July 7, 2016
About 200 dentists and more than 1,000 volunteers recently transformed the Menard’s Conference Center into an immense dental office, at the eighth annual Mission of Mercy in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on June 17th and 18th. The Wisconsin Dental Association...
July 5, 2016
Deerfield, WI – On Sunday, July 17, 2016, the annual Andrea Rose Garcia Memorial Pistol Shoot and annual Sergeant Tom Baitinger Memorial Motorcycle Ride will take place in Deerfield, Wisconsin. These events will be held in conjunction with each other...
June 15, 2016
The Healthy Athletes program had another successful year at the State Summer Games in Stevens Point! Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes were able to receive free health screenings through the Opening Eyes, Special Smiles, Health Promotions and Healthy Hearing disciplines. Athletes...
June 15, 2016
210 Athletes and Coaches Representing U.S. at 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games Coming to Vermont in December to Prepare Killington, VT — Special Olympics USA is proud to announce Killington, Vermont as the site of its one and only team...
May 25, 2016
On Saturday, May 21st, West High School Peer Partners and the Project Unify club hosted the “Kickin’ for Inclusion” kickball tournament with a partnership from Special Olympics and MSCR. Youth with intellectual disabilities played alongside their peers from West High...
May 24, 2016
On May 4, 2016, the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation awarded Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) with a $30,000 grant to support three Healthy Athletes disciplines: FUNFitness, Health Promotions, and Medfest. Through the Healthy Athletes program, SOWI athletes receive free screenings...
May 16, 2016
This week, May 15 – 21, is National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. Today, this week,...
May 12, 2016
My experience with the Unified Special Olympics is a memory that I will cherish forever. I have played on many teams from high school sports to little league baseball, but this was by far and away one of my favorite...
May 5, 2016
Eau Claire, Wis. – May 7 is shaping up to be a great day for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes as volunteers prepare to pump gas in exchange for fundraising dollars. The 11th annual Filling the Dream fundraiser for Special Olympics...