Tag: Special Olympic
Annapolis Police One Mile Challenge
[do action=”schuh”/] The Annapolis City Police Department will host the 5th annual One Mile Challenge on Saturday, October 4, 2014 through the Annapolis Historic District. The One Mile Challenge will benefit Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD), which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports events for Maryland’s children and adults […]
Jalopyrama coming to Armory in October
This year’s Jalopyrama will be held on Saturday October 25th at the Annapolis Maryland National Guard Armory. The show will continue to be a benefit show for the Providence Center of Anne Arundel County, Maryland and a local chapter of the Knights of Columbus. The show is open to all 1962 and earlier American made traditional hot rods, customs, […]
Annapolis Police Department hosts 1 mile challenge for Special Olympics
The Annapolis City Police Department will host the 5th annual One Mile Challenge on Saturday, October 4, 2014 through the Annapolis Historic District. The One Mile Challenge will benefit Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD), which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports events for Maryland’s children and adults with intellectual […]
MSP and Special Olympians to be Champions on Patrol
As part of a continuing commitment to support and gain a better understanding of people with intellectual disabilities, the Maryland State Police and Special Olympics Maryland are launching a program that provides the opportunity for lives to be enriched while spending time out on patrol. “Champions On Patrol” is a program partnership between the Maryland […]
Special Olympics Torch Run coming to the area
Maryland Law Enforcement will host the 28th annual Torch Run from Wednesday, May 28 – Friday, June 6, 2014 in communities across the state to benefit Special Olympics Maryland. More than 2,000 Law Enforcement Officers and Special Olympics athletes will run the Flame of Hope™ hundreds of miles across the state, culminating at the 44th […]
Plunge Is On For March 8th
Special Olympics Maryland, Maryland State Police and the Sandy Point Park Service are happy to announce that the 18th Annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge has been successfully rescheduled for March 8th, 2014 at Sandy Point State Park. It will be a Plunge Only environment with a PeeWee/Family Plunge at 11am and open plunges at noon, 1pm and […]
Plunge Cancelled
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story indicated the PlungeFest was still on. In fact, it has been canceled as well. Sorry for the confusion. In all events that we conduct, the health and safety of all involved are at the center of all important decisions related to continuing or canceling all or a portion […]
Bears On The Beach
The temperatures are down, but the tents are up as final preparations are being made for Maryland’s largest and most unusual outdoor winter events set to occur this Friday and Saturday at Sandy Point State Park. The 18th Annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics will be the main event of 2014 […]
Baby It’s Cold: Surviving The Polar Bear Plunge
The organizing team of the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics is reminding all those participating in or visiting the event tomorrow that their safety is a top priority and it is vital to heed safety precautions. Conditions for tomorrow’s 18th annual Plunge are not the coldest they have been, but the […]
Chairman Of Special Olympics To Plunge In Maryland
Tim Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics Incorporated felt the heat when Special Olympics Maryland CEO Jim Schmutz and Special Olympian Annu Singleton called him out in a YouTube video. Shriver is the CEO of Special Olympics and the son of Special Olympics Founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Freeze Your Buns This Saturday
Special Olympics Maryland will host the 2nd annual Freeze Your Buns 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md. The Freeze Your Buns Run, presented by the Anne Arundel Community College Department of Safety, is the perfect way for participants to get involved and support Special Olympics Maryland […]
Time To Get Your Plunge On
The Maryland State Police (MSP) will host the 18th Annual Polar Bear Plunge and PlungeFest on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Md. More than 10,000 from across the state will plunge into the Chesapeake Bay for a chilly dip to benefit Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD), which provides year-round sports […]
Freeze Your Buns Run For Special Olympics
If you want to support Special Olympics Maryland, but you cringe at the thought of jumping in the Chesapeake Bay on a frosty wintry morning, then Anne Arundel Community College’s Public Safety Department is offering an alternative event – the “Freeze Your Buns” Run 5K on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. The race, sponsored by Aerotek, […]
