Special Olympics DC

👋Happy National High-Five Day! Join the Special Olympics High-Five Challenge today! Share a video or photos giving a high-five to spread positivity and support for inclusion. Tag us and challenge your friends to keep the high-fives going!

We 🤍 our volunteers! See you at the Summer Games this May. Happy National Volunteer week!

Meet Lilly Fowler, a Special Olympics Volunteer! Making an impact in DC and beyond!

It's #D3Week! We're celebrating the powerful bond between DIII student-athletes and Special Olympics DC Athletes through SAAC. Inclusion, friendship and fun- this is what it's all about.

Thankyou to the Omni Shoreham hotel for hosting the Inaugural Meeting of the "Polar Bear Club"! This past Saturday guests and neighbors came together and raised over $1,000 to support Special Olympics DC🐻‍❄️

To kick off Volunteer Appreciation Month meet Mandy Murphy, a volunteer making an impact for over 15 years! We are so thankful for all you do to make DC a more inclusive place❤️

We’re less than a month away from the @specialolyDC 2025 Polar Plunge! Join us February 22nd, 2025 from 12-3pm Yards Park. The Polar Plunge is a very chill way for the community to come out and show their support for the athletes of Special Olympics DC. dcpolarplunge.org

MPD supported the 2024 Special Olympics DC Polar Plunge. The water was cold, but our hearts were warmed with an opportunity to impact the lives of 2500 athletes participating in Special Olympics DC! #polarplunge24

2⃣ @CatholicU_Cards Catholic & @specialolyDC partner Polar Plunge event, raising over $39,000. #WhyD3

Great turnout for the @specialolyDC event tonight at the @busboysandpoets on 625 Monroe St NE! ❤️ ➡️ If you want more info, go to: specialolympicsdc.org

Name a better spot to watch the @MLS First Team train, we dare you! @MLSWORKS @SpecialOlympics @CocaCola

We are honored to receive this donation from @Arsenal in the spirit of #SoccerForAll, with @dccoolidgeshs students Teon and Edgar on the field to accept! ⚽️♥️

Kicking the ball around with the Capitol in the background! @MLSWORKS @MLS @SpecialOlympics @CocaCola

SAVE THE DATE! The Law Enforcement Torch Run 5k for Special Olympics DC is coming to the Congressional Cemetery this October. Join us to raise funds, awareness, and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities in DC. Sign up now at dctorchrun.org!

Congratulations to Gold Medal winner Joseph "JoJo" Woodland! JoJo, a Ward 7 resident, won first place in the 400 meter race at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.

You're Invited! Join Special Olympics DC for a special reception to send our Team USA delegates off to Berlin this Friday, 6-7:30pm, at the John A. Wilson Building. All members of the community are welcome to come and show support for our DC representatives. 🌎

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! It's not too late to secure your volunteer spot for the 2023 Summer Games May 15-18th at Catholic University! Be a part of DC's largest inclusive sporting event of the year. 🥇 No previous experience necessary! Sign up at: ow.ly/PI3Q50OitAW

Happy National Volunteer Week! Volunteers are the backbone of the Special Olympics movement. We are so grateful for the thousands of volunteers who propel inclusion for people with disabilities forward year after year. Volunteers needed this May - sign up on our website today!

We love @specialolyDC! It was a very good day. ❤️

The Summer Games are coming! Get ready to experience the indomitable spirit of Special Olympics DC athletes at our week-long competition from May 11-18th at @CatholicUniv. We are looking for hundreds of volunteers to make it happen - sign up today: ow.ly/96K250NxxTA