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  • Frank, Mayer, Olson Join SOWI Board of Directors

    Frank, Mayer, Olson Join SOWI Board of Directors

    Special Olympics Wisconsin announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. Milwaukee-area Special Olympics Wisconsin Athlete Rachel Frank,…

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  • Team Wisconsin, Capitol Hill Day Ambassadors Become Global Messengers

    Team Wisconsin, Capitol Hill Day Ambassadors Become Global Messengers

    Special Olympics Wisconsin Unified Leadership welcomed 62 new SOWI athletes as Global Messengers this January. Providing an important and complementary training to…

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  • Auto Show’s Charity Gala ‘Let It Ride’ To Benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin

    Auto Show’s Charity Gala ‘Let It Ride’ To Benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin

    Special Olympics Wisconsin once again will be the beneficiary of the Greater Milwaukee International Car & Truck Show’s Charity Gala, which will…

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  • Adjustments made to Basketball, Winter Games schedules

    Adjustments made to Basketball, Winter Games schedules

    The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to force adjustments to upcoming Special Olympics Wisconsin sports programming in 2022. The SOWI Sports team announced…

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  • Health & Education Focus of MedFest 2022

    Health & Education Focus of MedFest 2022

    Despite the current hold on many sports-related activities, Special Olympics Wisconsin and The Medical College of Wisconsin partnered to provide Milwaukee-area SOWI…

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  • Family Health Forum Engages Strong Minds

    Family Health Forum Engages Strong Minds

    Special Olympics Wisconsin welcomed Strong Minds Clinical Directors Amy Yonker and Kelly Costigan for a virtual Family Health Forum in December. As…

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  • SOWI Welcomes Six to Staff; Wigington Assumes Interim President/CEO

    SOWI Welcomes Six to Staff; Wigington Assumes Interim President/CEO

    Special Olympics Wisconsin welcomed six new faces to its statewide staff, bolstering nearly every department as the organization celebrates its 50th Anniversary…

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  • Strikes, Spares, & Special Smiles Highlight State Bowling Tourney

    Strikes, Spares, & Special Smiles Highlight State Bowling Tourney

    Pins weren’t the only focus at Special Olympics Wisconsin’s State Bowling Tournament in early December, as our SOWI community gathered (safely!) for…

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  • LETR Wisconsin Earns Diamond Level Award of Excellence

    LETR Wisconsin Earns Diamond Level Award of Excellence

    Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (LETR) awarded its Wisconsin chapter the Diamond Level of Excellence for its 2020 fundraising efforts,…

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  • SOWI Regions 7 & 8 Relocate to Brookfield

    SOWI Regions 7 & 8 Relocate to Brookfield

    We’ve Moved! Special Olympics Wisconsin has relocated our Regions 7 & 8 office to Bishops Woods Business Park in Brookfield. Our new…

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