It's time to say hello to October's NY Able Athlete of the Month...Danielle LaRose! Danielle is a tremendous teammate in softball, bocce, and floorball. Not only does she work diligently on her own game, but she also strives to better those around her. She loves Special Olympics NY and is always looking to contribute more to our organization! NY ABLE helps individuals with disabilities and their families save for disability related expenses. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/AOMNYAble.
Special Olympics New York
Spectator Sports
Albany, New York 4,236 followers
Providing sports training and competition to more than 31,000 athletes and Unified partners throughout New York State.
About us
Today, we serve more than 42,000 registered athletes and unified partners, making Special Olympics New York the largest program in the United States and the sixth largest program in the world. Special Olympics New York has its headquarters in Schenectady, with offices in the Long Island, New York City, Hudson Valley, Central, Western, Capital and Genesee regions. MISSION The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. This gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. FUNDING SOURCES Special Olympics New York is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is funded primarily by donations from individuals, corporations and foundations. Special Olympics New York never charges athletes, their families or caregivers to train or compete.
- Website
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http://specialolympicsNY.org
External link for Special Olympics New York
- Industry
- Spectator Sports
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Albany, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1970
- Specialties
- inclusion, sports, health, competition, and athletics
Locations
Employees at Special Olympics New York
Updates
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Without our coaches, Special Olympics NY couldn’t exist. Happy #NationalCoachesDay to everyone who volunteers their time and energy to support our 45,000 athletes and Unified partners across the state! Learn more about becoming a coach today: https://lnkd.in/e6WFmWsm
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Whether you're commuting to and from work, running errands, or leaf-peeping this fall, Special Olympics NY and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles have a new opportunity for you to show the community that you choose to include. Get your new plates today! https://lnkd.in/ehR7Ch-Q #InclusionRevolution
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Between THREE Fall Classics and a big-time bocce event in Rome, our athletes have been hard at work preparing for State Fall Games! Thanks to all who supported these events, especially Wegmans for sponsoring our Upstate Fall Classic. We appreciate you! #BeAFan
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We had a ball playing bocce with our friends in local government earlier today at the third annual DREAM Symposium! Our thanks to Rebecca Corso, Executive Deputy Commissioner at the New York State Department of Civil Service, Willow Baer, Acting Commissioner at NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, and Michael Volforte, Director of New York State Office of Employee Relations, for joining us! #GameChangers
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Law & Orders Night returns to your local Tully's Good Times Restaurants October 3rd from 5 to 8pm! Find a list of participating locations in the link below. #BeAFan
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Congratulations to our sponsors, the New York Yankees, on winning the AL East! Our athletes just missed that game, but they still had a blast Wednesday night. #GoYanks
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#TBT to our Capital District Region golf competition from August! These athletes are training their hardest for Fall Games. ⛳️
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J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! Our athletes had an absolute blast yesterday kicking off a brand new Unified Flag Football League made possible by the New York Jets. Learn all about it in this article: https://bit.ly/JetsFF24. #BeAFan
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Our staff was proud to join the American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers by receiving CPR & AED training! Find out more about this game-changing experience in today's article. 💖 #InclusiveHealth
Special Olympics New York Joins the Nation of Lifesavers
https://www.specialolympics-ny.org