Fundraising Event

Fundraising Events and Promotions

Every year, Special Olympics Florida holds several major specialty fundraising events as well as ongoing fundraising programs, that help support our local Special Olympics programs.  These are great ways to get involved and help raise money, all while having a lot of FUN!

Loxahatchee Sail On Concert

5:00 PM
The Loxahatchee Club, 1350 Echo Drive, Jupiter

Coaches Training School - Summer Games Sports, Cornhole & Volleyball

9:00 AM
Cypress Creek, 8701 Old Pasco Rd, Wesley Chapel

Coaches Training School - Tennis

10:30 AM
Barbara Manzo Tennis Center, 18251 Three Oaks Pkwy., Fort Myers

Schedule:
10:30am - 12:30am- Classroom portion
12:30pm - 1:00pm- Break/Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Operational Instruction

Register online for this training class

Coaches Training School - Cornhole

1:00 PM
Lehigh Senior High School, 901 Gunnery Rd. N., Lehigh Acres

Schedule:
1:00pm - 2:20pm- Classroom portion
2:20pm - 2:30pm- Break
2:30pm - 4:00pm - Operational Instruction

Register online for this training class.

Palm Beach Yacht Hop

6:00 PM
The Lake Pavilion and Clematis Dock, West Palm Beach

Monroe County Cornhole Competition - Unified Champions Schools

Key West High School, 2100 Flagler Avenue
Contact:  Ruth Coleman, 305-923-0288 
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The Garden of Life Palm Beaches Marathon

West Palm Beach
The Garden of Life Palm Beaches Marathon logoThe Garden of Life Palm Beaches Marathon is a weekend long event consisting of a Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, 10K and the 5K Sun Run. The races all start and finish on Flagler Drive by 104 Datura Street, West Palm Beach. Special Olympics Florida is the event beneficiary.  Learn more and register today!

Coaches Training School - Tennis

9:00 AM
Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th St, Gainesville

Coaches Training School - Basketball, Athletics, and Bocce

9:00 AM
St. Francis Catholic Academy, Gainesville
Register online for this training class

Come dressed to participate. Please be sure you have completed your Class A form, Protective Behaviors Training, and Concussion Certification, prior to the training. We will meet in the basketball gym.


Coaches Training School - Basketball

9:45 AM
Cypress Lake High School, 6750 Panther Ln., Fort Myers

Schedule:
9:45am - 11:00am - Operational Instruction
11:00pm - 11:15am- Break
11:15am - 12:45pm - Admin/Paperwork Portion

Register online for this training class

Coaches Training School - Cycling

Trynity Presbyterian Church, Palm Coast
Register online for this training class
Come dressed to participate. Please be sure you have completed your Class A form, Protective Behaviors Training, and Concussion Certification, prior to the training.


Coaches Training School - Bocce, Cheerleading, and Soccer

10:00 AM
Key Largo School

Unified Strides Track Invitational

9:00 AM
Palmer Trinity School

Coaches Training School - Basketball

8:30 AM
Freedom Middle School, 2850 Taft Vineland Road, Orlando

Coaches Training School - Equestrian

9:00 AM
Bakas Equestrian Center, 11510 Whisper Lake Trail, Tampa

Training is 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Tentative Agenda: The training will cover horse safety, basic equestrian techniques, descriptions/demonstrations of different events and competition set up/flow.

Things to Remember: This training is open to existing and prospective Special Olympics Florida equestrian coaches. Please have the coach complete their Class A, Protective Behaviors, and Concussion Certification prior to attending the training. Lunch will be provided.
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FHSAA Basketball Tournament

The Big House, Tavares

Volunteers are needed for this event - register here!

Contact:  Danielle Kent, 352-243-9536 Ext. 520





Palm Beach County Equestrian Competition

8:00 AM
Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding, 13300 6th Court N, Loxahatchee Groves

Competition:  8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Contact:  Ryan Ruch, 561-966-7017






Coaches Training School - Cheerleading

1:00 PM
Tumbleweed Gymnastics, 3185 Parkway Drive, Melbourne
Training:  1:00PM – 4:00PM


The training will cover Introductions, overview, review cheerleading routines and safety protocols and discuss best practices:

  • Selecting appropriate routines and practices
  • Scoring and corrections
  • Hands on portion
  • Questions and concerns
  • Wrap-up

Register online for this training

Coaches Training School - Equestrian

9:00 AM
Stirrups N Strides, 4246 W Hwy 318, Citra

Webinar: The Intersection of IDD & Alzheimer's Disease

12:00 PM
Online via Zoom
We are sharing this information with our Special Olympics Florida community:  This webinar is brought to you by the Alzheimer's Association of Florida -- an organization who partners with Special Olympics Florida and participates on our Athlete Aging Task Force.


Alzheimer's Association Webinar