October 13, 2015
On Friday, October 16th, Special Olympics athletes from Agency 2-11 will serve as Honorary Co-Captains at the Northland Pines Homecoming football game. Head Coach of Northland Pines, Eric Swanson, has invited these Special Olympic athletes to the Homecoming game as...
September 29, 2015
On September 24th Olivia Quigley, World Games gold medalist, received the Hometown Hero Award from the Wisconsin State Assembly at the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. State Rep. Rob Hutton nominated Quigley for the award, “which seeks to recognize individuals...
September 9, 2015
MADISON, Wis. – On Saturday, September 19th, dozens of law enforcement officials will escort approximately 150 trucks along Highway 41 from Richfield (Exit #60) to Oshkosh (Exit #113) to raise funds for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes as part of the...
August 31, 2015
In Madison, Wisconsin the Waisman Center is nestled between the campus of the University of Wisconsin and the UW Hospital, right next to Lake Mendota. For this particular research facility it is an appropriate area to be placed. The Waisman...
August 31, 2015
Special Olympics athletes brothers Shawn and Tom Hendricks, 36 and 34, appear both excited and nervous as they entered the seventh annual Mission of Mercy, an annual charity event where dentist professionals and volunteers donate their time, providing free dental...
August 31, 2015
Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) athletes Alex Guild, Olivia Quigley and Michael Huebner, along with their coaches, arrived back from Los Angeles on August 3rd, after representing their country in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games as part of the...
August 31, 2015
The sun rises on Lake Mendota as Michael Beil, a quadriplegic, takes on a new adventure. The Hoofers Sailing program has given Michael the opportunity to sail alongside an instructor as part of their adaptive membership. Michael is the first...