Over the Edge Charlotte Fundraiser Raises $80,000 for SONC  

Cafe Carolina and Bakery Raises More Than $22,000 for SONC

August 2011

Special Olympics NC wins health care vouchers through Facebook contest

Partnership is created with NCAA Division III

Paul Finks Named New 2012 SONC Summer Games Volunteer Director

Thirteen New Local Program Coordinators Attend Orientation

2011 SONC Local Coordinator of the Year Award Announced

Peace Corps partners with Special Olympics

2011 Area Award Winners Announced

March 2011
Three North Carolinians Selected to Attend the Special Olympics Global Youth Activation Summit in Greece

Special Olympics Team USA-NC Athletes Travel to California for Special Olympics Team USA Training Camp

North Carolina Proclaims March “Spread the Word to End the Word” Month

Cops Trade-In Handcuffs for Aprons and Gourmet Burgers at North Carolina Red Robin Restaurants

SONC Urges Congress “Don’t Send People with Intellectual Disabilities into the Dark”

SONC Athletes Excel at Special Olympics Unified Bowling Invitational in Nevada

February 2011
Corporate teams, Law Enforcement Teams and Individuals Needed for 2011 Plane Pull April 16

Two SONC Unified Bowling Teams to Compete in Unified Bowling Invitational in Nevada

Charlotte Bobcats to Host SONC Basketball Clinic

SONC Sends Seven Educators to Project UNIFY Learning & Leadership Symposium

Portable Swimming Pool Makes Polar Plunge an Option for Everyone

SONC Send Seven Educators to Project UNIFY Learning & Leadership Symposium

January 2011

UNC Men’s Basketball Team to Host Eighth Annual Clinic for Special Olympics

Special Olympics Mourns the Loss of Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.

NCAA Div. III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Special Olympics Officially Team Up

North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Honors 2011 NC Torch Run Hall of Fame Inductee and other Award Winners

UNC Men’s Basketball Team to Host Eighth Annual Clinic for Special Olympics Athletes

NCAA Div. III Student-Athlete Adivsory Committee and Special Olympics Officially Team Up

Special Olympics Mourns the Loss of Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.

Special Olympics North Carolina “Athlete of the Year” Award Presented to Catlin Bray of Watauga County

December 2010
Carolina Panthers surprise Special Olympics with a donation representing every seat in BoA Stadium

Special Olympics North Carolina Bowling Tournament Results Released

US Airways proudly continues as “Official Airline” for Special Olympics NC.

November 2010
North Carolina’s Law Enforcement Torch Run Awarded International Honor for Fundraising

Hundreds of Special Olympics athletes compete in 2010 Statewide Bowling Tournaments.

October 2010
2010 Special Olympics North Carolina Western Bocce Results Released

2010 Rivals for Respect Walk to be held Oct. 30 among three Mecklenburg County High Schools

2010 Special Olympics North Carolina Eastern Bocce Tournament to be held in Fayetteville

2010 Special Olympics North Carolina Western Bocce Tournament to be held in Asheville

Over The Edge Fundraiser Raises $105,000 for Special Olympics North Carolina.

September 2010 

Law Enforcement Torch Run Truck Convoys in Charlotte and Raleigh Raise $40,100 for Statewide Special Olympics NC Efforts

Joe’s Crab Shack Hosts Tip-a-Cop

2010 Awards Presented by Special Olympics North Carolina.

Five Special Olympics North Carolina athletes selected to compete with Team USA at the 2011 Special Olympics World Games in Athens, Greece.

NBA Star Chris Paul Hosts Basketball Clinic for Special Olympics athetes in Winston-Salem.

Special Olympics North Carolina Hosts First Youth Summit.

Korea to host 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Joe’s Crab Shack Restaurants to support Special Olympics athletes.

The World’s Largest Truck Convoy to benefit Special Olympics is coming to a highway near you.

Sheetz Highlights SONC at Grant Opening of Rocky Mount store.

Bank of America and Special Olympics have joined forces to turn everyday purchases into extraordinary experiences for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Support Special Olympics on your next trip to Denny’s.