February 14, 2018 • Featured, Press
Sofia Walhovd and Steve Woodard of The Arc Greater Columbia County have been selected as members of the Team Wisconsin in swimming for the upcoming 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, which will take place July 1-6 in Seattle.
February 14, 2018 • Featured, Press
Madison, Wis. (PRESS RELEASE) – Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) is proud to announce that The Tough Job Experts at JP Cullen will serve as the Premier Partner for the Madison Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Wisconsin that will take place on...
January 30, 2018 • Featured, Press
Kenosha Police Officer Kate Schaper didn’t expect volunteering at her first Special Olympics Wisconsin event to change her life. Nine years ago, Schaper volunteered to hand out awards while in uniform at a Racine competition, but she wasn’t having a...
January 19, 2018 • Featured, Press
Madison, Wis. (PRESS RELEASE) – When X Games Aspen returns to celebrate its 17th year in Aspen Snowmass, Colo., from January 25-28, the winter action sports and youth lifestyle festival will descend upon Buttermilk Mountain and showcase the talents of more...
January 15, 2018 • Press
Local law enforcement officers went from cleaning the streets to cleaning tables Monday for their annual “Guardians of the Flame” benefit. Police officers from Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie and Twin Lakes, along with Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputies and correctional officers,...
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 6, 2017 • Featured, Press
NEILLSVILLE — Daina Shilts of Neillsville will be recognized as a Hometown Hero on Tuesday by the Wisconsin State Assembly.
October 19, 2017 • Featured, Press
MILWAUKEE — Michael Poll is well-known around Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. He spends hours on the court, field and sidelines, his cognitive disabilities unmatched by his love of life, sport and people.
September 22, 2017 • Featured, Press
OSHKOSH, Wis. – For most high school students, seeing a police officer come into your classroom is scary. But for one Oshkosh North junior Thursday, it was actually the opposite.