March 29, 2016
Heidi Van Abel rarely leaves Wisconsin. She’s never been on an airplane and doesn’t have a friend from another country … yet. A year from now, that all will change when the 34-year-old Manitowoc woman travels 4,500 miles to Austria to...
March 14, 2016
Madison, Wisconsin, 14 March 2016 – The countdown is on! In exactly one year from today, the Special Olympics World Winter Games, being held in Austria, will get underway and 3 athletes from Special Olympics Wisconsin will be there representing...
November 17, 2015
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (November 16, 2015) – The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) announced Patton Oswalt as the headline performer for Laugh It Up Milwaukee 2016, the JCC’s annual fundraising event celebrating community partnership. Internationally known stand-up...
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
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...