VOLUNTEERS

The Lifeblood of Special Olympic North Carolina

   At the heart of the continuing growth and success of the Special Olympics movement are thousands of volunteers, because Special Olympics is a program of people helping people. These volunteers come from all strata of society: celebrities and sports stars, high school and college groups, service clubs, teachers, parents and businesses, all working together to make Special Olympics a dynamic and exciting program.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• coaching and training athletes,
• partnering with an athlete on a unified sports,
• serving as a buddy, or
• volunteer to help at one event.
   

   To volunteer with Special Olympics in New Hanover County, an application and screening form must be completed and a background check may be carried out. Our goal is to best match your interests, talents and availability with our opportunities so that you have a fulfilling volunteer experience with us!

   Special Olympics Unified Sports® is an initiative that combines approximately equal numbers of Special Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disabilities (called Partners) on sports teams for training and competition. Age and ability matching of athletes and Partners is defined on a sport-by-sport basis. Unified Sports in our area include bocce, bowling, golf, and tennis.

   If you wish to sign up to help Special Olympics New Hanover, go to Forms section of this website to print and file one or more of the forms listed below.
 
     Unified Partner Application
   Class A Adult Volunteer Form

  Completed forms should be returned to a Coach or the Local Coordinator or mailed to:

                                                                  Tiffany Lesley
                                                            Parks and Recreation
                                               New Hanover County Special Olympics
                                                            302 Willard Street
                                                              PO Box 1810
                                                      Wilmington, NC 28402-1810

   Please do not send to the Cape Fear Area Coordinator listed at the end of the forms, as this will take longer to process
All volunteers must complete this on-line training prior to their next event:
Protective Behaviors Training

   For additional information, E-mail: tiffany.lesley@wilmingtonnc.gov or call Tiffany at: (910) 341-7253