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Archived Special Olympics Virginia news stories and press releases are below. View the latest stories and releases in our news section. For media inquiries and questions about Special Olympics Virginia, e-mail Holly Claytor, Director of Public Relations, or call her at 804.726.3025 or 800.932.4653 x3025.01/25/2010
Coaches Needed for 2011 World Summer Games
Special Olympics Team USA is searching for head coaches and assistant coaches for all sports related to the 2011 World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Applications for the Head Coach/Sports Coach are due to the Special Olympics Virginia office by Friday, February 12, 2010.
More...11/09/2009
Hardee's campaign results in Fans and Funds!
The sale of $1 Hardee's Star icons from Oct. 13 to Nov. 9 resulted in $55,823 in donations from Special Olympics Virginia fans across the state. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this year's campaign a success! More...
10/29/2009
Special Olympics Athletes Shine on a Different Court
"Homecoming King and Queen" are titles usually reserved for football quarterbacks and head cheerleaders, but one Virginia high school changed all that with a single, powerful gesture of inclusion this October.
The students of Randolph-Henry High School elected Scott Catron and Shelby Majeski, both Special Olympics athletes in Charlotte County, as their 2009 Homecoming King and Queen. More...
08/12/2009
"Thanks Mrs. Shriver"
There is a very large hole in the world today. It is the size of one person, but it will take an awful lot of people to fill it back up again. The space that Eunice Kennedy Shriver filled in the world was just a lot bigger than most people. Her heart alone seemed to be limitless. There was always room there for one more of us. More...
