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MILWAUKE, WI, Feb. 18, 2016 – Twice in the last month, the Marquette University athletics department has welcomed Special Olympics of Wisconsin to two basketball games and provided an opportunity for local Special Olympic athletes to compete on the game floor of...

MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 1, 2016 – Ten Special Olympics athletes from around the world joined X Games medalist, Olympic Snowboard Halfpipe gold medalist and Special Olympics Global Ambassador Hannah Teter and nine other professional athletes on Thursday in Aspen, Colo.,...

Rachel Axon, USATODAY ASPEN, Colo. — Daina Shilts was hoping she and pro snowboarder Hannah Teter could take gold. But as she stood on the podium Thursday at the X Games with a bronze medal, there was only joy for...

When X Games Aspen returns to celebrate its 15th year in Aspen Snowmass, Colo., from January 28-31, the winter action sports and youth lifestyle festival will descend upon Buttermilk Mountain with an expanded and fully-medaled adaptive sport lineup and the...

Longtime attendant keeps Packers on their toes, works his way into hearts “Andy is the one guy at the facility who can always make me smile,” Aaron Rodgers said of his friend. Courtesy of the Green Bay Packers Via Jason Wilde...

Special Olympics Wisconsin is pleased to announce that Marc Cadieux, Chief Financial Officer of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has been selected to serve as a member of its board of directors. With nearly 20 years experience in the...

Special Olympics Wisconsin is pleased to announce William Jones has been selected to serve as a member of its board of directors. Jones’ passion for Special Olympics began in 1989 at the Special Olympics Ontario Summer Games. Since then, he...

As the longest tenured CEO in the Special Olympics Movement, Dennis (Denny) Alldridge has announced plans to retire in July 2016. He began his career in Wisconsin in June of 1989 after serving as CEO of Special Olympics Illinois for nine...

My husband, Dan, and I got married in our mid-30s and wanted a family. We heard about an adoption program in China and decided to apply. One day, in the fall of 1992, we got a wonderful picture of Olivia....