Special Olympics PA Carbon County (SOPA) is hosting their annual Track & Field Competition Saturday, May 17, at the Jim Thorpe Area High School Stadium.

The group needs many volunteers to help run this event successfully. Volunteer opportunities include registration, uniform distribution, security, concession stand, officials table, runners for scores, set up/clean up, measurers, timers, athlete escorts, high-fivers, equipment retrievers and so on.Volunteers should arrive at 8:30 a.m., so as to allow enough time to prepare before their athletes arrive at 9:30 a.m. If you are available to volunteer please either call or email Sheri Anthony at

sheria@ptd.net.