Top Goals for 2017: •Continue to expand and support our school-based Unified Sports programs in K-12 schools across the state. •Increase the number of athlete health ambassadors attending our Summer Games Healthy Athletes screening program (goal is 44 per year over the next 3 years). •Increase the number of grassroots programs (Community-based, School-based and Law Enforcement) raising funds at collaborative events. •Increase the number of regional Polar Plunge events and launch a new Champs Challenge online fundraising program for endurance athletes. •Pilot our first state championship event(s) for Champions Together Schools in partnership with VHSL. •Research and apply for NAP credits to help boost corporate and individual donations during a period of unprecedented demand for our FREE year-round programs.

In the coming years, our strategy places greater emphasis on uniting youth with and without disabilities. We will also create opportunities for families, teachers, businesses, law enforcement, celebrities, dignitaries and others to band together to change attitudes and support our athletes. To combat the marginalization of people with intellectual disabilities regarding access to quality healthcare, we provide hundreds of medical examinations (dental, optometry, audiology, physical therapy and sports physicals) through our Healthy Athletes® and MedFest initiatives. With inclusive school programs in more than 400 schools (#1 among U. S. programs) in 52 jurisdictions involving more than 11,000 school-age Special Olympics athletes and nondisabled teammates, we continue to promote inclusion, Unified Sports and youth leadership in the schools.

With exciting special events like the Polar Plunge® and the Dulles Plane Pull®, a growing relationship with law enforcement through the Virginia Law Enforcement Torch Run® and productive local programs, we continue to build a bigger, better Special Olympics community. As we move forward, that bigger, better community will manifest itself in the improved performance of our athletes at school and at work; and in the building of positive attitudes regarding how our athletes view themselves and how we all view each other.

As part of our 3 year Strategic Framework, each of our long-term goals is measured by an output metric that includes Revenue reports, Healthy Athlete stats, WIG scores and census data.

Top Accomplishments of 2016: •Achieved key milestones of our 3-year strategic plan based on the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX) model. We now have active Unified Sports programs in nearly 300 K-12 schools in Virginia that impact more than 250,000 students. We are also making strides in raising more funds and increasing athlete/volunteer participation in our Healthy Athletes program. •Completed our third office remodel to better reflect our vision and create collaborative work spaces to inspire employees, volunteers and new community partners. •Prepared staff and internal systems for potential changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. •Broke the $1,000,000 barrier with the Polar Plunge Winter Festival at Virginia Beach for the sixth time; over $100,000 was raised by our Community-based and School-based programs as we continue to work on increasing collaborative fundraising opportunities for grassroots programs. •Broke the $1,000,000 barrier with the Law Enforcement Torch Run initiative for the fourth time through online fundraising and special events including the Plane Pull at Dulles Airport. . •Invested in technology upgrades for our volunteer database and a launched a new web-based volunteer registration and communications platform (CERVIS). •Designed, launched and trained content specialists on how to use our new Polar Plunge website which is optimized for use on mobile devices. •Piloted the launch of a new Young Professionals Board in Central Virginia.