Special Olympics of Hancock County

Special Olympics of Hancock County “Let Me Win, but if I cannot win, Let Me Be Brave in the Attempt”
Welcome to Hancock County Indiana Special Olympics page

HISTORY
The first international Special Olympics games were organized by Eunice Kennedy Shriver and were held in 1968 at Soldier Field in Chicago. Indiana’s involvement began with those first games. OUTREACH
Worldwide efforts to have more athletes involved is the goal of Special Olympics. Indiana is focusing on the development of community-based programs in each county to include and increase th

e participation. PARTICIPATION
Over 11,000 children and adults in Indiana train and compete through county and local programs. To be eligible an individual must be eight years of age or older and have been identified by an agency or professional as having an intellectual disability or closely related developmental disability. SUPPORT
Special Olympics is a non-profit organization and funded through private donations and fundraising projects across the state and in each county. Fundraising helps pay entry fees, buys equipment, facility rentals for practicing and uniforms.

Track athlete, Nathan is headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota to participate in Special Olympics USA Games. Wish him and the...
06/19/2026

Track athlete, Nathan is headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota to participate in Special Olympics USA Games. Wish him and the rest of Team Indiana luck as they compete against 3,000 athletes from all 50 states. Good luck, Nathan! We are so proud of you!!

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Hunter and Team Indiana took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota this morning for Special Olympics USA Games. Hunter gets to...
06/19/2026

Hunter and Team Indiana took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota this morning for Special Olympics USA Games. Hunter gets to fly on a private plane!! The plane was donated by Tom Wood avionics. He is flying with the rest of his swim team and is super excited for this experience!! Good luck Hunter and Team Indiana!! We are so proud of you!!

06/18/2026

Please join me to pull a plane on Saturday, August 8th to help support our local athletes.

📣Athletes📣Golf will be practicing on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 at Arrowhead Golf Course beginning July 2 throu...
06/17/2026

📣Athletes📣

Golf will be practicing on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 at Arrowhead Golf Course beginning July 2 through September 10. If you plan on participating please comment below or contact coach Angie. She needs to tell the golf course how many athletes we have on our team.

Turkeys from last weekStevenUnified Partner- CraigUnified Partner — Jeff with 2This weeks flock of turkeys include athle...
06/17/2026

Turkeys from last week
Steven
Unified Partner- Craig
Unified Partner — Jeff with 2

This weeks flock of turkeys include athletes: Ronnie, David & Mike and Unified Partner Dan!!

Congratulations everyone!!

Wonderful job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games, Josh Montgomery!! 50m dash - silverStanding long jump - 5th Sof...
06/15/2026

Wonderful job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games, Josh Montgomery!!
50m dash - silver
Standing long jump - 5th
Softball - 6th

Photo credit Captured by Kopp

Great job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games, Addy Bright!!800 m walk - silver400 m walk - silverSoftball - 5thP...
06/15/2026

Great job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games, Addy Bright!!

800 m walk - silver
400 m walk - silver
Softball - 5th

Photo Credit Captured by Kopp

So proud of you Aydan Miller!! Great job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games! 100 m - gold200 m - silver4x100 relay...
06/15/2026

So proud of you Aydan Miller!! Great job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games!
100 m - gold
200 m - silver
4x100 relay - gold

Photo Credit Captured by Kopp

Way to go Hannah Arnold!! Great job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games! Softball - gold400 m walk - 5thStanding l...
06/15/2026

Way to go Hannah Arnold!! Great job at Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games!

Softball - gold
400 m walk - 5th
Standing long jump - Gold

Photo Credit Captured by Kopp

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