🏅 2026 Youth Summer Olympics 🏅

In partnership with Mentoring Through Athletics, So What Else is hosting this free, full-day community event designed to promote youth health, wellness, and unity through movement and fun! As part of our summer camp curriculum, we are bringing together our summer campers from across the DC Metro area to get moving and have fun together.

Youth participants will represent different countries (i.e., SWE summer camp sites) and compete in Olympic-style games, fostering team spirit and cross-community connection. This event celebrates the Olympic values of friendship, peace, and diversity while building leadership and social skills along the way!

What to Expect at the Event

• Team Events
• Skill Competitions
• Wellness Zones
• Lunch and snacks provided!

How to Get Involved

Volunteer 

Do you want to support in-person at the event? We need helping ensuring the event runs smoothly all day! We are looking for volunteers to run all of the activities stations, as well as lead dynamic and engaging workshops throughout the event. We are open to both individuals and teams.

✔️ Sign up to volunteer during the event — Shift 1: 8AM-12PM   |   Shift 2: 12-4PM

Donate or Become a Sponsor

Do you want to help us ensure this FREE event provides as much value to our youth participants as possible? Donate or be a sponsor of the event! Your donation or sponsorship will help us put on a truly special event for our summer campers!

✔️Click here to donate or become a sponsor

Sign Up Your Child or Group for the Event

We welcome all children (ages 6-13) and youth groups to join us for a day of movement, fun, wellness and community! Register by July 2nd.

✔️ Individual Sign-Up Form — Register your child or children

✔️ Group Sign-Up Form — Register your youth group