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Find Special Olympics Near You

There are 33 volunteer area offices throughout the state, broken into three regions, which focus on providing services and delivering programs for over 17,000 athletes in Tennessee.

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West Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
East Tennessee

West Tennessee

Greater Memphis - Area 2 Area 2 includes Fayette & Shelby counties.
Upper West Region - Area 7 Area 7 includes Carroll, Henry, Lake, Obion & Weakley counties.
Tipton County Region - Area 8 Area 8 includes Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, & Tipton counties.
Southwest Region - Area 11 Area 11 includes the greater Jackson area and these counties: Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison, & McNairy county.
Dyer County - Area 20 Area 20 includes all of Dyer county.
Gibson County - Area 23 Area 23 includes Gibson & Carroll counties.

Middle Tennessee

Nashville - Area 1 Area 1 includes all of Davidson County.
Maury County - Area 6 Area 6 includes all of Maury county.
Upper Cumberland Region - Area 9 Area 9 includes Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Van Buren counties.
Greater Clarksville - Area 12 Area 12 includes Montgomery & Stewart counties.
Lower Cumberland Region - Area 13 Area 13 Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Moore & Lincoln counties.
Rutherford County - Area 16 Rutherford County Area 16

Please click here to read the most recent Area 16 newsletter!
Dickson, Humphreys, & Houston Counties - Area 18 Area 18 includes Dickson, Humphreys, & Houston counties.
Hickman County - Area 19 Area 19 includes all of Hickman county.
Sumner County - Area 21 Area 21 includes Sumner & Macon counties.
Robertson County - Area 24 Area 24 includes all of Robertson County.
Lawrence County - Area 25 Area 25 includes all of Lawrence county.
Williamson County - Area 26 Area 26 includes all of Williamson county.

UPCOMING SPORTS
Flag Football: Academy Park Multipurpose Fields, Franklin - 9:00-10:30am on the following dates: August 5, 12, 19, 26, September 2, 9. State Flag Football on September 16 at Franklin Road Academy.
Bring plenty of water to practice and wear athletic clothing & tennis shoes or cleats.
Contact Lacy Downer to sign up!

Bowling: Practices, Franklin Family Entertainment Center (1200 Lakeview Dr, Franklin) - 3:30-5:00pm on the following dates: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21
Williamson County Bowling Tournament: Franklin Family Entertainment Center on October 2 or October 3 (one date for T2 and adults and one date for school age).
State Tournament: Tenn Pin Alley, Columbia on October 23 (invitation only)
Contact Jennifer Heflin to sign up or for questions!

Basketball: Practices, Fridays from 7:00-8:30pm at Legacy Courts (1850 General George Patton, Franklin 37067) on the following dates: October 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17; December 1, 8, 29; January 5, 12, 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1. Please email Lacy Downer to sign up so that we can plan for practices.

Swimming: Saturdays, Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex
Contact Rachel Varnell for more info

Registration required for all sports! Email the contact(s) for each sport to register or find out more.

Contact us using the below contact info for questions or to participate.
Wilson County - Area 27 Area 27 includes Trousdale & Wilson counties.
Giles and Marshall Counties - Area 28 Area 28 includes Giles & Marshall counties.
Cheatham County - Area 29 Area 29 includes all of Cheatham county.
Lewis, Perry & Wayne Counties - Area 31 Area 31 includes Lewis, Perry & Wayne counties.

East Tennessee

Upper East Region - Area 3 Area 3 inclues Carter, Johnson, Washington, & Unicoi counties.
Southeast Region - Area 4 Area 4 includes Bradley, Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, McMinn, Polk, Rhea & Sequatchie counties.

2023 Events Calendar
Greater Knoxville - Area 5
2023-2024 Calendar Available Now!

You Can Mail a Donation to Knoxville
Click Here to print a general donation form, fill it out and mail it to the address listed on the form.
Any amount is deeply appreciated!

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Area 5 includes Knox County, Anderson County and Oak Ridge.
Hamblen County - Area 10 Area 10 includes all of Hamblen county.
Campbell, Morgan & Scott County - Area 14 Area 14 Campbell, Morgan, & Scott counties.
Blount County - Area 15 Area 15 includes all of Blount county.
Cumberland Gap Region - Area 17 Area 17 includes Claiborne, Hancock, & Union counties.
Fort Loudoun Region - Area 22 Area 22 includes Loudon & Monroe counties.
Roane County - Area 30 Area 30 includes all of Roane county.
Hawkins & Sullivan County - Area 32 Area 32 includes all of Hawkins & Sullivan County.
Smoky Mountain Region - Area 33 The Smoky Mountain Region, Area 33, includes Cocke & Sevier counties.
Greene County - Area 35 Area 35 includes all of Greene county.
Jefferson & Grainger Counties - Area 36 Area 26 includes Jefferson & Grainger counties.