2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games 7-13 February 2009

Volunteer Application Now Available! 

The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games volunteer application is now available on our website!  For more information, or to volunteer today click here!   

Official Venues: 

Alpine Skiing

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation  Area (Boise, Idaho, USA)

Cross-Country Skiing

Sun Valley Resort Nordic Center (Sun Valley, Idaho, USA)

Floor Hockey

Expo Idaho (Boise, Idaho, USA)

Figure Skating

Qwest Arena (Boise, Idaho, USA)

Snowboarding

Dollar Mountain (Sun Valley, Idaho, USA)

Snowshoeing

Ponderosa State Park (McCall, Idaho, USA)

Speed Skating

Idaho Ice World (Boise, Idaho, USA)

Opening Ceremony

7 February 2009 at 2 p.m. Idaho Center (Nampa, Idaho, USA)

Closing Ceremony

13 February 2009 at 7 p.m. Idaho Center (Nampa, Idaho,  USA)

World Winter Games License Plate Now Available!

WWGs License Plate The 2008 Idaho Legislature has created a new special interest license plate program to help promote the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Idaho. 

The new plate is now available at your local county auto-licensing office, with all but $10.00 of the special program fees benefiting to the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Standard issue sequentially numbered 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games special license plates may now be ordered at any county assessor’s office in Idaho and personalized and sample plates can only be ordered by mail, by fax, or online from the Idaho Transportation Department office in Boise at the following web site at:   https://www.accessidaho.org/secure/itd/personalized/plates.html.  MORE

 

Contribute

The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games require a budget of approximately $35 million in cash, in-kind gifts and services to operate the Games. Funding will support venue operations, transportation, housing, meals and other amenities for up to 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries, once they arrive in Idaho. Please make your tax-deductible contribution today via our secure online form.

Volunteer

Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics, and with over 6,000 volunteers needed for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, we need your help!

Learn more about future volunteer opportunities!   

Show Your Spirit

Supporters On The Torch Walk

Soon, you’ll have the opportunity to Show Your Spirit for the upcoming World Winter Games by sharing photos from Special Olympics events around the world. Check back often to see if your photos have been chosen and to upload new photos when this feature is first launched.