Volunteers Needed For Special Olympics Meet In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Carey Stadium will be the place to be on May 7 when Ocean City hosts the Special Olympics’ New Jersey Area 8 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties) Track and Field Meet. The city is in need of volunteers to help out that day.

Athletes will be hoping to qualify for the Special Olympics New Jersey State Summer Games held at The College of New Jersey from June 9 to June 11.

The Recreation Department is seeking volunteers to staff the meet, including:

• Escorts (to walk athletes from their staging area to the starting line or from the finish line to the awards area)
• Timers/distance measurers
• Sheet runners (to collect sheets of recorded times or distances)
• Fun zone volunteers: There will be games and face-painting set up for when the athletes aren't competing.

Volunteers age 14 and older can sign up for morning (starting at 9 a.m.), afternoon (starting at 12 p.m.), or all-day sessions. The parade of athletes starts at 9:45 a.m. and the meet at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 7.

But above all, spectators are encouraged to come out and cheer on the athletes in the meet.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Jackie Adams at 609-525-9304 or jadams@ocnj.us or complete this form:2023 Special Olympics Area 8 Track & Field Meet (Google Docs).