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...
February 13, 2017
Madison, WI – Executive leaders from FOX Sports Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Admirals will plunge into icy waters on February 26 at the Milwaukee County Zoo to demonstrate their support for the athletes...
January 27, 2017
By Faith Schroeder (Faith Schroeder is the 15-year-old niece of Special Olympics Wisconsin’s Daina Shilts. This story was written for her high school English class and is being reproduced with her permission. It has been lightly edited for clarity.) Life is...
January 27, 2017
Beginning March 14, athletes and coaches from Special Olympics Wisconsin will represent the United States and compete among the world’s best at the 2017 World Winter Games in Austria. Snowboarder Daina Shilts, cross country skier Heidi Van Abel and alpine...
January 27, 2017
Cindy Bentley is smiling again. After years of holding back smiles due to a missing front tooth, Cindy is again sharing her big, infectious smile with the world. Cindy, who has been competing as an athlete with Special Olympics since...
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