January 21, 2022 • Events, Featured
Special Olympics Wisconsin welcomed Strong Minds Clinical Directors Amy Yonker and Kelly Costigan for a virtual Family Health Forum in December. As part of SOWI’s Strong Minds curriculum, Yonker and Costigan provided a lesson on the connection between mind &...
January 20, 2022 • Events, Featured, Press
Special Olympics Wisconsin welcomed six new faces to its statewide staff, bolstering nearly every department as the organization celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2022. Additionally, former Vice President of Sports & Health Programs Don Wigington assumed the title of Interim...
January 14, 2022 • Events
Pins weren’t the only focus at Special Olympics Wisconsin’s State Bowling Tournament in early December, as our SOWI community gathered (safely!) for strikes, spares, and Special Smiles at Bowlero in Wauwatosa. Coinciding with the bowling competition, Special Smiles—an integral facet...
December 23, 2021 • Events, Press
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (LETR) awarded its Wisconsin chapter the Diamond Level of Excellence for its 2020 fundraising efforts, signifying more than $1 million in gross revenue. LETR Wisconsin raised more than $1,629,895 in 2020 alone, finishing...
December 20, 2021 • Press
We’ve Moved! Special Olympics Wisconsin has relocated our Regions 7 & 8 office to Bishops Woods Business Park in Brookfield. Our new address is: 375 Bishops Way Ste. 201 Brookfield, WI 53005 Additionally, below is a list of updated phone...
December 14, 2021 • Blog, Featured
Join us as we celebrate “12 Days of SOWI” this holiday season! For the second straight year we highlight our talented athletes and the many other wonderful people who help make our tight-knit SOWI community so incredible. Before we look...
December 9, 2021 • Featured, Press
Funds will help individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) obtain knowledge and access to vaccinations. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced $8.1 million in grants has been awarded to organizations across the state to promote health equity in COVID-19...
November 15, 2021 • Events, Featured
New College Bowl Game Features Top Division III Football Teams from Regional Conferences Every college football team dreams of a postseason bowl game and this fall, the dream will be a reality for two small college powerhouses when the inaugural...
November 2, 2021 • Featured
Tarmann Selected as a Torch Runner in the LETR Final Leg for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games A special component of the Special Olympics’ USA Games is the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg®. Law Enforcement officials and Special...