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"Let me win; if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
Program Manager: Mark Seymour
mseymour@cravencountync.gov
(252) 636-6606-phone
(252) 636-6685-fax
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults 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.
Upcoming Events
Craven's Got Talent
Special Olympics Craven County will host their first annual fundraiser called "Craven's Got Talent." This event will be held on Saturday, September 26th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium at Grover C. Fields Middle School in New Bern. General admission is $5. All proceeds benefit Special Olympics Craven County. If you would like to buy tickets, please contact our office at (252) 636-6606 for a listing of locations selling them.
For Your Information
Special Olympics Craven County is a subprogram of Special Olympics North Carolina and is authorized and accredited by Special Olympics North Carolina, which is accredited by Special Olympics, Incorporated
Special Olympics: Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, authorized and accredited by Special Olympics, Inc. for the benefit of persons with mental retardation.
Steering Committee Members
The Special Olympics Craven County Steering Committee consists of the following persons:
| Ralph Albano |
Dave McCracken |
Mark Seymour |
| Ed Harrison |
John Scharf |
Eileen Bress |
| Evelyn Harrison |
Elizabeth Pletcher |
Pamela Wiggins |
| Rita Maynard |
Lynn Seymour |
Abigail Wilson |
| William Winstead |
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Sponsors
Thank you to the following Sponsors:
Gold-($5,000 & up) |
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Sun Journal |
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Beasley Broadcast |
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New Bern Civitans |
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Tryon Civitans |
Silver- ($3000 & up) |
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Carolina East Health System |
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Pizza Hut |
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Knights of Columbus |
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Tandemloc, Inc. |
Bronze- ($1000 & up) |
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National Discount Muffler |
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Bender Apparel |
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Arc of Craven County |
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Aiken Wealth Management |
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Craven County Independent Insurance Agents |
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Coca Cola Bottling Company |
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Coastal Carolina Healthcare |
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Embarq |
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News Channel 12 |
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Josephine & Stuart Dorsett |
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Trawick Stubbs, Jr. |
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Ward and Smith, P.A. |
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Weyerhaeuser |
Winners Circle |
| Baldree's Tire |
| Branch Banking & Trust |
| Brinkley, Elam & Knott, P.A. |
| Cella Ford |
| Coastal Carolina Health Care, P.A. |
| Coldwell Banker Willis-Smith Company |
| First Presbyterian Church (in honor of Hal Cornelius) |
| Golden Corral |
| Joe Alcoke Auto & Truck Center |
| RBC Centura Bank |
| Trent Cadillac-Buick-Pontiac-GMC |
| River Bend Golf and Country Club |
Friends of Special Olympics |
| Brydge & Lee, Inc. General Contractors |
| Century 21 Action Associates |
| Coastal Carolina Honda |
| Jim Congleton, D.D.S. |
| Courts Plus |
| Disability Advocates |
| East Carolina Bank |
| Michael Fisher, D.D.S. |
| Fisher Oil |
| Becky Gaskins |
| David McCracken |
| Pat McGrath & Patrick O'Brien |
| Todd Rankin, D.D.S. |
| Kris Rudzik |
| William & Janice Snyder |
| Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart, P.A. |
| Tarheel Associates |
| Jeffrey Thomas, DDS |
| Max Thompson |
| Tidewater Marine Co., Inc. |
| Trader Construction Co. |
| Tyson-Hoods Realty |
| Wayne Vaderford |
| Michael & Jodi Davis |
| Phyllis Hoffman |
| Frank Court | |
