"Let me win; if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."

 

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Program Manager: Matt Brown
mlbrown@cravencountync.gov

Phone: (252) 636-6606
Fax: (252) 636-6685

MISSION STATEMENT

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.

Upcoming Events

Craven's Got Talent

Saturday, September 24th, Special Olympics Craven County, along with the New Bern and Tryon Civitans will host Craven's Got Talent. This Variety show will feature several local acts including the Bear City Opry, Andrea Owens, Daynette Orr, and many more for a night of affordable, family fun. Tickets for the show are $5.00 and 100% of the proceeds go to benefit Special Olympic's athletes of Craven County. The show will be held at Grover C. Fields Middle School; the doors open at 6:00pm and the show starts at 7:00pm. For more information, contact the Craven County Recreation and Parks Department at (252) 636-6606 or Matt Brown at mlbrown@cravencountync.gov.

For Your Information

Special Olympics Craven County is a subprogram of Special Olympics North Carolina and is authorized and accredited by Special Olympics North Carolina, which is accredited by Special Olympics, Incorporated.

Special Olympics: Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, authorized and accredited by Special Olympics, Inc. for the benefit of persons with mental retardation.

Steering Committee Members

The Special Olympics Craven County Steering Committee consists of the following persons:

Ralph Albano	Henry Martin	Matt Brown
Ed Harrison	John Scharf	Eileen Bress
Evelyn Harrison	Elizabeth Pletcher	Pamela Wiggins
Rita Maynard	Lynn Seymour	Abigail Wilson
	William Winstead

 

Sponsors
Thank you to the following Sponsors:

Gold-($5,000 & up)
	Sun Journal
	Beasley Broadcast
	New Bern Civitans
	Tryon Civitans

Silver- ($3000 & up)
	CarolinaEast Health System
	Pizza Hut
	Knights of Columbus
	Tandemloc, Inc.

Bronze- ($1000 & up)
	National Discount Muffler
	Bender Apparel
	Arc of Craven County
	Aiken Wealth Management
	Craven County Independent Insurance Agents
	Coca Cola Bottling Company
	Coastal Carolina Healthcare
	Embarq
	News Channel 12
	Josephine & Stuart Dorsett
	Trawick Stubbs, Jr.
	Ward and Smith, P.A.
	Weyerhaeuser

Winners Circle

Baldree's Tire

Branch Banking & Trust

Brinkley, Elam & Knott, P.A.

Cella Ford

Coastal Carolina Health Care, P.A.

Coldwell Banker Willis-Smith Company

First Presbyterian Church (in honor of Hal Cornelius)

Golden Corral

Joe Alcoke Auto & Truck Center

RBC Centura Bank

Trent Cadillac-Buick-Pontiac-GMC

River Bend Golf and Country Club

Friends of Special Olympics

Brydge & Lee, Inc. General Contractors

Century 21 Action Associates

Coastal Carolina Honda

Jim Congleton, D.D.S.

Courts Plus

Disability Advocates

East Carolina Bank

Michael Fisher, D.D.S.

Fisher Oil

Becky Gaskins

David McCracken

Pat McGrath & Patrick O'Brien

Todd Rankin, D.D.S.

Kris Rudzik

William & Janice Snyder

Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart, P.A.

Tarheel Associates

Jeffrey Thomas, D.D.S.

Max Thompson

Tidewater Marine Co., Inc.

Trader Construction Co.

Tyson-Hoods Realty

Wayne Vaderford

Michael & Jodi Davis

Phyllis Hoffman

Frank Court