SOMDBA News
Browsing posts in SOMDBA News
SOBA Spring Games 2009
Special Olympics Maryland Baltimore County will hold its Spring Games this upcoming Sunday (May 3) at McDonogh School. Athletes from Baltimore & Hartford County will compete in a variety of track & field events. The day will officially kick off at 9:00 a.m., in McDonogh Stadium, with Opening Ceremonies followed by competition which will start ...
Softball & Athletics Set Start Dates
Special Olympics Maryland Baltimore County has set start dates for Softball and Athletics (Track & Field). The SOBA Bulldogs (Softball Team) first practice will take place on Sunday, April 5, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Loch Raven Rec Field #1 (closest to the school and parking lot) located at 1801 Glen Keith ...
Raffle Raises $5,586 for SOMDBA
On Saturday, February 21, 2009, AA State Check Cashing Inc., held a raffle for a 42” Plasma Flat Screen TV at their three locations for the benefit of the Special Olympics Athletes of Baltimore County. The proceeds of this raffle totaling Five Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty Six Dollars ($5,586.00) were donated to Special Olympics ...
SOMDBA Cheerleading @ the 7th Annual Christmas Classic
On Saturday, December 13, 2008 the SOMDBA Cheerleading Team will be competing at the 7th Annual Christmas Classic at Dundalk Community College. This is a free event and early arrival is encouraged. The doors open up at 7:30 a.m. and seating is on a first come first serve basis. Last year over 100 team participated ...
SOMDBA Aquatics Sets A Start Date
The Special Olympics Maryland Baltimore County 2009 Aquatics season is scheduled to start on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Brick Bodies in Reisterstown. Practice will take place from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. In addition to the weekly Thursday practice, the Aquatics team will practice every Sunday from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Gilman ...
SOMDBA Athletes Parade for Phelps
On October 4, 2008 Towson and Baltimore honored Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps along with nine other Maryland Olympic athletes and three local competitors in the XIII Summer Paralympics. The SOMDBA Aquatics team had the opportunity to participate in the parade. Below is a link to pictures from the event provided by Aquatics Coach Jay ...
Thank you, William S. “Willie” Staso
The volunteers, athletes, family members, and friends of Special Olympics Maryland Baltimore County (SOMDBA) would like to send our condolences to the family of William S. “Willie” Staso. Willie passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2008. SOMDBA benefited from Willie’s baseball skills while playing at Mount St. Joe during his senior year this past spring. ...
National Volunteer Week!
It is National Volunteer Week! “National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering. Since then, every U.S. President has signed a proclamation promoting National Volunteer Week. Additionally, governors, mayors, and other elected officials make public statements and sign proclamations in ...
Inspiration Walk 2008 brings in over $25,000!
The management team of Special Olympics Maryland-Baltimore County would like to thank all of the walkers, volunteers, in-kind contributors and sponsors who helped make Inspiration Walk 2008 a success. We really cannot say thank you enough. I think the best way we could thank you is by asking you to come out to a Special ...
Dorm Wars brings in $1060.25!
On September 22, 2007 the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, at Johns Hopkins University, held its 3rd installment of Dorm Wars. Dorm Wars is a friendly competition that pits various residence halls against one another for the title of “campus superiorty”. Over the years, the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon have contributed the money that ...
Contact SOMDBA