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Exciting Spring Season Ahead – Meet Our New Local Coordinator!
3/20/2025
Spring is just around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited for another great season of Special Olympics! As we gear up for an incredible lineup of spring sports, we’d love to invite you to a virtual meeting where you’ll have the chance to meet Tiff Bowen, our new local coordinator, and learn all about the upcoming season.
📅 Virtual Meeting Details:
🗓 Date: Wednesday, March 26th
⏰ Time: 6pm-7pm
📍 Location: Virtual Meeting - Zoom (Click This Link)
This will be a great opportunity to connect, ask questions, and get ready for an exciting season of competition, teamwork, and fun! Whether you’re an athlete, family member, or provider, we welcome you to join us as we prepare for a fantastic spring.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Tiff Bowen
Local Coordinator
Spring sign-ups
I hope you’re doing well! As we gear up for the Delaware Special Olympics Spring Sports Season, we’re excited to offer a variety of sports, including bowling, track, bocce, tennis, powerlifting, and volleyball.
To make this season a success, we need dedicated coaches, assistants, and volunteers to support our incredible athletes. Whether you have experience in sports or simply a passion for making a difference, there’s a role for you!
If you or someone you know is interested in getting involved, please let me know. We’d love to share more details about opportunities to help and how you can be part of an inspiring season.
Spring Sports sign-ups are open! Remember that you need to have a current medical/release form on file. Forms are available on our forms web page.
Athletics (Track) starts 4/15 and will be on Tuesdays, 6p-7:30p. Sign up with bowling sign-up form.
Bocce starts 4/15 and will be on Tuesdays, 6p-7:30p. Sign up with bowling sign-up form.
Bowling starts 4/1 and on Tuesdays, 6p-8p. Sign up with bowling sign-up form. Bowling participation is limited by the lanes we have available so sign up quickly!
Powerlifting starts mid April, days and times TBD. Sign up with bowling sign-up form.
Tennis needs a head coach, days and times TBD. Sign up with bowling sign-up form.
Volleyball needs a head coach, days and times TBD. Sign up with bowling sign-up form.
Sign-ups will close 3/31. As we have further information we will send it to you. Practices, games, and meets will be on our calendar web page.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!
-- Tiff Bowen, Local Coordinator
Letter to the Community
Dear Delaware Special Olympics Community –
I hope this message finds you well. Special Olympics Ohio is excited to announce Tiff Bowen as your new Local Coordinator for Delaware Special Olympics effective March 1, 2025.
Tiff brings a wealth of experience with nonprofit and a deep commitment to serving and strengthening the community. With a proven track record of involvement within the program since 2018, we believe she is the perfect fit to lead.
This transition represents an exciting opportunity. Tiff is passionate about listening to your ideas, addressing your concerns, and collaborating with all of us to ensure that the needs and aspirations are met for our athletes. Please give her some grace and patience as she transitions into the role.
Looking forward, Tiff is eager to meet the individuals in the program she hasn’t met, hear your thoughts, and begin working closely with each and every one of you. Please join us in welcoming her to this new role and in supporting her as she leads us into this next exciting phase.
Be on the lookout for communication from Tiff following our State Winter Games. Spring sports have not been cancelled and are on as scheduled for the athletes. More information to come, but in the meantime, if there are any questions, concerns, or want to simply introduce yourself and welcome Tiff, her email is tiff.bowen@sodcoh.org.
Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our shared vision. Together, we will achieve even greater things and we look forward to the growth and new relationships built within the Delaware Special Olympics program.
Konner Harris
Regional Director, South Central Ohio
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Special Olympics Ohio
921 Eastwind Dr, Suite 120
Westerville, OH 43081
614-239-7050 ext. 215
www.SOOH.org
Leaving at end of month, spring sports delayed
I am leaving SODCOH at the end of the month. As many of you know, the position of Local Coordinator is often caught in between SOOH and SODCOH. Since I came on in 2018, things have become increasingly complicated and difficult. Changes in policies, procedures and staff at the state level have become more than I am willing to deal with.
Winter sports at the state level will only accept our Lady Racer and no other sports.
I want to thank all of you for sharing your families with me. I will leave with many, many fond memories from my time here. Thank you for everything. My life is richer for my time with SODCOH.
Connie Warner
Local Coordinator