Sports Competition for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Shenandoah Region

Special Olympics is a year-round international program of Olympic-type sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, cognitive delay, or developmental disabilities.  The sports provide the athletes continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and share their friendship with the family, other athletes, and the community. Special Olympics Virginia is the state program of Special Olympics.

The Shenandoah Region consists of six areas with specific cities and counties in each area.  See the website for the sports offered in each area.

Area 3 consists of Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, and Louisa.
  Coordinator: Rose Ann Gamma, sovaarea3@yahoo.com
Area 4 consists of Harrisonburg, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah
  Coordinator: Tammy Torkelson, coachtammy04@yahoo.com
Area 5 consists of Augusta, Highland, Staunton, and Waynesboro
  Coordinator: Alan and Tammy Cale, calex3@comcast.net
Area 13 consists of Clark, Frederick, Warren, and Winchester
  Coordinator: Wendy Danzig, danzigws@gmail.com
Area 18 consists of Alleghany, Bath, Clifton Forge, and Covington
  Coordinate: Ruth Britt, ruth.britt62@yahoo.com
Area 32 consists of Rockbridge
  Coordinate: Daniel Leake, dleake@specialolympicsva.org