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  • Special Olympics Wisconsin Awarded Department of Health Services Grant

    Special Olympics Wisconsin Awarded Department of Health Services Grant

    (MADISON) Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) has been awarded a $191,290 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to support its Inclusive…

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  • Record Healthy Athlete Participation at 2024 Special Olympics Wisconsin Bowling State Tournament

    Record Healthy Athlete Participation at 2024 Special Olympics Wisconsin Bowling State Tournament

    The 2024 Special Olympics Wisconsin Bowling State Tournament was not only a showcase of skill, determination, and spirit, but also an example…

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  • Meet Katie: Artist, SOWI Athlete, and Advocate for Self-Expression

    Meet Katie: Artist, SOWI Athlete, and Advocate for Self-Expression

    Through the Special Olympics Wisconsin Strong Minds program, screenings found that a large percentage of individuals with intellectual disabilities face significant stress…

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  • Say CHEESE! SOWI Gives Athletes a Reason to Smile

    Say CHEESE! SOWI Gives Athletes a Reason to Smile

    Special Smiles is a core component of Special Olympics Wisconsin’s Healthy Athletes initiative. Its mission is to increase access to dental care…

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  • Hershner Named 2025 Wisconsin Titan 100 Recipient

    Hershner Named 2025 Wisconsin Titan 100 Recipient

    Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Special Olympics Wisconsin President & CEO Chad Hershner as a 2025…

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  • Empowered by Endurance

    Empowered by Endurance

    Carla Simon Inspires Others as a Special Olympics Wisconsin Health Messenger Carla Simon is a Special Olympics Wisconsin athlete from Manitowoc, Wis.…

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  • Fall Games Returns to Wisconsin Dells

    Fall Games Returns to Wisconsin Dells

    WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – More than 800 bocce, flag football, and softball athletes from across the state returned to the Woodside Dells…

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  • Mulligan Named to Special Olympics USA Team

    Mulligan Named to Special Olympics USA Team

    Special Olympics USA is proud to announce that it will send a 160-member delegation to represent the United States at the Special…

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  • Remembering John Armbruster

    Remembering John Armbruster

    The Special Olympics Wisconsin movement recently lost a longtime volunteer and changemaker in his community, John Armbruster.  John and his wife Pat…

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  • Athlete Health Messengers – Leaders in Wellness

    Athlete Health Messengers – Leaders in Wellness

    To eliminate exclusion, we must involve everyone in crafting solutions to different problems. Individuals with intellectual disabilities are actively shaping our approach…

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