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SO North America Resources

Bookmark this page to be sure to get timely resources for major Special Olympics promotions in North America. In many cases, the resources are files to download, so be sure to right-click and choose "Save As" to get the file on your computer.

2012 SONA Marketing and Communications Meeting

Presentations and supporting materials from the 2012 SONA Marketing and Communications meeting in Orlando, April 24-16. Note: some presentations were not able to be shared for various reasons. The full Brand session presentation is not available for distribution at this time. SOI will be posting a version of the presentation on this site in the coming weeks.

Video News Release: SO-NBA Cares Unity Basketball (Feb 26, 2012)

 Below are links to video news release b-roll packages that are available for promotional use by Special Olympics programs for use with their local news media in order to generate awareness for Special Olympics and NBA Cares.  The use, distribution, exhibition, reproduction, adaptation, display or publication in any form of any of the below footage is limited to news coverage of the event.  Note any other usage is strictly prohibited.

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NBA Cares Photos

These are links to Flickr. To get full-size photos, click Actions in the upper left corner of the photo you like, then click View All Sizes. Download the one you want. Please observe the credit information and give credit where possible.

Marketing and Communications

Resources for the 2012 SONA Marketing and Communications meeting in Orlando, FL, April 24-26.

Capitol Hill Day 2012

Downloads and information for all Special Olympics North America Programs involved with the Feb. 8, 2012, Capitol Hill Day.

Videos

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Watch Me Fly: 3-4 minute video highlighting the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games that depicts the passion of sports seen through Special Olympics's athletes eyes.

Raise this Flag: 3-4 minute video highlighting the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games that focuses on all aspects of the Games, ie. Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Torch Run and the Cessna Airlift as well as moments in competition.

2010 Year in Review

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Coach Development

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Games and Competitions

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Project Unify

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Sports Development

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Urban Strategies

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Volunteer Management

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Special Olympics Blog

Rise Up Revolutionaries!

And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey.  It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating.  It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive.   Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone.  In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

Posted on 2012-04-26 by Tim

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