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  • Chris Tarmann Carries Torch for 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 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

    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

    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

    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…

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