Happy Holidays!
The staff at Special Olympics Wisconsin would like to wish you Happy Holidays.
More than 1,000 Special Olympics athletes struck down bowling pins and spiked volleyballs during the 2009 Special Olympics Wisconsin State Fall Sports Tournament on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Center Area Sports Complex, AMF Bowlero Lanes, and AMF Waukesha Lanes. Read more
On December 4, 2009 Special Olympics Wisconsin held its inaugural MedFest at the Tommy Thompson Youth Center in Milwaukee. MedFest is the newest addition to the Healthy Athletes program and simply put, is a comprehensive physical exam for both current and potential SOWI athletes. Read more
For every P&G brandSAVER coupon redeemed from your local newspaper on Sunday, December 27, a 3¢ donation will be made to Special Olympics. The more you save, the bigger the impact you have on Special Olympics.
Find your local newspaper that carries the P&G brandSAVER coupon book.
Sport: Athletics
Home Town: Grafton
Agency: Ozaukee Cty. SO 8-28
After eight years participating in Special Olympics basketball, softball, and volleyball, Cory Buss, 21, will compete in athletics at the national level the National Games next summer. A team player, Buss helped his relay team win Gold medals at State in both the 4X400 and 4X100 races.
Buss works as a Utility Clerk at Pick ‘N Save, is working towards a degree in College Fire Science at Milwaukee Area Technical College and enjoys playing video games and listening to music.
Read more National Games athlete and coach stories
Kristy Bridenhagen, Agency manager of the Stevens Point Area YMCA 2-25, offers the most sports in all of the North Central WisconsinArea. When asked about her Agency, Kristy boasted that on top of all of these sports they also offer Therapeutic Recreation Arts Club (TRAC) on a weekly basis. Her goal of the Agency is to keep it “well rounded”. Besides doing a craft session once or twice a month, the athletes volunteer for local non-profits and have dances that bring more than 100 people together. Read more
It's starting to look a lot like Polar Plunge season! This year, there will be 12 Polar Plunges benefiting Special Olympics Wisconsin throughout the state. Some big changes this year include a new Plunge in Menomonie and a new location for the Stevens Point Plunge in Wisconsin Rapids. So far, over 1,000 Plungers have registered online!
More information and online registration
Several athletes, staff and coaches representing Wisconsin in the 2010 USA National Games in Nebraska are taking the Plunge for Special Olympics. Check out their team pages here.
Thank you to Kwik Trip and The Law Enforcement Torch Run for supporting the Polar Plunge statewide.
Join the Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) team! The SOWI Program Services Department is seeking an outgoing sports oriented Director of Youth Initiatives. Based in the Milwaukee area, this position will serve the entire state and will supervise coordination and implementation of all components of the Young Athletes Program (YAP) for SOWI. Read More
A generous Christmas gift arrived a few months early for Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) when The Windhover Foundation-an establishment funded by one of SOWI’s largest supporters, Quad/Graphics as well as the Quadracci family-issued the organization a check for $100,000! Read More
More than 1,000 law enforcement officials and Special Olympics staff from across the world, including many Wisconsinites, traveled to Connecticut for the 26th annual International LETR Conference this past November. Read more
In November, Kwik Trip stores sold $1 icons raising $146,007 for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Thank you to Kwik Trip employees for all of your hard work and to the customers who chose to support the athletes!
On December 7th, ESPN Monday Night Football presented Special Olympics Wisconsin Northeastern Area 5 with the Fans Helping Fans Community Service Award for the outstanding services they provide to the Green Bay area.
Special Olympics athlete Martha Hill, Regional Director of Sports Carla Lieb, Regional Director of Development Kathy Walker and Board Member Brian Lammi attended the "Chalk Talk" community event to accept the award. The event featured ESPN personalities Steve Young, Suzy Kolber and Ron Jaworski as well as former Green Bay Packer Players Antonio Freeman, Desmond Howard and William Henderson. View event photos
George Whitely, president of Stephan & Brady, Inc. in Madison, WI was recently selected to be honored by the Madison Civics Club. Recipients of this honor are community members who show “outstanding, unselfish service to their community.” Whitely is the current Chair of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Wisconsin. For more than 17 years, he has served in a variety of leadership positions on and off the Board. Read more
Polar Plunge update
