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Haw River Trail Becomes a State TrailThe local favorite joins 12 other distinguished trails across the state.
The Haw River Trail is now an authorized state trail thanks to the perseverance of local advocates, nonprofit organizations, and North Carolina legislators Representative Stephen M. Ross, Senator Amy S. Galey, and Representative Dennis Riddell.
“The Haw …
The Parks and Recreation Authority awarded Alamance County a $450,000 grant for the construction of a new accessible playground at Cedarock Park. The funds were awarded through the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund – Accessibility for Parks Grant, which aims to provide matching grants to local governments for parks facilities for children …
The 2023 Special Olympics Alamance County Spring Games will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Elon University’s Belk Track. Over 300 athletes and 200 volunteers will participate in this event which is the largest event in Alamance County for people with special needs.
Opening Ceremonies begin at 9:30am and include a …
Alamance Parks Launches New Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation ProgramsAlamance Park is launching a new Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation Program. Starting in March 2022, the Department will sponsor programs that are open to the general public and are inclusive for all participants. The initial programs include Trail Walking and Yoga. The first Trail Walking …
Saturday, October 19, 2019 – 8am
Join us for a beautiful Trail Run along the banks of the Haw River
to benefit Special Olympics of Alamance County. This out and back course
will give you a tour of the Sellers Falls section of the Haw River and
Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The run will start and end in Red Slide …
The 2019 Special Olympics Alamance County Spring Games took place on April 18th at Elon University’s Belk Track. Over 400 amazing athletes were celebrated for their abilities. Congratulations to all athletes on your accomplishments and thank you to all of the teachers, volunteers, and donors who made the day possible. We are grateful …
2016 is bringing some changes to Special Olympics Alamance County’s Fall athletic offerings. Special Olympics is introducing a new intramural flag football program with Elon University. Flag football will begin Tuesday, September 13th at 6pm on the intramural fields at Elon.
Bocce is also about to begin- and this year we’re looking for …
Special Olympics Alamance County serves over 350 children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities in Alamance County, giving them the opportunity to train and compete in Olympic-type sports and providing access to physical activity and community. There is currently a lot going on with SOAC- we have athletes cycling, bowling, golfing …
This month at Alamance Parks, Special Olympics Alamance County held two separate local basketball tournaments. On February 4th all of the Special Olympics athletes in elementary and middle schools met for a day of competition and games. Project Unify students (typical students that buddy up with SO athletes) are included in the …
For more information about Special Olympics or the Visually Impaired Program please contact Special Populations Coordinator Steve Glahn at (336) 570 6760.
-Special Olympics Alamance County serves almost 400 special needs athletes in the Alamance community and involves 1000s of volunteers yearly. We offer basketball, aquatics, golf, bocce, bowling, cycling, equestrian sports, and …