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Chris Tarmann Carries Torch for 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
Lit in Chicago, the iconic torch will make its way to Walt Disney World for the games June 5-12 The 2022 Special…
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SOWI Awarded Unified Champion City Schools Grant
Special Olympics Wisconsin was awarded a $10,000 grant from Bader Philanthropies, Inc. to support its Unified Champion City Schools (UCCS) program, the…
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Andrya Coutts Awarded WPPA Volunteer of the Year for SOWI
In light of National Police Week May 15-21, Special Olympics Wisconsin celebrated a special award recipient at the Wisconsin Professional Police Association…
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SOWI Gets Fit at IST Fitness Station
The Special Olympics Wisconsin Health & Wellness team partnered with University of Wisconsin-Madison to host Fitness Station at Indoor Sports Tournament this…
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SOWI Joins National Police Week Celebration
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in…
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HEAR Wisconsin’s Mobile Audiology Clinic Progresses Healthy Hearing Programming
Special Olympics Wisconsin announced a new partnership for its Healthy Hearing programming this spring. HEAR Wisconsin—the state’s “premier provider of comprehensive services…
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Special Smiles Earns 2022 Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation Grant
Special Olympics Wisconsin’s Special Smiles® program was named a grant recipient from Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation this spring. The award, totaling…
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Special Driver Awarded Special Truck
In acknowledgement of her many industry and community accomplishments, professional truck driver Carmen Anderson today was presented with the keys to a…
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SOWI Names Hershner President & CEO
The Board of Directors of Special Olympics Wisconsin is pleased to announce the appointment of Chad Hershner as its new President &…
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SOWI Celebrates Volunteer Appreciation Week
The National Volunteer Week theme for 2022, “Volunteering Is Empathy In Action,” affirms the strong connection between volunteerism and empathy. This profoundly…