Sports Olympics for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Southeast 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 Southeast Region consists of three areas with specific cities and counties in each area.  See the website for the sports offered in each area.

Area 2 consists of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach
  Coordinator: Kami Lannetti, klannett@vbgov.com
Area 19 consists of Accomack and Northampton
  Coordinator: Sandy Taylor, james23316@msn.com
Area 29 consists of Suffolk and Zuni
  Coordinators: Pat Smith, ppsmiths@yahoo.com and Saul Godinez, godinezsl@verizon.net