March 1, 2018 • Blog, Events
It’s hard to know if Eunice Kennedy Shriver truly understood the magnitude of what she was beginning when she kicked off the first Special Olympics International Summer Games at Soldier Field on July 20, 1968. When she concluded her opening...
January 31, 2018 • Blog, Events, Featured
If you find yourself at the Oshkosh Polar Plunge this year on February 17, you might just find yourself face to face with a polar bear as he emerges from the icy waters. And, no, we’re not even talking about...
January 31, 2018 • Blog, Events
The Polar Plunge comes to Lambeau For the first time in the history of the Special Olympics Wisconsin Polar Plunges, the Green Bay Polar Plunge will take place at historic Lambeau Field! On February 24 you can join fellow Packers fans...
January 31, 2018 • Blog, Events
Shake things up for Date Night this Valentine’s Day and head out to the 2018 Greater Milwaukee Auto Show Gala on February 23 at the Wisconsin Center! One of Milwaukee’s premier social events of the season blends cars, cocktails, cuisine,...
December 15, 2017 • Blog, Events, Press
Milwaukee, Wis. (PRESS RELEASE) – The Automobile Dealers Association of Mega Milwaukee, Inc. (ADAMM) will raise funds for the athletes of Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) at its annual Greater Milwaukee Auto Show Charity Gala in 2018. The Gala will take...
November 3, 2017 • Blog, Events
This year’s Northwestern State Bowling Tournament on Saturday, November 11 in Weston will feature more than 400 skilled SOWI bowlers tossing strikes throughout Dale’s Weston Lanes. But the display of skill, technique and power down the lanes won’t be the...
October 3, 2017 • Blog, Events, Featured
On Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30, 2017 three of the eight members of Team Wisconsin’s swim team for the 2018 USA Games attended a screening of the film Swim Team at the Milwaukee Film Festival. SOWI was a...
October 2, 2017 • Blog, Events, Featured
If you ask SOWI athlete Cole Cleworth what he is most excited about for this Thursday’s Run With The Cops in Wisconsin Rapids, he’ll tell you the glow in the dark element of the night run. “The glo-sticks are cool...
September 28, 2017 • Blog, Events, Featured
The Truck Convoy means so much to so many people. It means a great deal to the 10,000+ athletes who benefit from the money raised – a record-shattering amount raised in the 2017 Truck Convoy held on September 16 that is...