Facts About Special Olympics, New Hanover County

1. In New Hanover County there are currently over 600 Special Olympic Athletes
2. 100 % of all Polar Plunge and other donations directly support the New Hanover County Special Olympics program
3. New Hanover County provides training and competition in the following sports: Athletics, Basketball, Softball, Bowling, Bocce, Golf, Power Lifting, Roller Skating, Soccer, Swimming and Tennis
4. New Hanover County provides quality training and competition on a local, regional, state and national level
5. Special Olympics New Hanover County also offers opportunities for athletes, families, friends and the community to unite through socials, summer camps and quarterly dances

New Hanover County Special Olympics Highlights:

• The New Hanover County Special Olympic Softball team attended the National Games in Ames, Iowa in July 2006 and win a Silver Medal
• In 2005, we successfully implemented a Unified Softball team with the City Of Wilmington, NC Recreation League, and will do so again in 2009
• Jonathan Batts, our local New Hanover County Special Olympic Coordinator was awarded the 2005 Special Olympic North Carolina Coordinator of The Year
• The Summer of 2007 saw the start of Camp Shriver New Hanover County with over 100 campers in three one week camps
• Kent Blue attends the World Games in China as a Bocce athlete
• Mark Gradeless wins Gold at National Golf Invitational in Port St. Lucie, Florida
• We conducted our 5th Polar Plunge in Carolina Beach on Feb. 21, 2009 to support Special Olympics New Hanover County
• Camp Shriver 2009 wraps-up it third summer of fun and games with over 130 campers attending