CHAPTER MEETING DAY CHARITY
ATL/Atlanta 2nd Tuesday (odd months) Skip summer months None at this time
BOS/Boston Twice a year – Fall and Spring None
BWI/Baltimore 2nd Wednesday. No meetings in January, July or August Maryland Special Olympics
CHI/Chicago 3rd Thursday – all year West Suburban Association for the Retarded Inc.
DCA/Washington, DCA 2nd Saturday. No meetings in July but a picnic in August Northern VA Training Center and Area 17 (State of VA) Special Olympics
DEN/Denver 2nd Tuesday, no meeting in June, July or August. Special Olympics and Praying Hands Ranch (committed to meeting the needs of mentally, emotionally and physically challenged children and adults)
DSM/Des Moines 3rd Wednesday and summer meetings. Children & Families of Iowa (committed to helping at-risk children & families), Link Associates (services for children and adults with mental disabilities.) and SO Iowa.
DTW/Detroit 3rd Wednesday Oakland County SO and SCAMP (Summer Camp For Students With Special Needs)
EWR/Newark 3rd Thursday and no meetings in July or August. State Level Special Olympics
LAS/Las Vegas 3rd Thursday and no meetings July or August. Local Down Syndrome Group
LAX/Los Angeles Three subdivided areas: Westside, South Bay, & Pasadena/Valley. Meet several times a year with three general all-inclusive meetings. South Bay Vocational Center – provides service to developmentally disabled individuals.
MAL/members-at-large No meetings Parent Grants Program/SO
MAR/Marin 4th Monday and no meetings in July or August. Special Olympics, Lifehouse (serving people with developmental disabilities) and
Casa Allegra (opportunities for People with Disabilities)
MIA/Miami Meets every other month, six times a year plus Founder's Day. Local Special Olympics group called the “Dream Team.” Also donates to Scleroderma Foundation and Cancer Research
MKE/Milwaukee Thursday lunch or Saturday Breakfast; summer is party time. SO Wisconsin's Southwest Big Bend/Mukwonago team
OAK/Oakland 2nd Thursday, no meetings in July or August. Las Trampas, Inc., support adults with developmental disabilities. Volunteer for Northern CA SO.
OCC/Orange County 2nd or 3rd Saturday, no meetings in July or August. DSAOC – Down Syndrome Association of Orange County & SHEA Center (Therapeutic Riding Center)
OMA/Omaha No regular schedule; prefer Saturday, and some evenings to accommodate working members. Madonna School for Exceptional Children and the Nebraska Special Olympics.
ORD/O'Hare 2nd Saturday, Golf Tournament in June and no meetings July and August. Countryside Association – supports children and adults with developmental disabilities.
PAP/Palo Alto 1st Wednesday AchieveKids (offers services for children with special needs) and Support Our Troops.
PDX/Portland 2nd Tuesday, no meetings in July or August. ARC of Clark County, Washington County, Multnomah/Clackamas County; SO of Oregon, Wasabi Paddling Club Special Dragons, Cares Northwest, Providence Child Center Foundation, Edwards Center and Tualatin Valley Workshop.
PIT/Pittsburg 1st Monday of the month and no summer meetings ACHIEVA of Alleghany Co. (formerly Assoc. of Retarded Citizens.)
PHX/Phoenix 3rd Wednesday – October thru May Valley of the Sun School - “We provide services to adults with developmental disabilities whose primary disability is mental retardation.”
RDW/Redwood Empire 3rd Wednesday, no meetings in July or August YMCA (Enabling Aquatics) in Santa Rosa
RSW/Southwest Florida 1st Tuesday or Wednesday
No summer meetings
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
SAN/San Diego 3rd Wednesday, no meetings in July or August Jane Lane's Kids (for families from around the world coming for treatment of their children with developmentally disabilities) and local SO
SEA/Seattle 2nd Thursday, no meetings in July or August SO, ARC, Flight Museum, Kindering Center, Community Homes, Inc., Life Enrichment Foundation, Life Span, Helping Hands & Community Living
SJC/San Jose 2nd Saturday, no meetings July and August. Special Olympics – local level and MAL Parent Grants Program
SMF/Sierra Mountain Foothills 3rd Wednesday and no meetings in July. Special Olympics Northern CA. and Sacramento Duck Races (presented by Special Olympics Northern California, Inc.)
TWC/Twin Cities- Minneapolis 3rd Saturday and once in the summer Purchase needed items for Group Home.
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