PARKS & RECREATION

Aspire Special Olympic Athletes Compete In Winter Games

Accompanied by High Point Parks & Recreation's ASPIRE staff and three volunteer coaches, eight local Special Olympics athletes recently traveled to Appalachian Ski Mountain in Boone to compete in the Special Olympics Southeast Winter Games.

Our athletes competed in winter sports against Special Olympians from Georgia, Florida and other parts of North Carolina. The weather was cold and windy, but our athletes persevered, bringing home five gold medals, one silver medal, one bronze medal, two fourth-place ribbons and one fifth-place ribbon.

High Point Parks & Recreation’s ASPIRE program offers Adaptive Sports, Programs and Inclusive Recreation (ASPIRE) to individuals with physical and developmental disabilities in our community. To learn more, please call ASPIRE Supervisor Leanne Lyons at 336.883.3481, or email her at leanne.lyons@highpointnc.gov.