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Organization:	Special Olympics Orange County/ Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
Contact:	Colleen Lanigan
Address:	200 Plant Road
	Chapel Hill
	North Carolina
	27514
	USA
Phone:	919-968-2787 x204
TTY:	919-968-2784
Fax:	919-932-2923
Email:	clanigan@townofchapelhill.org
URL:	http://www.sooc.org

Description

Special Olympics Orange County provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities or closely related developmental disabilities.

Community-based programs run generally on Sunday afternoons and evenings, with games scheduled throughout the season. They are open to all Special Olympics athletes.
- Fall - soccer, golf
- Winter - basketball, alpine skiing
- Spring - softball, athletics
- Summer - swimming, equestrian
School-based programming is offered to students in self-contained special education classrooms in Orange County. With the guidelines of adapted physical education instructors, teachers may elect to participate in recreational activities outside the classroom.
- Fall - bowling
- Spring - swimming

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