• Get Involved
    • Become an Athlete
      • Athlete Application Resources
      • Seasonal Registration & Sports Offered
      • Become a Unified Partner
    • Sports & Competitions
      • Competitions
      • Codes of Conduct
    • Regions
      • Denver
      • Northeast
      • Southeast
      • Western
    • Young Professionals Board
      • Young Professionals Board
    • Become a Coach
      • Coach Resources
    • Volunteer
      • Get Started
  • Programs
    • Unified Champion Schools (UCS)
      • Existing Schools/UCS Resources
      • Camp Shriver
      • Youth Activation Committee
      • Youth Summit
    • Leadership
      • Athlete Leadership
      • Athlete Leadership University
      • Athlete Leadership Council (ALC)
      • Unified Leadership
    • Young Athletes
      • Get Started
      • Young Athletes Resources
    • Inclusive Health
      • Health Resources
      • Virtual Training Library
      • Project ALL STAR
    • Family Services
      • Family Resources
  • Law Enforcement Torch Run
    • Fundraising Events
      • Badges with Buckets
      • Guardians of the Flame
      • Plane Pull
      • Polar Plunge
      • Tip A Cop
      • Train Pull
      • Unified Raffle
    • Torch Runs
      • Tribute at the Capitol Torch Run
      • Northern Colorado Regional Torch Run
    • About LETR
      • LETR Resources
    • Unified Academy
  • Give
    • Corporate Partners
    • Special Olympics CO License Plate
    • Ways to Give
  • Events
    • Upcoming Fundraisers
      • Polar Plunge
    • Competitions
      • 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
    • SOCO State Conference
    • All Events Calendar
  • About
    • News and Digital Media
      • Blog
      • Photo Galleries
      • I Am an Athlete Video Series
      • Media Kit
    • Our Team
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Athlete Leadership Council
    • Strategy & Diversity
      • Strategic Plan
      • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
      • FAQ & Accessibility Resources
      • Annual Reports
    • Jobs & Contact Information
      • Job Opportunities
      • Internships
      • Contact
Special Olympics CO
  • Secure Your SOCO License Plate
  • Unified Raffle

About Special Olympics Colorado

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, giving 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.
720-359-3100
Info@SpecialOlympicsCO.org
12450 E Arapahoe Rd Suite C
Centennial, CO 80112
Office hours:
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
Special Olympics CO
  • Get Involved
    • Become an Athlete
      • Athlete Application Resources
      • Seasonal Registration & Sports Offered
      • Become a Unified Partner
    • Sports & Competitions
      • Competitions
      • Codes of Conduct
    • Regions
      • Denver
      • Northeast
      • Southeast
      • Western
    • Young Professionals Board
      • Young Professionals Board
    • Become a Coach
      • Coach Resources
    • Volunteer
      • Get Started
  • Programs
    • Unified Champion Schools (UCS)
      • Existing Schools/UCS Resources
      • Camp Shriver
      • Youth Activation Committee
      • Youth Summit
    • Leadership
      • Athlete Leadership
      • Athlete Leadership University
      • Athlete Leadership Council (ALC)
      • Unified Leadership
    • Young Athletes
      • Get Started
      • Young Athletes Resources
    • Inclusive Health
      • Health Resources
      • Virtual Training Library
      • Project ALL STAR
    • Family Services
      • Family Resources
  • Law Enforcement Torch Run
    • Fundraising Events
      • Badges with Buckets
      • Guardians of the Flame
      • Plane Pull
      • Polar Plunge
      • Tip A Cop
      • Train Pull
      • Unified Raffle
    • Torch Runs
      • Tribute at the Capitol Torch Run
      • Northern Colorado Regional Torch Run
    • About LETR
      • LETR Resources
    • Unified Academy
  • Give
    • Corporate Partners
    • Special Olympics CO License Plate
    • Ways to Give
  • Events
    • Upcoming Fundraisers
      • Polar Plunge
    • Competitions
      • 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
    • SOCO State Conference
    • All Events Calendar
  • About
    • News and Digital Media
      • Blog
      • Photo Galleries
      • I Am an Athlete Video Series
      • Media Kit
    • Our Team
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Athlete Leadership Council
    • Strategy & Diversity
      • Strategic Plan
      • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
      • FAQ & Accessibility Resources
      • Annual Reports
    • Jobs & Contact Information
      • Job Opportunities
      • Internships
      • Contact
Donate Now

Blog

  1. Home /
  2. Blog
  3. (: Page 4)
Back To Home
Congratulations to our 2023 Golisano Award Recipients!
Blog April 11, 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 Golisano Award Recipients!

