Staff, local programs and volunteers work together to provide year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports, free health screenings, unified experiences and community events to support child and adults with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Region 8 offers access to all of Special Olympics Wisconsin’s sports offering, including:
January 19, 2023 • Awareness, Event, Featured Athletes, Sports, Volunteering
201 Athletes, Coaches, and Staff to Represent the United States at Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 Special Olympics USA is proud to announce that it will send a 201-member delegation to represent the United States at the Special Olympics...
December 14, 2022 • Awareness, Event, Featured Athletes, Featured Fans, Fundraising, Healthy Athletes, Miscellaneous, Sports, Unified Champion Schools, Unified Sports, Volunteering, Young Athletes
Join us as we celebrate “12 Days of SOWI” this holiday season! For the third straight year we highlight our talented athletes, coaches, volunteers, community partners, and the many other wonderful people who help make our tight-knit SOWI community so...
December 2, 2022 • Awareness, Featured Athletes, Unified Sports
The Athlete Leadership Council (ALC) met in Madison late this month, helping plan the future of Special Olympics Wisconsin programming and athlete offerings. It was the first in-person meeting for the ALC since the pre-pandemic era in 2019. The ALC...
| Event Date / Time | Event Name | Upcoming Deadlines | Volunteer |
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| February 26, 2023 9:00am - 2:00pm |
R8 District Individual Basketball Skills | ||
| March 5, 2023 8:00am - 8:00pm |
R8 Regional Basketball Tournament | ||
| March 18, 2023 8:30am - 1:00pm |
Polar Plunge - Milwaukee | ||
| April 1, 2023 10:00am - 4:00pm |
R8 District Swim Meet - Oconomowoc | ||
| May 13, 2023 8:00am - 4:00pm |
R8 Regional Track and Field Meet | ||
| August 13, 2023 8:00am - 4:00pm |
R8 District Softball, Tee Ball and Bocce |
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Whitney Eagan Special Events Manager |
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Garry Schalla Director of Development |
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Amber Weinfurter Athletic Director (R8) |
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| Special Olympics Wisconsin | |
| 2310 Crossroads Drive, Suite 1000 | |
| Madison, WI 53718 | |
| (608) 222-1324 | |
