Special Olympics Tennessee

Special Olympics Tennessee

Non-profit Organizations

Brentwood, Tennessee 1,128 followers

Changing Attitudes. Changing Lives.

About us

Mission 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. History The global Special Olympics movement started on July 20, 1968, when the first International Special Olympics Games were held at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA. However the concept of Special Olympics was thought of much earlier, when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a day camp for people with intellectual disabilities at her home in 1962. Since 1974, when Special Olympics Tennessee (SOTN) became registered as 501(c) (3) non-for-profit organizations, has continued to achieve the original mission. Goals Special Olympics Tennessee is a program that through quality sports training and competition improves the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and, in turn, the lives of everyone they encounter. SOTN strives to empower the people we serve by helping them to realize their full potential and develop skills through year-round sports training and competition.

Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Brentwood, Tennessee
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1974
Specialties
Sport programing for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Fundraising Events, Athletic Competitions, Special Events, and Sports

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    5115 Maryland Way

    Suite 300

    Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, US

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