The mission of Special Olympics Tennessee, including Dyer County, is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

The Dyersburg Civitan Club is proud to count as one of it's members Mrs. Faye Owen who is the director for Tennessee Special Olympics Area 20.