Special Olympics Wisconsin provides sports training and competition for nearly 10,000 athletes with cognitive disabilities in 18 different sports year-round.
Coming soon: Board of Directors online auction Check out Board of Directors Fall Online Auction for your chance to win Packer tickets, signed Brewers baseballs and much more. Thanks to the efforts of the Special Olympics Wisconsin Board of Directors, 100% of the proceeds of this auction will benefit the organization!
Listings will be live after noon on October 14, 2008!
Athletes will compete in bowiling and volleyball at the State Fall Sports Tournamet December 6, 2008. Events are held in Waukesha and Wauwautosa.
Have you seen the Bucky Bike?Pick up a $5 ticket to enter to win the Bucky Bike, a custom-built chopper with Wisconsin flair, at any Special Olympics Wisconsin office. This Kwik Trip sponsored raffle will benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes. Click here for more information.
Free: Click here to enter to win a trip to Hawaii to watch Badger Sports
Lock up a Cop in Fox Valley Area Law enforcememt officers will spend time in a jail outside Wal-Mart in Neenah, WI October 24-25 to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Click here for more information or to pledge online for this event.
Southeastern Wisconsin Wreath Sale This year, order your holiday wreaths online from Special Olympics Wisconsin. Proceeds will benefit athletes in Southeastern Wisconsin. Wreaths will not be shipped but will need to be picked up in one of the following cities:Racine, Burlington, Williams Bay, Beloit, Watertown or Kenosha. More information
Special Olympics Wisconsin be hiring two part-time volunteer AmeriCorps members for a 10-month service term. One member will work out of the LaCrosse Parks and Recreation Department and will plan and implement two camps for 8-13 year-olds with and without cognitive disabilities. The second member will work out of the SOWI Madison program headquarters and will assist with the development of the Young Athletes Program for two to seven year-olds with and without disabilities. Both positions will coordinate service-learning projects as well as recruit and manage volunteers. Send resume with cover letter to SOWI, Attn: Jeanne Hrovat, 5900 Monona Dr., #301, Madison, WI 53716, email to jhrovat@specialolympicswisconsin.org or call with questions to 800-552-1324 ext. 206. Download Full Postition Description.
Special Olympics Wisconsin is currently taking applications for the full time position of Regional Director of Sports in our Racine office. Duties include managing all competition and training opportunities for athletes as well as providing on-going sports training and technical support to the local programs. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree, strong sports background, excellent communication and organizational skills, experience and knowledge of sports event management, volunteer management and persons with cognitive disabilities. Some night and weekends will be required. Send resume with cover letter indicating salary requirements to SOWI, Attn: VP-Sports, 5900 Monona Dr., #301, Madison, WI 53716.
World's Largest Truck Convoy for Special OlympicsTruckers from all over the US joined the World's Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics. In Wisconsin, the convoy was escorted by law enforcement from Richfield to the EAA Grounds in Oshkosh for a celebration recognizing trucker's support for Special Olympics. More information.
Du Run Run - a duathlon for kidsThanks to everyone who participated in the 2008 Du Run Run events. 726 kids participated statewide and raised over $86,700. Thank you to American Family for sponsoring this event.
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More than 900 athletes competed in bocce, softball, tennis and golf at the State Outdoor Sports Tournament in Eau Claire on Aug. 1-3.
Back to school: Take the pledge to ban the R-word Special Olympics invites you to be a fan of dignity and join in a campaign to stop the use of the “R-word.” We're asking every young person to help eliminate the demeaning use of the r-word (retard) – a common taunt used to make fun of others. Often unwittingly, the word is used to denote behavior that is clumsy, hapless, and even hopeless. But whether intentional or not, the word conjures up a painful stereotype of people with cognitive disabilities. Even if people don't mean it, it can be very mean. Click here to sign the pledge online and for more information
Apply to join the Law Enforcement Torch Run State Committee. You can be a part of the decisions that shape this organization and meet some great volunteers from law enforcement. If you are interested, click here to download an application and send it in by September 30, 2008.
Anyone who has direct contact with athletes or is in a position of authority, supervision or trust of athletes or handles substantial amounts of cash or other assets for Special Olympics needs to be a registered Class A volunteer. Click here for more information on Class A Volunteers.
Duties may include: Coaching, committee work, agency management
Submit a Class A Registration Form to the program office (requires background check)
Request to have a Class A form mailed to you
View the General Orientation video at a training or view it online and take the General Orientation Test
Click here to learn more about volunteering with Special Olympics Wisconsin
Next year, Boise, Idaho will play host to the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. From February 6-13, nearly 3,000 athletes from 85 countries will compete in seven Olympic-type sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, floor hockey, snowboarding, snowshoeing and speed skating. The 2009 World Winter Games is expected to be the largest World Winter Games in the history of the movement. Read Full Story.
2009 World Games athletes from Wisconsin
- Mike Tyler, Granton, WI - snowshoe racing
- Edward Smith, Neillsville, WI - snowboarding
- Melanie Olivo, Ashland, WI - snowshoe racing
- Rebecca Henline, Union Grove, WI - cross country skiing
- Adam Benner, Tomahawk, WI - cross country skiing
- Mark Vroman, Madison, WI - speed skating
New Features Online for Special Olympics WisconsinCheck out these new ways to stay in touch with Special Olympics Wisconsin.
