Springdale Police Department Host First "Cop On Top" At Walgreens

Officers from the Springdale Police Department will be perched on 3 stories of scaffolding on August 6 - 7, 2010 at the first "Cop On Top" event for Ohio's Law Enforcement Torch Run. Officers will be collecting donations for 36 hours straight in an attempt to raise $10,000 for Special Olympics Ohio. The event will be held at the Springdale Walgreens located at 385 Northland Blvd. Read More

2010 National Games Info

The 2010 Special Olympics National Games are being held in Lincoln, Nebraska. Check out the schedules, photos and results of Team Ohio. Click here.

2010 Summer Games and Torch Run, A Huge Success

For the 39th year, the 2010 Special Olympics Ohio’s Summer Games were held at Ohio State University. The games, once again, went off spectacularly thanks to the thousands of volunteers, fans, and of course, athletes. Our 2,600 athletes competed hard all weekend despite the heat in eleven different sports. The nearly 3,000 volunteers worked all weekend at nine different venues to make 2010 the biggest Summer Games yet.

Kicking off the opening of Summer Games 2010, was the Final Leg of the Torch Run. This yearthe Torch traveled on more legs carried by more law enforcement than ever before to travel over 1,000 miles to the stadium on June 25th. Daquan Johnson and Jeff Brewer, Cleveland Public Schools and Franklin Goodwill athletes, carried the Torch the final meters around the track. We would like to thank all the participating law enforcement for their tremendous efforts and the Kroger Company for their support as our Presenting Sponsor.

National Games, July 18 – 23, 2010

Special Olympics Ohio will send 64 athletes to represent our program to the National Games in Lincoln, Nebraska from July 18 - 23. Team Ohio will compete in Aquatics, Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Golf, Powerlifting, Volleyball, Softball, and Tennis. These athletes have been training to bring home the gold from Nebraska since the Columbus, OH training camp this spring.

Be sure to check the website or follow us on Twitter (@SOOHio) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/specialolympicsohio) to hear about our athletes’ success and see pictures. Click here to see our full roster and training camp photos.

To learn more about National Games, check-out the official website: http://www.2010specialolympics.org/

Help Us 'Fill the House' for Special Olympics at Cleveland Indians Game July 28

Special Olympics Ohio/Greater Cleveland is teaming up with the Cleveland Indians to participate in the “Fill the House” Charity event. This event is a tremendous opportunity to celebrate Special Olympics at Progressive Field along with an opportunity to raise some much needed funds for Special Olympics Ohio.

The game is scheduled for Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 7:05pm vs. the New York Yankees. Special Olympics will receive $1.00 for every game ticket purchased for the July 28th game. In other words, we receive $1.00 for every person who attends the game. READ MORE AND ORDER TICKETS

Could We Pull A Plane?

Yes we could. In fact, this first time event proved a monumental success with 23 teams participating in pulling a Boeing 737 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Over 400 people raised money to participate on teams of 20 to see who could grunt, sweat, and drag the plane down the runway the fastest. Team Gorilla Pit pulled the fastest in the men’s division at 5.72 seconds and Dina’s Pizza won the Co-ed division in 6.69 seconds. The effort raised about $20,000 for Special Olympics Ohio, a great first time event. The Cleveland Police Department was the largest fundraising team of the day, raising $2,673 for Special Olympics. A huge thank you to all those that participated and volunteered. Planning is already underway for next year, so stay tuned for more Plane Pull announcements.

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