Tag Archives: Greece

Sport in its purest form

While those of you who are regular readers of this blog are likely very familiar with what Special Olympics is all about, the reality is there are many people across the world who unfortunately are not.  Especially when it comes … Continue reading

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Maria Shriver speaks at park dedication for Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Special Olympics board director Maria Shriver gave a terrific speech on June 26 at a park dedication for her late mother and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver in Athens, Greece. We wanted to quickly share her speech with you, … Continue reading

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11 Ways you can follow the Games in Athens!

Kalimera! (Good morning in Greek) It’s unbelievable that today is finally the start of the largest international sporting event in the world this year – the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011! 7,000 athletes from 180 countries are ready … Continue reading

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Athens – This is Your Home

With the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 just around the corner, I wanted to take a second a share a poem written by Special Olympics Great Britain’s National Volunteer Manager. Some inspiring words for our Special Olympics athletes as … Continue reading

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What do you want for the future of Special Olympics?

Yesterday, Special Olympics athletes started a quest to bring hope and inspiration to Greece.  When the Flame of Hope for the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 was lit by the sun’s rays along the lines of the original … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Reflections

Although I said goodbye to my mother almost two years ago, I’m celebrating her this mother’s day nonetheless.  But I’m not just thinking back to the many ways in which she loved and shaped my life, but also remembering a … Continue reading

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Thursday’s Take on Multimedia Monday

It’s been awhile since we’ve done a Multimedia Monday post, and while it’s not exactly Monday today, there have been so many great videos shared throughout the online community in the past few days, I just couldn’t wait until Monday … Continue reading

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Playing Catch Up!

One word easily describes our posting this week on the blog – SLACK! So let’s fix that shall we? Here’s some cool stuff that’s come into our mailbox or been snagged from the vast reaches of the InterWeb that you’ll … Continue reading

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Support Special Olympics on the People’s Choice Awards

Thanks to our longtime partner, P&G, Special Olympics has a terrific opportunity tonight as the charitable partner of the People’s Choice Awards, airing live at 9pm EST on CBS! As part of the opportunity we will have an “in-show moment” … Continue reading

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