Delaware Special Olympics is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization that
serves as the motivational framework within which sports training and
competition opportunities take place for those individuals eligible for
the program that reside in Delaware.

Delaware Special Olympics originated in 1970 is headed by a Board of
Directors who are responsible to the citizens of the First State for how
the program is conducted.  The
Board of Directors employs a small, full-time and part-time staff to
conduct the program on a day-to-day basis.

THE CHAPTER STAFF ...
Ann Grunert, Executive Director
Jon Buzby, Director of  Sports Management
Brenda Zullo, Director of Outreach & Program Services
Sue Cahill, Office Manager

THE MISSION IS...
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a
variety of Olympic-type sports for children eight years of age and older
and adults with mental handicaps, giving them continuing opportunities to
develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience the joy of
achievement and participate in the sharing of gifts, skill and friendship
with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE...
in Special Olympics, you must be at least eight years old and
identified by an agency or
professional as having one of
the following conditions:  a mental handicap, cognitive

delays as measured by formal assessment, significant learning or
vocational problems due to a cognitive
delay that require specially designed instruction.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND TRAINING...
and competition in 22 official sports.  Delaware Special Olympics conducts
competition in the following:

 *Aquatics
 *Athletics (Track & Field)
 *Basketball
 *Bocce
 *Bowling
 Golf
 *Gymnastics
 *Powerlifting
 *Roller Skating (Artistic &
    Speed)