athletes. The Bass Fishing Tournament will be on April 20.

Register here: http://tinyurl.com/tarbtk3u

For more information, contact Inv. Cameron Storie at 828-261-2686 or email him at [email protected]

Special Olympics NC

Catawba County Polar Plunge is at Hickory YMCA on Saturday, February 17. Registration starts at 11:00am, Polar Plunge is at 1:00PM. Register at the sonc.net website and plunge or donate for someone that is plunging. Come and support the athletes or our local law enforcement emergency responders.

It's a big week with five Polar Plunges taking place! Are you in or near Cherokee, Garner, New Bern, King or Waxhaw? Make a splash 🌊 at the Polar Plunges taking place in those locations this week!

Learn more: https://ow.ly/FHNQ50Qv8nJ

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Special Olympics and the Paralympics? Though we have a lot in common, there are some key differences!

Learn about those differences here: https://sonc.net/paralympics-vs-special-olympics/

Today marks the first of the seven-day celebration of . As you celebrate this week, we wish you a peaceful and joyous Kwanzaa! 🕯️

Have yourself a merry little Christmas! Wishing you a wonderful day of joy and togetherness this 🎄🎅

Attention NC schools 📣📣 Grab your friends, your best costume, and get ready to jump into some freezing cold water, because the Special Olympics North Carolina Cool Schools Polar Plunge and Spread the Word: Inclusion Rally are just around the corner!

Register your school today: https://ow.ly/1oXQ50Q46O6

Join our church in praying for Israel, we pray for peace and protection over God’s people.

Every year on this day, we share this photo for two reasons:

1. It features two incredible leaders in the Special Olympics movement - Tim Shriver and the late Billy Quick.
2. Today is Tim's birthday! 🥳

Happy birthday, Tim Shriver! Your leadership continues to inspire us as we promote inclusion for all. ❤️

Who's ready for some Special Olympics Fall sports! Check your emails everyone. There should be one to sign up for a sport. Not all sports listed may be offered. Sign up and let's all see what we're going to do!!!

Hi Catawba Special Olympics Athletes and Parents / Guardians. We hope everyone has had a great summer and is ready to get back into sports activities!

We recently completed a survey of athletes - thanks to everyone who participated. One of our questions asked:

As an athlete, what is most important to you in attending Catawba Special Olympics sports?

The answers provided are shown below in order, with most important first.

Doing something fun with my friends
Doing physical activity
Getting out of the house
Improving skills in my sport
Learning something new
Competing in State Tournament
Competing in local invitationals

Based on this information, Catawba will continue to prioritize practices and skills development for our athletes. We may also explore additional social activities.

FALL 2023 SPORT PRE-REGISTRATION

Please do not register for any sport where you do not intend to come to practices. Not all sports shown may be offered this fall.

Most sport practices will be on the weekends beginning on Friday evenings.

Catawba County basketball athletes receiving their medals. Way to go! Thank you to all the coaches and volunteers for being there and helping out.