May 13, 2013
TD Encourages its Customers and Employees to “Be a fan®” and Support Special Olympics
The “Be a fan” program encourages TD customers and employees to raise funds for their local Special Olympics programs.Green and white wristbands, featuring TD Bank and Special Olympics logos as well as the “Be a fan” slogan, will be available for $5 each at all TD Bank stores. TD Bank customers and non-customers can also use Penny Arcade to count and donate their loose change with the standard fee being waived for non-customers.
read more ››May 09, 2013
With a Colorful Ceremony the First Central American and the Caribbean Unified Football Tournament of Special Olympics Gets Started
San Jose, Costa Rica May 9th -- A true celebration marked the launch of the First Central American and the Caribbean Unified Football Tournament of Special Olympics.
read more ››May 09, 2013
Special Olympics Announces Additions to International Board of Directors
Two new members are elected to the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, Former Under Secretary of State and current Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government Professor Nicholas Burns and NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo.
read more ››May 07, 2013
Proctor & Gamble Debuts Maria Shriver's Tribute to Her Mother, Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, In " The Gift My Mother Gave Me" Digital Video
"The Gift My Mother Gave Me" is a digital video featuring Maria Shriver honoring her mother, the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded Special Olympics in 1968. In addition to being a moving tribute to Maria's mother, the video will also help raise funds for Special Olympics.
read more ››April 17, 2013
Costa Rica will be hosting the First Central American and the Caribbean Unified Football Tournament of Special Olympics
The biggest
Unified Football event arrives in San José, Costa Rica. From May 8th – 16th,
the First Central America and the Caribbean Unified Football Tournament will
take place where more than 190 athletes with and without intellectual
disabilities from 12 countries will compete proving their sportive skills and
promoting a message of inclusion, equality and respect through the most popular
sport in the world, football.
read more ››March 22, 2013
Cindy McCain, Mark Davis Join Board of 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Los Angeles, CA - March 20, 2013 - LA2015, the Organizing Committee for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, announced today two additions to the Games' Board of Directors: Cindy McCain, Chair of Hensley Beverage Company and advocate for children's healthcare needs and other humanitarian causes, and Mark Davis, Chairman and CEO of Davis Elen, a Los Angeles-based advertising agency.
read more ››March 07, 2013
Winter Storm Doesn’t Deter Special Olympics and Best Buddies From Demonstrating Impact and Need on Capitol Hill
Winter Storm Doesn’t Deter Special Olympics and Best Buddies From Demonstrating Impact and Need on Capitol Hill
read more ››February 28, 2013
Encourage Building Communities of Respect On March 6th
On Wednesday, March 6th, people around the world will unite their communities to Spread the Word to End the Word®, as supporters participate in the fifth annual ‘Spread the Word to End the Word’ awareness day
read more ››February 18, 2013
Team West Wins 55-54 in NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports Basketball Game at NBA All-Star 2013
12 Special Olympics athletes from across the world showed a
standing-room only crowd at NBA Jam Session yesterday afternoon the
unifying power of sport as they demonstrated their basketball skills in a
Unified Sports game alongside NBA and WNBA players and legends.
read more ››February 14, 2013
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ANNOUNCES 2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES WILL BRING $415 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY
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MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ANNOUNCES 2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES WILL BRING $415 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY February 14, 2013 - LOS ANGELES – Surrounded by Special Olympics athletes and officials gathered for the LAUSD/Special Olympics Unified Basketball
read more ››February 12, 2013
NBA and Special Olympics Team Up For NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports Basketball Game at NBA All-Star 2013
NBA and Special Olympics Team Up For NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports Basketball Game
read more ››January 31, 2013
Special Olympics International and World Games Organizing Committee Statement Regarding Death of Gareth Derek Cowin
Special Olympics International and World Games Organizing Committee: Statement Regarding Death of Gareth Derek Cowin
read more ››January 30, 2013
Global Leaders Convene in PyeongChang, Korea; Participate in Groundbreaking Special Olympics Global Development Summit
World leaders from government, business, education, economic and social
development, media and civil society convened in PyeongChang, Republic
of Korea at the Special Olympics Global Development Summit on Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Exclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities
read more ››January 29, 2013
Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013 Officially Opens with Dream Chorus Ceremony
World Winter Games Officially Open With Dream Chorus Celebration
World Winter Games Officially Open With Dream Chorus Celebration
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read more ››January 25, 2013
United States Department of Education Guidance Calls for Leveling the Playing Field for Students with Disabilities
Today, the United States Department of Education (DOE) released new guidance to schools and school systems throughout the nation that receive federal aid about the requirements of providing quality sports opportunities for students with disabilities.
