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A Father’s Day Lesson

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

On this father’s day, I’m going to take my lesson on being a Dad from a mom. I never could’ve imagined what one Mom, Lauren Warner, learned from sipping lemonade.  It’s the big lesson; the biggest.  And not surprisingly, it … Continue reading →

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Real Hope for Syria

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

If you Google “Syria” you won’t find a lot of good news or happy words returned to your screen. “Civil War” “Refugees” “Human tragedy” “Unrest” Just today the United Nations presented the biggest financing appeal in its’ history, asking for … Continue reading →

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A Powerful Message of Courage and Hope

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

I’d like to briefly share a powerful email I received from Special Olympics Alaska CEO Jim Balamaci. Perhaps we all might send our thanks in a special way to Gilleon and his mom —for their enormous grit in persevering through … Continue reading →

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Armed with Better Sight, Yao Armand Looks Ahead to Future Competitions

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

Special Olympics athlete Yao Armand and the national Unified Football Team from Côte d’Ivoire had a successful campaign in South Africa in October by finishing third with a bronze medal and qualifying for a worldwide football competition to be held … Continue reading →

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Special Olympics & UNIQLO: Changing Lives, Changing the World!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

20 year old Supakorn Gesmankit from Special Olympics Thailand is the first Special Olympics athlete to be employed at UNIQLO, following UNIQLO Asia Pacific’s CSR partnership with the Special Olympics Asia Pacific region office, initiated in five countries – Japan, … Continue reading →

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Inclusion for All Program Achieves Two New Milestones

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest blog post from Martha Jo Braycich, Director, Organizational Development, Foundations and Public Institutions, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia.  In 2012, USAID and Special Olympics partnered to implement Inclusion for All in Serbia and Montenegro. Together, USAID … Continue reading →

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The Power of Empathy

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

The following post is from Special Olympics Australia athlete Ben Haack, a long-time athlete advocate and public voice of the movement. Hi, my name is Ben Haack.  I’m an Athlete Leader from Australia.  I have been involved in Special Olympics … Continue reading →

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11 Months and 12 Teeth Extractions Later, Athlete Shines on the Court

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Kenny Canon, 34, was smiling ear to ear when he found out his basketball team had no losses that season and had qualified for the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Indoor Sports Tournament in April. Judging from Kenny’s smile, it’s hard … Continue reading →

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Family Health Forums Bring Communities Together

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Organized as part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program and often funded by grants from global partner Lions Clubs International, Family Health Forums are held to provide family members crucial information on caring for their loved ones with intellectual … Continue reading →

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Defying Expectations

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Editor’s Note: I’d like to share an email I received from Katie Seigenthaler, mom to George.  In corresponding with Katie after this email, she shared the impact that Special Olympics has had in George’s life.  She shared examples of attitude … Continue reading →

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