Category: Post – Volunteers
Congratulations to the Coaches of the 2022 Fall Season
by Leslie Sundal At the 2022 Fall Games, we paid tribute to the amazing work that the coaches do year-round. Follow are 5 coaches who were awarded Coach of the ...
Heard Around the Games: Fall Games Day One
by Leslie Sundal Day One of the 2022 Fall Games is a wrap! What a day it was! Click here to view some of the photos we collected on day ...
Guardian Bowl Spotlight: Lt. Kellee Hicks Finds Joy in Assisting Others Through Sports
By Melanie Barrios Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life. Everyone has heard that sentiment countless times while preparing to go out into the ...
2022 Plane Pull: Captain Ernie Bille Believes Athletes Make The World A Better Place
By Melanie Barrios Ernie Bille has participated in many Plane Pull fundraisers, but this year is special. This year is the first time he will be participating as a recently ...
2022 Plane Pull: Supporting a Lifelong Journey
By Sean Longley Special Olympics has served a very special role in the lives of Sarah Noonan and Coach Jill Wall. The organization has provided a way for them to ...
USA Games Athlete Spotlight: Sibling Duo Tyrone And La Shanda Share a Momentous Occasion
By Terrionna Brockman Tyrone Garrett is a track and field athlete from Pomona, California, and now lives with his older sister and USA Games head coach, La Shanda Shipp in ...
USA Games Spotlight: Sheila Lawton Impacts Lives Through Bowling
By Terrionna Brockman Sheila Lawton is a bowling instructor from Corona, California, and will compete with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) athletes at USA Games in Orlando, Florida. She began ...
Bowling Season Begins July 11
Together Again: Let’s Play! Dust off those bowling balls. Lace up your bowling shoes. The Bowling Season returns on Monday, July 11! The season will run through August 21 and ...
Phase 3 of Return to Activity Begins June 1
Special Olympics Southern California is pleased to announce that as of June 1, we will begin Phase 3 of our Sports & Programs Return to Activity Plan. The exact start ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kim Beckhart Helps To Spread Message Of Acceptance And Inclusion
By Terrionna Brockman “I’ve learned empathy, compassion, support, kindness—the littlest things are big things to a Special Olympics athlete. You might not think it’s a big deal, but when you ...