Special Olympians to gather at App Ski Sunday
More than 120 athletes and coaches from 20 local programs and Virginia will participate in the Special Olympics North Carolina Winter Games — Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding competition at Appalachian Ski Mountain this Sunday, Jan. 8.
Athletes will be on the slopes Sunday for instruction and practice runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 2012 Special Olympics North Carolina Winter Games – Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding will officially kickoff with the opening ceremonies at Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Athletes competing in the winter games represent the following counties/agencies: Beaufort/Hyde, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford/Greensboro, Guilford/High Point, J. Iverson Riddle Development Center, Johnston, Lake Norman, Lee, Mecklenburg, Orange, Pasquotank/Camden, Wake and Watauga. Special Olympics Virginia will also have a delegation participating.
Special Olympics North Carolina also hosts the Southeast Alpine Competition. The 2012 SE Alpine Competition will be held at the French Swiss Ski College Feb. 5-7 at Appalachian Ski Mountain. All competition events are free and open to the public.
Special Olympics North Carolina offers year-round sports training and competition for more than 38,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Athletes will be on the slopes Sunday for instruction and practice runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 2012 Special Olympics North Carolina Winter Games – Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding will officially kickoff with the opening ceremonies at Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Athletes competing in the winter games represent the following counties/agencies: Beaufort/Hyde, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford/Greensboro, Guilford/High Point, J. Iverson Riddle Development Center, Johnston, Lake Norman, Lee, Mecklenburg, Orange, Pasquotank/Camden, Wake and Watauga. Special Olympics Virginia will also have a delegation participating.
Special Olympics North Carolina also hosts the Southeast Alpine Competition. The 2012 SE Alpine Competition will be held at the French Swiss Ski College Feb. 5-7 at Appalachian Ski Mountain. All competition events are free and open to the public.
Special Olympics North Carolina offers year-round sports training and competition for more than 38,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.