read more ››January 17, 2013
The Flame of Hope is Ignited in Athens
The Flame of Hope is ignited in Athens, marking the start of the Law Enforcement Torch Run of the Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013
read more ››January 15, 2013
World Leaders, Celebrities Supporting 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games
World Leaders, Celebrities Supporting 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games
Sports Legends Yuna Kim, Michelle Kwan, Yao Ming; World Leaders including Nobel Peace Prize-winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, H.E. Mrs. Joyce Banda, President, Republic of Malawi, Others, Gather in Republic of Korea This Month For 2013
read more ››December 12, 2012
Special Olympics Announces Global Youth Activation Summit to be held During Upcoming World Winter Games
Special Olympics proudly announces that 79 student teams from around the
world will gather in the Republic of Korea this January for a Global
Youth Activation Summit (GYAS).
read more ››December 03, 2012
Special Olympics and Brown University’s Sport and Development Project Launch New Report
On the occasion of December 3, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with the theme, "Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all," Brown University announces the release of a new report entitled, "Special Olympics: An Emerging Player in the Sport for Development Field".
read more ››November 29, 2012
Special Olympics Announces Groundbreaking Global Development Summit
On Wednesday 30 January 2013, world leaders from government, business, education, economic and social development, media and civil society will convene in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea at the Special Olympics Global Development Summit on Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Exclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
read more ››November 27, 2012
Special Olympics joins Clear Channel Media & Entertainment & iHeartRadio to Launch ITS 2012 holiday Campaign
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and iHeartRadio, today announced the launch of a multi-platform campaign commemorating 25 years of the "A Very Special Christmas" album series, the single most successful benefit recording series in musical history, which has generated more than $109 million in royalties to support Special Olympics.
read more ››October 21, 2012
PyeongChang 2013 Celebrates 100 Days To Go; 2013 People Symbolically Gather in Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul
Today PyeongChang, South Korea has marked 100 days to go until the start of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event, with a celebration of events in Seoul and in Gangneung.
read more ››October 16, 2012
"A Very Special Christmas" Album Series Celebrates 25th Anniversary With The Release of 2 New Albums Benefitting Special Olympics: Out today!
The ‘A Very Special Christmas’ holiday music series, benefitting
Special Olympics, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this holiday
season with the release of two new albums of holiday music advancing the
Special Olympics movement and bringing joy and peace to athletes and
their families around the world.
read more ››October 12, 2012
Austria to host 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games
The world’s largest sports and humanitarian event is coming to Austria. Special Olympics announced today that Graz and Schladming in Styria, Austria, will be the host site for the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
read more ››September 23, 2012
Tom Golisano Gives $12 million to Expand Special Olympics Health Services Worldwide
Former President William J. Clinton announced today that businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano will provide $12 million to expand Special Olympics’ health-related services to people with intellectual disabilities - one of the largest and most medically underserved disability groups in the world – which will allow for the launch of a new Healthy Communities initiative. The commitment was made at the opening of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting.
read more ››September 13, 2012
Help Up to 50,000 Special Olympics Athletes Realize Their Potential
VSP Vision Care (VSP), the nation’s leading not-for-profit vision care company, is announcing the “Send a High Five” campaign, a program that will provide comprehensive vision exams critical follow-up eyecare and related services for up to 50,000 Special Olympics athletes across the United States.
read more ››September 11, 2012
A Joyful Ceremony Starts the First Special Olympics
World Aquatics Invitational
A musical show full of aquatics demonstrations, synchronized swimming and diving kicked off the first Special Olympics World Aquatics competition. What followed was the beginning of six days of aquatics competition.
read more ››August 29, 2012
Special Olympics Announces Warpspeed, Inc. As Marketing Agency of Record For Historic Music Series
Special Olympics announced today that WarpSpeed has been
selected as the Marketing Agency of Record for the 'A Very Special
Christmas®' album series.
read more ››August 08, 2012
Special Olympics Awarded Grant In Serbia and Montenegro
Special Olympics has been awarded a grant from USAID to promote equality of people with intellectual disabilities in Serbia and Montenegro
read more ››August 06, 2012
‘A Very Special Christmas’ Album Series Celebrates 25th Anniversary with the Release of Two Albums Benefitting Special Olympics
The ‘A Very Special Christmas’ holiday music series, benefitting Special Olympics, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this holiday season with the first ever release of two new albums on October 16, each on a different label. The titles of the albums, as unveiled today, are: A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 25TH ANNIVERSARY on Big Machine Records and A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS: BRINGING PEACE ON EARTH on Word Records.
