Special Olympics Virginia, Northern VA
11350 Random Hills Road C-140
Fairfax VA 22030 phone: (703) 359-4301 • (703) 359-4306
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Hello and welcome to Special Olympics Virginia, Area 26. You are viewing the home page
of a large and active community of volunteers and Special Olympics athletes who are
thrilled to train and compete in an array of sports programs. If you would like to become
involved in our organization, please view the information on the website and contact me
with any questions. If you are already involved, view the site as there is an abundance of
information available. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Hot off the press. Check out the coming year's goals for our Area. Click here for more
information.
ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
Laurie Ann Kehoe
Laurie Ann Kehoe will be representing Area 26 and Special Olympics Virginia in golf at the
2010 National Special Olympics Summer Games to be held at the University of Nebraska.
Laurie Ann has been a Special Olympic athlete for 8 years, starting with swimming skills. She
has since added bowling, cross country skiing, softball, basketball, soccer and golf, of course,
to her participation list. She is a proud member of the Fantastics in basketball and soccer.
In cross country skiing, she has traveled with her team to the West Virginia Special Olympics
Winter Games four times, winning three gold and one bronze in her events. Twice Laurie Ann
attended the Special Olympics National Invitational Golf Tournament in Port Saint Lucie,
Florida, winning a gold and a bronze medal. She has also won a gold and a silver in Special
Olympics Virginia Bowling Tournaments.
Laurie Ann also participates in Art Stream, a performance company comprised of actors with
and without intellectual disabilities, who create and perform original theatre pieces. Their last
production was a musical about the trials and tribulations of a kickball team named the
"Snowflakes" trying to attend a national kickball championship.
EVENTS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS VIRGINIA, Area 26
Mardi Gras Dance February 27 from 6 to 9pm
Come and celebrate Mardi Gras with you and 100 of your best friends! The dance will be filled
with an activities fair full of fun geared towards youth (7 to 20 year olds) with special needs!
Put on your dancing shoes on Saturday, February 27th from 6-9 pm and come join us at The
King of Kings Lutheran Church, 4025 Kings Way Fairfax, VA 22033. It will be a super fun dance
and you can sign up for great clubs/activities as a bonus. You can dress up if you would like.
There will be dinner foods, drinks, and desserts. There will be volunteers there so that the
parents can relax and mingle with other adults. Click here to view the Mardi Gras flyer. If you
would like to volunteer, please click here and don't forget to fill out an emergency/contact
form. Click here to download the form. Happy Mardi Gras! We can't wait to see you at the
dance.
Rescheduled: 2010 PVI Options for High School Open House
Join us for an Open House and learn more about the Paul VI Catholic High School’s Options
Program. Thursday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Paul VI Catholic High School. For more
information please click here to download the PDF.
6TH ANNUAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS/DSANV GOLF TOURNAMENT
We invite you to join us in raising money and awareness by becoming a sponsor and/or
golfer in the Sixth Annual Special Olympics/Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia
(DSANV) Golf Tournament. The Tournament will take place on Monday, June 14, 2010 at
Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Virginia at 11:00 a.m. To download the sponsor form
click here, To download more information about the tournament, click here.
