October 24, 2016
Beth Rown (right), a dental hygenist who cares for patients with special needs, cleans Lindsay Klecker’s teeth. Via Alison Kodjak/NPR At the Marshfield Clinic dental center in Chippewa Falls, Wis., hygienist Karen Aslinger is getting her room ready. It’s all...
October 18, 2016
At 24 years old in 2015, Olivia Quigley, who has autism, was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. One month after her diagnosis, Olivia was invited to compete in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, an event for which she had...
October 12, 2016
Congratulations to the USTA/Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation Anne Krupp Memorial Scholarship inaugural recipients. Lisa Gilson from Wisconsin and Dawn Crawford from Indiana are this year’s recipients. The scholarship in the amount of $2,500 is presented to one or more...
October 3, 2016
Each year it is the pleasure of Special Olympics Wisconsin to recognize our Outstanding Years of Service Award Winners. These individuals contribute their time, talents and resources in support of SOWI. They are the driving force behind our success. These...
September 29, 2016
Starting this Saturday, schools, communities, organizations and individuals across the country will come together to observe National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month – an entire month to be reminded that, together, we can stop bullying. It is apparent that school and...
September 29, 2016
Backpacks for Special Olympics the latest community project GREEN BAY — There was a common goal in the Lambeau Field Atrium on Tuesday night for a group of approximately 200 volunteers: to give back to the local community and work...
September 29, 2016
“I remember the day my wife and I went to have a sonogram for our second child”, shares father, Don Wigington. “We were hoping for a boy. Tyler was born a healthy baby but as the months passed, there were...
September 29, 2016
This October, the 1st Annual Titletown Showdown will be held at the iconic City Stadium in Green Bay on October 22. This 6-on-6 flag football tournament fundraiser is an opportunity to play on the same turf as many former Green...
September 28, 2016
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on the prevalence of obesity in adults. Wisconsin’s statistics are staggering – 30-35% of our population is obese. That’s one in three of us. What is even more...
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