Special Olympics - Westmoreland County

Two of our athletes representing at the official 🎀 cutting ceremony today! Spectro Dolce at Westmoreland Mall. Employing adults with Autism and much more! Check it out🍦

Deadline is this Friday for anyone interested!

https://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=FRANKLINREGIONAL&s=football&p=registration&formID=186878

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We unfortunately have one of our most dedicated athletes, Zachary Williams in the hospital. If anyone would like to send him an E-Card it’s:

Zachary Williams
Presby
Epilepsy monitoring unit
Room #788

https://ecards.upmc.com/personalize.asp

Thank you 😊

Send a Card - UPMC Send a free hand delivered card to a friend or family member staying at a UPMC hospital.

ACTION packed post!

We have all these awesome things to share at once. Please reach out to contact on flyers with any questions.

Summer pool party - ALL athletes welcome

Legion Ride - incredible event!! If you’re not a rider come for the after party super fun time

Latrobe H.O.G. outing - amazing organization to our program. They are looking for donations and more golfers.

Terry Ranieri outing - really in need of more golfers.

Flag football clinic - free and open to all abilities! Deadline to signup is 6/19.

https://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=FRANKLINREGIONAL&s=football&p=registration&formID=186878

We will be doubling back to these as well but if you haven’t seen them yet:

Bocce link:

https://specialolympicspa.org/sports/11309481687/

Flag Football link:

https://specialolympicspa.org/sports/11309496609/?fbclid=IwVERFWASZPupleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeM4Vx6KCzcFprK-N9QuYW0DCxIJTkn3CC8gtZmGDfDL6DKEIGM3COztSrU9Q_aem_0iiYkj0lb_q16aAASlWQWw

These are due by 7/15. Thank you 😊

Team Westmoreland

Additional pictures from Summer Games!

The 2026 PA Summer Games did not disappoint! 3 days of nearly perfect weather, great competition and a lot of excitement 😎

Team Westmoreland was out there representing with 3 sports, 48 athletes and 20 coaches/volunteers.

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We can’t thank ALL of our coaches enough and are so extremely proud of the athletes. Job well done!

There were a lot of smiles and laughs, some dancing and a lot of medals 🥇

Here are some pictures that only capture some of the fun. What a great way to cap off the spring sports season 😊. We hope everyone has a great summer!

We wish all athletes the best of luck with summer sports and we will be in touch about fall sports in more detail in the next few weeks. Go Westmoreland!

Our next shout out to our incredible coaches goes to Coach Don and Coach Jessica!

Both have attended 3/4 each of the overnight events multiple times taking place at Penn State, Villanova and York. They go above and beyond for any athlete. They have also taken on HOD roles.

Not only traveling throughout the state they also have been part of our management team since 2018. Coach Don is also a unified partner to their son JW for bowling/bocce.

Coach Jessica is currently coaching swimming, bowling and bocce. Over 9+ years of coaching experience. Thank YOU!

Coach Don is currently coaching swimming, bowling and bocce. Over 9+years of coaching experience. Thank YOU!

Our next shout out to our incredible coaches goes to Coach Marie and Coach Joe.

Coach Marie and Coach Joe are by far two of our most dedicated coaches, literally! They have attended ALL the overnight events multiple times taking place at Penn State (10+ times), Villanova, Seven Springs and York 🎳. They go above and beyond for any athlete and every event.

Not only traveling throughout the state they also attend regional and sectional events as well as at the local levels. Coach Marie is also a mentor to her son Alex as an athlete representative. Coach Joe has served as our HOD at multiple of the overnight events.

Coach Marie is currently head coaching snowshoe, bowling, track and bocce! She has also head coached swimming. Over 25+ years of coaching experience. Thank YOU!

Coach Joe is currently head coaching long distance run/walk and assistant coaching bowling, bocce, track and alpine skiing. Joe has also helped with swimming and a cameo appearance for basketball. Over 15+ years of coaching experience. Thank YOU!

Between them that’s 40+ years of coaching across 8/10 sports that we have offered! Awesome stuff 👏🥇😎

Friendly organization. Awesome event for any interested athlete that’s 18 or over!

Team Friends Summer Bash! Celebrating 11 years of friendship and family and fun for everyone! Celebrating 11 years of friendship, family and fun for everyone!🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Team Friends All Five Chapters Event!! It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉Join us at Miracle League Pavilion, Murrysville Commu...

We are going to be giving a BIG shout out to all of our most dedicated coaches/volunteers over the next month or so. A few at a time 🥇

First up we have Coach Jenny and Coach Danielle. By far two of our most awesome and dedicated coaches! Both always energetic and motivational. Always bringing the positive vibes 😎. Both willing to go above and beyond for any athlete.

Both coaches have attended state, sectional, regional and local level events. Both coaches are willing to step up at practices for any sport!

Coach Jenny is currently coaching basketball, bowling and swimming. She has also coached track, flag football and golf. Over 10+ years of coaching experience. Thank YOU!

Coach Danielle is currently coaching bowling, basketball and flag football. She has also coached track, swimming and bocce. Over 10+ years of coaching experience. Thank YOU!