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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Excitement in South Africa
Just got a great note from my good friend Caryl Stern, who runs the US Fund for UNICEF. She’s in JoBurg, South Africa and with Special Olympics athletes and NBA Cares at a Basketball Without Borders clinic. Check out the … Continue reading
Games? Much more than that
As the Paralympics get underway this week, it’s well worth your time to read the below opinion piece by Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the U.N. Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace. I had the honor of meeting … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 World Summer Games, Advocacy, Athens 2011, Uncategorized
Tagged advocacy, disabilities, games, Lemke, Paralympics, sports
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Dignity Shouldn’t Stop at the Operating Room Door
It’s summer time and most people are disengaged from the day to day. That’s a good thing. Rest is a vastly underrated key to a healthy quality of life. But unfortunately, there is rarely any rest for parents who have … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Healthy Athletes
Tagged Dignity Revolution, health, health care, Healthy Athletes, Paul Corby, transplant
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Amelia Rivera, Our Symbol of Justice
There is much good news to share from New Jersey over the last two weeks. On August 6 we received word from Amelia Rivera’s mother, Chrissy, that Amelia is now in line to receive her kidney transplant in the near … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Uncategorized
Tagged Amelia Rivera, Chrissy Rivera, health care, intellectual disability, justice, kidney, New Jersey, Senate, Steve Sweeney, transplant
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HRH Princess Lalla Amina: April 14, 1954 – August 17, 2012
The below is a message from the Regional President & Managing Director of our Special Olympics Middle East-North Africa (MENA) regional office, Mr. Ayman A. Wahab. *** Dear All, It is with great sadness that I report to you the death … Continue reading
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A Call to Be Fearless
The International AIDS Conference was held this year for the first time in the US since 1990. But like every one before it, there was little attention to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities (ID). And this, despite the … Continue reading
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Christmas Once a Year is Not Enough
Yesterday ‘Music City’ celebrated the single most successful benefit recording series in musical history. Amidst the midday summer heat, a crowd gathered on the second floor terrace of Blackbird Studios in Nashville to pay homage to the 25th anniversary of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Very Special Christmas, Impact, Music, Special Olympics, story
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Healthy Choices Through Culinary Creativity
What’s the best way to encourage athletes to eat healthy? Offering them healthy food, of course! Special Olympics Mexico is doing just that, and taking the concept one step further by also having athletes prepare the healthy alternatives. Part of … Continue reading
End the Name Calling!
Here we go again. Yet another prominent figure on the world stage makes the tragic mistake of trying to ridicule someone else (or himself) by name calling. And in this case, Swiss football player, Michel Morganella not only called his … Continue reading
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