Gridiron heroes return to Green Bay for 2nd Annual Titletown Showdown
Get ready to lace up your cleats and stretch out your hamstrings! This Saturday, September 30th is the 2nd Annual Titletown Showdown! But even if you won’t be a gridiron hero for…
SOWI athlete achieves dream of being a published author
Have you ever wished you were someone else? That’s the thought-provoking question posed in the title of the new book by SOWI athlete Marquis Garner of Team Milwaukee. The title
As he turns 100, a longtime SOWI volunteer reflects on almost 50 years of Special Olympics
Special Olympics has touched the lives of millions of people across the world since those first fateful Games organized by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in Chicago in 1968 – an historic
Introducing My SOWI Story: A new way to share your stories with the Special Olympics Wisconsin community
With over 10,000 athletes across Wisconsin and thousands of volunteers, SOWI folks have lots of stories to tell – and we want to help you tell them! To that end,
SOWI athlete’s healthy choices pay off in multiple ways
SOWI athlete Heather Binkowski of Schofield is a bubbly, fun-loving people person who adores everybody. But, as is unfortunately still the case with far too many SOWI athletes, she was
SOWI to serve as community partner for film in next month’s Milwaukee Film Festival
[pkInsertVideo link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoWBIFpR8u0″ ] Special Olympics Wisconsin is excited to share that we will be serving as a community partner for the critically-acclaimed film Swim Team during the 2017 Milwaukee Film
Wisconsin basketball star Brian Butch to hold Unified Basketball Camp
Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes and Unified partners are going to have a unique opportunity to learn from one of the most decorated basketball players in state history when Brian Butch
When in doubt, choose to include: Daina’s ESPYs diary
On July 12, 2017 Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver was honored with the prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2017 ESPYs. Former first lady Michelle Obama presented the award
After an already unforgettable year, SOWI athletes say “I Do”
When Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes Kyle Robinson and Katelynn Fulweber (now Robinson) said “I do” on Saturday, July 15 at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells, they participated
Teeth can’t tell time: Dr. Robb gives athletes a smile
When Dr. Robb Warren of Warren Family Dental in Madison learned that the Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) would not be holding a Mission of Mercy in 2017, he knew he
New features of the Outdoor Sports Tournament bring anticipation
More than 700 athletes from around Wisconsin will make their way to Waukesha to compete in bocce, tennis and softball during the 2017 Outdoor Sports Tournament at Carroll University and
Martha Hill and Roy Pirrung: The Hall of Fame Duo
[pkInsertVideo link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1VzW1JWMDg&feature=youtu.be” ] When SOWI athlete Martha Hill was inducted into the Dennis H. Alldridge Hall of Fame during the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 State Summer Games on June
These folks are ready for the Summer Games – are you?
This year’s State Summer Games are going to be pretty epic. There will be 1,377 athletes, over 1,000 coaches and volunteers, and countless families and supporters descending on the UW-Stevens
10 fun facts to get you pumped and prepared for the State Summer Games
With the State Summer Games about to kick off, here are a few fun – maybe even essential – things to know before making your way to UW-Stevens Point for
Dr. Kellye Knueppel opens eyes in Wisconsin and abroad
When developmental optometrist Dr. Kellye Knueppel was recruited to become Clinical Director for the Opening Eyes program with Special Olympics Wisconsin, little did she know the position would turn her