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Welcome to Special Olympics Maryland
Welcome to the electronic home of Special Olympics Maryland! We hope you enjoy visiting our site and return often. As you travel through this site, it will become obvious that Special Olympics Maryland is a year-round program with opportunities for everyone!  The Special Olympics movement is one of the world's great success stories where we celebrate ability, dedication, accomplishment, teamwork and community! Join with us to learn more about the thousands of Special Olympics athletes who inspire the world with the lesson that we all have gifts to contribute, no matter what our limitations!
Our Mission
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for citizens 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.
 
Our Vision
The vision of Special Olympics Maryland is to help bring Special Olympics athletes into the larger society under conditions whereby they are accepted, respected and given the chance to become useful and productive citizens.
 
Our Values

The following six values guide all decisions and actions taken by Directory, volunteers, and athletes.

Community - We attempt to connect our athletes with their local COMMUNITY as much as possible We use community facilities; we generate local publicity, and we portray the athletes and their families as local heroes Connections and bridges are formed.

Friendships - We encourage FRIENDSHIPS among athletes and families throughout Special Olympics. We also encourage friendships with athletes without disabilities through their commonality of sport. The goal is friendships for life.

Integrity - Athletes develop INTEGRITY by doing the right thing.

Opportunity - All Special Olympics athletes are given the OPPORTUNITY to excel.

Quality - Opportunity occurs through QUALITY sports training and Olympic-type competition.

Sportsmanship - We follow the rules of the game by demonstrating good SPORTSMANSHIP and fairness for all.

 
Created by The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Authorized and accredited by Special Olympics International for the benefit of persons with mental retardation