November 26, 2018 • Blog, Featured
Two accomplished Special Olympics Wisconsin runners traveled to Portugal last month to compete in the 2018 INAS Athletics Half Marathon World Championships. Tyler Wigington of Middleton and Colton Lohrenz of Oneida traveled more than 4,000 miles for the October 21 event...
November 26, 2018 • Blog
Two new Special Olympics Wisconsin studies suggest that its programming may reduce healthcare costs for the state of Wisconsin and that its Fit 5 program leads to better health outcomes for its athletes. Medicaid study A study conducted in partnership...
November 26, 2018 • Blog, Featured
Earlier this month, about three dozen students and nearly a dozen educators from around the state gathered in Madison to share ideas on promoting inclusion and respect in Wisconsin schools during the 2018 Unified Champion Schools Leadership Summit. Under the theme...
November 19, 2018 • Blog, Featured
Ryan Miller’s favorite part about his job as an investigator for the River Falls Police Department is piecing together all of the details and bits of information from his cases like a giant jigsaw puzzle. “I like trying to find...
October 30, 2018 • Blog
Early November is a great time to support Special Olympics Wisconsin while you’re running your errands. Walgreens Things kick off at your local Walgreens pharmacy when you can purchase $1, $3 or $5 icons between November 2 –...
October 30, 2018 • Blog, Featured
For the second year in a row, more than 300 Special Olympics athletes and countless supporters will be taking over the Milwaukee Sting Center for the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Volleyball Tournament this weekend. The volleyball players of Special Olympics...
October 30, 2018 • Blog, Featured
Cat Cornelius and Dylan Nowicki are partners who coach together for La Crosse Parks & Rec (6-36). After being impressed by their coaching and the camaraderie they shared with their players at the State Flag Football Tournament last month, we asked...
October 30, 2018 • Blog, Featured
In the spring of 2018, Special Olympics Wisconsin athlete Daina Shilts visited Unified Champion School Columbus High School to film a video for Special Olympics that debuted in early October for National Bullying Prevention Month. It was her first time stepping...
October 30, 2018 • Blog
With Election Day coming up on Tuesday, November 6th, we’re in the midst of many Get Out The Vote campaigns. Despite these campaigns to get people to the polls, people with disabilities are still considerably underrepresented in the voting population....
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