Campaign to support SOWI athletes arrives at Walgreens across Wisconsin

November 3, 2017 Blog

Now through November 15, you can help support SOWI athletes just by visiting your local Walgreens Pharmacy during the 2017 Special Olympics Wisconsin icon sale campaign. More than 160 stores across the state will be offering the opportunity to purchase...


MedFest brings free physicals to the Northwestern State Bowling Tournament

November 3, 2017 Blog, Events

This year’s Northwestern State Bowling Tournament on Saturday, November 11 in Weston will feature more than 400 skilled SOWI bowlers tossing strikes throughout Dale’s Weston Lanes. But the display of skill, technique and power down the lanes won’t be the...


“I’m going!” UWM superfan, Panthers manager receives invite to USA Games (WISN 12 News)

October 19, 2017 Featured, Press

MILWAUKEE — Michael Poll is well-known around Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. He spends hours on the court, field and sidelines, his cognitive disabilities unmatched by his love of life, sport and people.


Team Wisconsin swimmer reviews the film Swim Team

October 3, 2017 Blog, Events, Featured

On Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30, 2017 three of the eight members of Team Wisconsin’s swim team for the 2018 USA Games attended a screening of the film Swim Team at the Milwaukee Film Festival. SOWI was a...


SOWI athlete helps plan for the best Wisconsin Rapids Run With The Cops yet

October 2, 2017 Blog, Events, Featured

If you ask SOWI athlete Cole Cleworth what he is most excited about for this Thursday’s Run With The Cops in Wisconsin Rapids, he’ll tell you the glow in the dark element of the night run. “The glo-sticks are cool...


The 2017 Truck Convoy showcases the vital partnership between law enforcement and the trucking community

September 28, 2017 Blog, Events, Featured

The Truck Convoy means so much to so many people. It means a great deal to the 10,000+ athletes who benefit from the money raised – a record-shattering amount raised in the 2017 Truck Convoy held on September 16 that is...


The journey to the 2018 USA Games in Seattle begins for Team Wisconsin

September 28, 2017 Blog, Events

Last week, following a very successful USA Games Selection Camp, selected athletes and Unified partners received the news that they were chosen to represent Team Wisconsin at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Washington. The USA Games will take place...


8 hilarious videos that will get you pumped for Run With The Cops

September 28, 2017 Blog, Events

On September 28th, folks in Menomonie kicked off the fall season of Run With The Cops in style. Now that the season is officially under way, it’s a good time to remember that law enforcement isn’t always serious business. Here are 8 funny cop...


Bringing the Special Olympics movement to the film festival circuit: Q&A with Swim Team director/producer Lara Stolman

September 28, 2017 Blog, Events

This weekend, Special Olympics Wisconsin is a community partner for the critically-acclaimed documentary Swim Team in the Milwaukee Film Festival. The film follows a thrilling season of Special Olympics New Jersey’s Hammerheads, a competitive team composed of athletes with autism....



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