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Fall Program: The aquatics team trained and competed over a nine month period beginning in September. The nine member and four coach team practices weekly at the Can- non Memorial YMCA in Kannapolis. A bocce team was organized for the fall season, with five athletes and two coaches participating. After competing in invitational and regional meets, both the aquatics and bocce teams attended the North Carolina Summer Games in Raleigh. In addition to the swim team, two coaches and 15 volunteers conducted a five week "Leam to Swim" program for 20 nonswim- mers. Spring Program: Teams training and competing during the spring season included: track and field; aquatics; uni- fied softball; and two new teams, gymnastics and unified volleyball. After eight weeks of training and invitational and regional competition, teams traveled to Raleigh with the Cabarrus Special Olympics delegation to the North Caro- lina Special Olympics Summer Games. Cabarrus Special Olympic Local Spring Games: In Janu- ary, Cabarrus County Schools and human service agencies began training athletes in track and field competition and motor activity events in preparation for the local spring games held in April. Approximately 700 local athletes, coaches and volunteers participated in the Cabarrus Spe- cial Olympics Spring Games held at Mt. Pleasant High School. Cabarrus Senior Games As the Cabarrus Senior Games local coordinator, the Special Populations/Special Events Supervisor works with a ten member steering committee. The committee consists of staff from county agencies and departments that provide senior services and a number of active seniors fi.om the county. The committee is responsible for fundraising, so- liciting sponsors, locating various facilities, and communi- cation and marketing the program to seniors in the county. Cabarrus Senior Games has an open games policy which allows an individual 55 years and better to compete in the local games. 13