Special Olympics Maryland - Montgomery County

Week 1 is in the books and, no surprise, Coach Maryn has once again jumped out to a commanding lead!

SOMO Treasurer John Bogasky has an early lead over his wife, our Area Director Shelly Bogasky. However, Shelly has yet to begin her fundraising efforts and has raised nearly as much. John claims he is still the underdog!

Push Shelly Over the Edge at https://give.classy.org/shelly2024

Push John Over the Edge at https://give.classy.org/johnbogasky2024

Push Mike Over The Edge at https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/5664401

Thank you to all the donors for helping to support our athletes!

WHO WILL YOU SEND OVER THE EDGE!?
On September 14th, SOMO leadership will rappel down a 12-story building to support our athletes. You can help push them Over The Edge while supporting our athletes by contributing to their campaigns!

Send SOMO Area Director Shelly Bogasky Over The Edge at https://give.classy.org/shelly2024.

Send SOMO Treasurer John Bogasky Over The Edge at https://give.classy.org/johnbogasky2024

Send SOMO Alpine Head Coach Mike Maryn Over The Edge at https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/5664401

Thank you for supporting our athletes!

A not-so-pint-size THANK YOU to Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company for another successful Pint Size Polar Bear Plunge! In total, we raised over $13,000 and sold over 2,000 bears! Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who came out to the farm today! Stay tuned for some exciting news tomorrow.

More pics from today’s Opening Ceremony!

Our thanks to Council President Friedson and Councilmembers Sayles and Jawando for joining us at today’s Pint-Size Plunge!

People plunging has opened. Pint size bears at 4:30 pm.

It will be something when a volunteer rappells up to release 10,000 pint size polar bears into the pond around 4:30 pm today!

All set up for today’s Pint Size Plunge opening today at 12 pm. Come out and join us!

Thank you to for sharing the news about the Pint-Size Polar Bear Plunge this Saturday from 12 to 5 PM at The Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company.

Rotary Club of Olney

10,000 Mini Polar Bears Will Be Dumped in the Pond This Year as Lone Oak and the Special Olympics MD Team Up to Host the Pint Size Polar Bear Plunge on July 20th - The MoCo Show Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company is teaming up with Special Olympics Maryland to host the Pint Size Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, July 20th from 12:00 to 5:00 pm as […]

SOMO is thrilled to announce that Montgomery Council Chair Andrew Friedson will attend this Saturday's Pint-Size Polar Bear Plunge at Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company.

Rotary Club of Olney

Andrew Friedson - Montgomery County Councilmember, Maryland Andrew Friedson is the District 1 Councilmember proudly representing Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac in Montgomery County, Maryland for his second term. Andrew was elected in 2018 as the youngest Councilmember in Montgomery County history and continues to make history as the youngest ever Council...

We had our first ever SOMO Top Golf practice today. This was just a trial. No one missed a signup. We are planning a recreational program for the Fall on a weekday afternoon. Watch future SOMO Newsletters for announcements as we finalize our plans.

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New Procedures, Pint Size Plunge and Fall Signups See you at Lone Oak Farm on Saturday!     5 Days Away from the Pint Size Polar Bear Plunge Take the Plunge Beer  From now until July 20th, make a difference while enjoying a refreshing brew at Lone O

Join us this Saturday!

We are SO excited to announce our partnership with and for our very first Tip A Cop fundraiser. When you ask? Saturday June 29th, 12noon - 3pm.
As you all know. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the founder of the Special Olympics and her legacy continues under the strong leadership of her son Timothy Shriver and we are so very honored to be a part of this legacy too. So, what is Tip-A-Cop? Well, our very own Chevy Chase Officers serve as celebrity waiters and food runners and they donate all their tips they receive to The Special Olympics. It will be a fun day for all the family so save the date!! Saturday June 29th.12 noon - 3pm. And let’s support this amazing cause.

🐻‍❄️ Pint Size Plunge Prize Highlight #1 🐻‍❄️ Washington Capitals Tickets 🚨 ON THE GLASS 🚨 Package! C-A-P-S, Caps, Caps, Caps! 4 Washington Capitals tickets (on the glass!) to a game this upcoming season (winner gives 3 dates and will likely get their first choice) // Prize Value: $2,000, donated by Casey Construction. // Enter for your chance to win this package by purchasing bears for the 2024 Pint Size Polar Bear Plunge! https://bit.ly/4eFGnaY

Hope to see you there!

We are SO excited to announce our partnership with and for our very first Tip A Cop fundraiser. When you ask? Saturday June 29th, 12noon - 3pm.
As you all know. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the founder of the Special Olympics and her legacy continues under the strong leadership of her son Timothy Shriver and we are so very honored to be a part of this legacy too. So, what is Tip-A-Cop? Well, our very own Chevy Chase Officers serve as celebrity waiters and food runners and they donate all their tips they receive to The Special Olympics. It will be a fun day for all the family so save the date!! Saturday June 29th.12 noon - 3pm. And let’s support this amazing cause.

The Baltimore Ravens have once again invited us to WATCH one of their Training Camps on Monday, July 22, 2024. This is a great opportunity we have had in the past to go and enjoy watching the Baltimore Ravens practice. There is a limited number of spots available for Athletes- only 50 Athletes will be able to attend this opportunity. Along with the Athletes, we will have room for 16 Chaperones (some of which will consist of SOMD Staff). Not all chaperones that register with the link below will be selected to attend the clinic. All chaperones MUST be over the age of 18 years old.

Athletes will be selected to attend based on previous year’s attendance and those that do not need 1 on 1 supervision will have first priority.

To attend this event, you must ride on the bus we will be taking. No one will be able to attend that does not ride the bus. If selected, you will be receiving an email from myself with more details about the event. You will need to be at the Special Olympics Maryland Office by 1:30pm on the afternoon of the Training Camp as it is an afternoon practice for the Ravens. We believe to return to the SOMD office by 5-5:30pm.

Registration Link- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/24RavensTrainingCamp

Registration will close on Monday, July 8, 2024.

**Multiple Replies will not give you a better chance of being selected. Please only sign up once!
**All incomplete submissions will be deleted and not in consideration for attendance
** If you attended the training camp in 2023, you will be moved to the waitlist so new athletes have the chance to attend

Maryland Unified Champion Schools t-shirt design contest! $500 in-kind prize for your school! Details are available on the entry/design form - https://bit.ly/MdUCSTShirtDesignContest. Submit as many designs as you would like before July 31😁 Need anything? [email protected]