March 16, 2017
BRILLION (WLUK) — A local high school club in Brillion is making a difference in their community as they “spread the word to end the word.” Project Unify is a section of the Special Olympics, with local chapters throughout the...
February 17, 2017
Global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with the Special Olympics to help fund athletes that are looking to attend this year’s World Winter Games, which will be held in Graz, Schladming, Rohrmoos and Ramsau, Austria next...
February 17, 2017
ESPN’s first World Winter Games coverage includes live three-hour Opening Ceremony featuring Parade of Athletes, Special Guests and musical performances from multi-Grammy Award winner Jason Mraz and Grace VanderWaal Robin Roberts, Kevin Negandhi, Lindsay Czarniak and Dustin Plunkett to host...
February 17, 2017
On Saturday, Feb. 11, Deerfield High School’s Club Unify participated in the 2017 Polar Plunge. Plungers and spectators alike gathered at Cravath Lakefront Park, in downtown Whitewater, around noon on Saturday. The excitement in the air was palpable as anticipation...
February 15, 2017
When employees at Harker Heating & Cooling sat down late last year to discuss worthwhile causes in the Madison area to get involved with in 2017, it didn’t take long for Special Olympics Wisconsin’s Polar Plunge to come up. A...
January 27, 2017
March 1 is the annual day of awareness for the “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign that aims to end the usage of the word “retard(ed).” Across Wisconsin, students at the high school and college level will hold...
January 25, 2017
ASPEN, Colo. – This year’s first-time X Games Aspen co-host, pro snowboarder and former X Games competitor, Jack Mitrani, has also played a key role in the launch of ESPN and X Games’ bullying prevention program Shred Hate. Mitrani sat...
January 24, 2017
Madison, Wisconsin, January 23 2017 – When X Games Aspen returns to celebrate its 16th year in Aspen Snowmass, Colo., from January 26-29, the winter action sports and youth lifestyle festival will descend upon Buttermilk Mountain and showcase the talents...
January 23, 2017
Eight Special Olympics Athletes Paired with X Games Teammates for Live Streamed Unified Snowboard Race at X Games Aspen 2017 By Olivia Wilson @livcwilson WHAT: In 2017, Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding will return for its third year at X Games Aspen....