read more ››July 12, 2012
Special Olympics Advocates for Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Washington D.C. – July 12, 2012 - In conjunction with the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Special Olympics strongly supports sending the convention to the Senate floor for a full vote.
read more ››June 19, 2012
Special Olympics Empowers Youth and Appoints 10 Young People to National Honor
Special Olympics’ youth-focused initiative, Project UNIFY®, today announced the appointment of 10 new members to the National Youth Activation Committee (YAC), a group that empowers young people to engage in active social change.
read more ››June 04, 2012
IK Kim Becomes Special Olympics Ambassador for Golf; Presents donation of more than $100,000 to Special Olympics
Three-time LPGA Winnter, IK Kim, Becomes Special Olympics Ambassador for Golf.
read more ››May 25, 2012
HSH Princess Charlene Celebrates First Year As Global Ambassador For Special Olympics
Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities today marked the first anniversary of Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco as Global Ambassador.
read more ››April 30, 2012
Special Olympics Announces Additions to International Board of Directors
Special Olympics Announces Additions to International Board of Directors Board of Directors and Unanimously votes Graz Schladming (Styria, Austria) to host 2017 World Winter Games.
read more ››April 17, 2012
Finish Line and Special Olympics Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Finish Line Launches Support of Special Olympics and its New TRAIN Athlete Sports Assessment and Nutrition Education Program.
read more ››April 11, 2012
Lauren Alaina Becomes Special Olympics Project UNIFY® Ambassador
Special Olympics Project UNIFY® announced Lauren Alaina, American Idol Season 10 runner up, as a Special Olympics Project UNIFY® Ambassador for North America.
read more ››March 26, 2012
Special Olympics and Lionbridge Expand Partnership to Offer Special Olympics Website in Six Languages
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), a leading provider of translation, development and testing solutions, today announced that it has expanded its long-standing relationship with Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia. With this partnership, Lionbridge will now donate translation services for Special Olympics’ global website, www.specialolympics.org, across multiple languages – expanding from English to now also include Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
read more ››March 05, 2012
How Has The R-Word Impacted You?
Special Olympics and Best Buddies ask supporters to share their stories as part of the 4th annual Spread the Word to End the Word Awareness Day.
read more ››February 27, 2012
Special Olympics and NBA Unite at 2012 All-Star Weekend
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Special Olympics held the first-ever NBA Cares Special Olympics Unity Sports Basketball Game as part of the 2012 NBA All-Star weekend festivities.
read more ››February 14, 2012
2019 Special Olympics World Games Finalists Announced
Special Olympics International has announced three finalists from the following countries who have submitted bids to host the Special Olympics World Summer Games in 2019 Australia, Germany, South Africa.
read more ››February 13, 2012
NBA, Special Olympics Team Up For First-Ever NBA Cares Special Olympics Unity Sports Basketball Game at NBA All-Star 2012
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Special Olympics today announced the first-ever NBA Cares Special Olympics Unity Sports Basketball Game, which will take place as part of the 2012 NBA All-Star weekend festivities in Orlando. With support from The Coca-Cola Company, the game will tip off on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session on Sunday, Feb. 26.
read more ››February 09, 2012
Special Olympics Athletes and Best Buddies Participants Spend Day on Capitol Hill Advocating For Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act
Special Olympics and Best Buddies participants and supporters joined together yesterday on Capitol Hill to meet with America’s elected leaders to urge continued commitment to the work of the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver and to make sure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are top of the mind when critical decisions are made for the country.
read more ››February 07, 2012
Media Alert for Capitol Hill Day
Special Olympics and Best Buddies participants and supporters will converge on Capitol Hill to meet with America’s elected leaders to urge continued commitment to the work of the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver and make sure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are top of the mind when critical decisions are made for the country.
read more ››February 06, 2012
Gold Medalist Apolo Ohno Tours Asia in Support of Special Olympics
Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno is headed to Asia the 9thto 15th of February to bring awareness to the incredible power of Special Olympics, promote the Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013, and to unite the world in acceptance of all people with intellectual disabilities.
read more ››February 03, 2012
Special Olympics & Best Buddies Converge on Capitol Hill to Urge for Critical Government Support
Special Olympics & Best Buddies Converge on Capitol Hill to Urge for Critical Government Support
read more ››January 29, 2012
Korea Celebrates One Year Until the Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013
Seoul, South Korea – 29 January 2012 - With one year to go, in a lively celebration in Seoul City Hall Plaza, the city of Seoul gathered together uniting around Special Olympics and the Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in PyeongChang in 2013. In January 2013, Korea will open its arms to more than 2,300 Special Olympics athletes from over 100 countries for the Winter Games featuring seven Olympic-type sports in the same place the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held.
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