On Sunday, February 4, over 4,000 people ran into the Atlantic Ocean from the beach in Rehoboth as part of the Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics. The event raised a record $1.5 million for the organization with the record number of participants joining the plunge from across the state. “The water temperature was 41 degrees, and the air …
Special Olympics held their state bowling tournament on Saturday, September 9 at Brunswick Doverama, located behind the Rodney Village Shopping Center. One Milford area athlete, Danny Yonker, had a two-game score of 212 which earned him fifth place. “Months of training culminate when more than 350 Special Olympic athletes and Unified partners, who are peers without disabilities, from across the …
Special Olympics will hold a bowling tournament on Saturday, September 9 at Brunswick Doverama, located behind the Rodney Village Shopping Center. Flight times are 8:30 to 10:30 AM, 12:30 to 2:30 PM and 4:30 to 6:30 PM. “Months of training culminate when more than 350 Special Olympic athletes and Unified partners, who are peers without disabilities, from across the state …
Special Olympics Delaware is hosting its annual summer camps on August 5-7 and 13-15 at Camp Barnes in Frankford. More than 60 athletes and dozens of counselors are attending each session as the organization celebrates its 22nd summer of offering the traditional camp experience. Summer camp is one of the most anticipated events of the year for Special Olympics athletes of various ages and abilities. Campers participate in several traditional camp activities while …
Back in June Brian Perry of Frederica got the call of a lifetime. The Special Olympics informed him that he would be representing the USA in the World Games in Berlin, Germany, this summer. “We were shocked but also thrilled,” said his parents, Christine and Manny Perry. “It took us months to absorb that we were all going to Berlin. …
Special Olympics Delaware has announced that their annual State Basketball Tournament takes place Saturday, March 18 at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark with games scheduled throughout the day and into the evening in the main arena and both auxiliary gymnasiums. The opening ceremony takes place in the main arena at 2 p.m. Thirty-one (31) teams from across the state are scheduled to compete in …
Milford School District staff have participated in the Over the Edge event in the past Over the Edge, sponsored by Brandywine Realty Trust, New Castle County Fire Service and TD Bank, is the state’s only rappelling fundraising event of its kind. On Thursday, May 12, a sold-out field of more than 90 people from across the state will rappel 17 stories (222 feet) down the 300 Delaware Avenue …
by Terry Rogers William and Antonio Bowe (Photo courtesy of Special Olympics) More than 30 years ago, William and Antonio Bowe, both of Milford, decided to give the sport of swimming a try as part of the Special Olympics. That first step into the pool led them to decades of friendship, new experiences and, at the Annual Night …
Milford School District staff participated in Over the Edge On Thurs., May 13, ten Milford School District staff participated in “Over the Edge,” a fund raiser for Special Olympics Delaware. The teachers were part of a group of more than 70 Delawareans who participated in the event. “Each participant is required to raise a minimum of $1,100 in order to …
On Sat., Feb. 6, Milford School District held a Polar Bear Plunge event in the parking lot of Brigg’s Stadium in partnership with Carlisle Fire Company. This year’s Special Olympics fundraising event was revamped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to protect the safety of the Bears and volunteers who help put the event on each year, Special Olympics …
