Three Special Pops Tennis Athletes competed at the 2022 Xperience Tournament in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 4 - 8. Our Special Pops Tennis Athletes were Mimi Ngo, Lawton Kugler and Dennis Haratine. The event is by invitation only and the top players in USA are invited to appear and compete in the event. There were [...]
It’s time to start preparing for the Special Olympic Summer State Games at Emory. The games are currently scheduled to be held May 27-29, 2022. Here is a list of the required paperwork for this year’s Summer Games: All needed forms are available on our web site home page under Resources then click on Forms. Be [...]
Photo: The Hancock Family at the 2019 Fall Class. L-R Phillip, Davis, Jen and Ella. Earlier this fall, Jen Hancock was given the opportunity to choose four non-profit organizations each receiving a donation from her employer at Packard Capital. Jen said, “I feel blessed to work at a company where leadership makes charitable generosity [...]
Tuesday, November 30th, is the annual Georgia Gives Day. Your financial gift is vital to enriching the lives of our Athletes through the lifetime sport of tennis. The sport of tennis is uniquely beneficial because it supports… A lifetime of activity All ability and skill levels Physical exercise Problem solving Friendships Remember, Special Pops [...]
MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AUCTION SEPTEMBER 7 – 12, 2021 You’ll need to register to set up your bidder account on the auction website where you can preview items to bid on before the actual auction. Click now for a sneak peek at what's up for auction...more will be added before the [...]
It's time to spring into fitness with our Virtual Fitness Challenge. Let's Get Moving! Special Pops is very happy to kick off our VIRTUAL FITNESS CHALLENGE to encourage Athletes, friends and family to have fun and get moving! The challenge to Athletes is to RUN, WALK, BIKE, JUMP ROPE or DANCE your way into the [...]
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is encouraged by the state’s decision to include individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their caregivers in the next round of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. According to Governor Kemp’s press conference on February 25, 2021, revisions to Georgia’s vaccination plan will go into effect on March 8. That means people with I/DD and their caregivers, as well as family members of children [...]
The volunteers at PTC Special Pops Tennis have worked hard to put together an instructional video we can have our athletes access this fall to encourage them to keep up their tennis skills and to know we are thinking about them and look forward to when we can resume on court sessions. Special thanks to [...]
We regret to inform you that the USTA Southern SPUD Championships in Belton, SC originally scheduled for July 23-24, 2020 have been cancelled. Due to the continuing risks of COVID-19 and the dynamics specific to this event, the USTA Southern Adaptive/Special Pops committee has determined it in the best interest of all parties to postpone [...]
Event - USTA Southern Awards Luncheon held at Marriott - Perimeter on Saturday January 18, 2020. Award received - USTA Southern Special Tennis Event of the Year - SPUD Championships in Belton, SC Laura Ferrer, mother of SPT Athlete Allison Ferrer, says "Our family had the honor to attend the USTA Southern Section Awards Luncheon [...]