Special Olympics Colorado recognizes partners who contribute to health equity through the P.A.T.H initiative and honors the Denver Osteopath Foundation and Rocky Vista University for their contributions to the MedFest
Read more
Q&A with Special Olympics Colorado Fitness Captain, Casey Collard
Athletes & Families, Blog April 10, 2023

Q&A with Special Olympics Colorado Fitness Captain, Casey Collard

Interview with Casey Collard, a Western Regional Fitness Captain in Colorado for Special Olympics. Abby Camisa, an Inclusive Health Intern, talks to Casey about his experience as a Fitness Captain
Read more
Celebrating Oral Health Day – March 20th
Blog March 20, 2023

Celebrating Oral Health Day – March 20th

By Jena Twete, Sr. Inclusive Health Messenger In the Fall of 2022, Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) was awarded a grant from the Colorado Dental Association (CDA) Foundation to help in
Read more
Q&A with Patty Boyd on Becoming a Clinical Director
Blog March 15, 2023

Q&A with Patty Boyd on Becoming a Clinical Director

Patty Boyd is a Registered Dietician who is a Special Olympics Colorado Health Promotion Clinical Director. She is a former employee of Tri County Health and use to work in
Read more
The Impact of Being a Special Olympics Clinical Director
Blog March 10, 2023

The Impact of Being a Special Olympics Clinical Director

By Allen H. Vean, DMD Dr. Allen Vean has been a Special Smiles Clinical Director for 6 years. Read on to learn how becoming a Clinical Director for Special Olympics
Read more
The Impact of Sports in a Child’s Behavioral and Mental Health
Blog December 12, 2022

The Impact of Sports in a Child’s Behavioral and Mental Health

More than 5 million athletes with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics around the world. Special Olympics allows those with and without intellectual disabilities ages 8 and older to compete
Read more
2022 Pins for a Purpose
Blog November 28, 2022

2022 Pins for a Purpose

Special Olympics Colorado knows how to put the fun in fundraising. Moments after posting about the latest event, Pins for a Purpose, dozens of Special Olympic athletes signed up to
Read more
Aurora Public School Unified Middle School Track Meet
Blog October 18, 2022

Aurora Public School Unified Middle School Track Meet

It’s September at the Aurora Public Schools Stadium. The sun shines bright and a brisk fall breeze is in the air. I step onto the track and immediately am swarmed
Read more
Coming Back from COVID: Let the Games Begin!
Blog July 6, 2022

Coming Back from COVID: Let the Games Begin!

It’s been 3 years since our Special Olympics athletes have been able to compete at Colorado Mesa University for State Summer Games. Mother nature welcomed them back to Grand Junction
Read more
The Importance of Special Olympics Colorado Clinical Directors
Blog June 20, 2022

The Importance of Special Olympics Colorado Clinical Directors

Erin Medina and Jena Twete are Special Olympics Colorado staff members who also serve as Clinical Directors for different Healthy Athletes disciplines. As Clinical Directors, they serve our athletes in
Read more
123456... 8

GET IN TOUCH

  • 12450 E Arapahoe Rd Suite C
    Centennial, CO 80112
  • 720-359-3100
  • Info@SpecialOlympicsCO.org
  • Espanol@SpecialOlympicsCO.org
  • Accomodations@SpecialOlympicsCO.org

AFFILIATES

CWCCLI

Keep in Touch

Get news from Special Olympics Colorado in your inbox.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Name

Recent Posts

Summer Season Wrap-Up: A Summer to Remember!

Summer Season Wrap-Up: A Summer to Remember!

Blog August 28, 2025
Voices of Victory: Reflections from the 2025 Special Olympics North America Conference

Voices of Victory: Reflections from the 2025 Special Olympics North America Conference

Blog August 27, 2025
August 2025 Change Makers

August 2025 Change Makers

Inclusion Report August 26, 2025

Copyright © 2025 Special Olympics Colorado. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2025 - Company - All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.

<iframe src=”https://p2p.onecause.com/26campshriverdonation/donate” width=”100%” height=”500″ style=”border:none;” loading=”lazy” title=”OneCause Page”> </iframe>