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Kadena student to bowl for Okinawa in Japan Special Olympics
 As a pro bowler hopeful, a Kadena High School senior is finding that life's ambitions are taking him back to his roots . . . read more
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Did You Know?
That the first Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held outside of North America were in March 1993 in Salzburg and Schladming, Austria? Participants included 1,600 athletes from more than 50 countries. |
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Leah Tutu to Serve as Special Olympics South Africa Ambassador
 JOHANNESBURG, 26 Oct. Leah Tutu, wife of Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, has agreed to serve as an Ambassador for Special Olympics South Africa . . . read more
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"Special Olympics for Social Harmony" Forum to be Held at United Nations Headquarters
 NEW YORK, 25 Oct. President of Iceland and Special Olympics International Board member Olafur Ragnar Grímsson (left) will be one of many dignitaries to address the United Nation's Permanent Mission to China on November 10 at a forum addressing "Special Olympics for Social Harmony" . . . read more
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Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver Receives Humanitarian Award at The Fashion Group's Night of Stars Gala
 NEW YORK, 26 Oct. Special Olympics Chairman of the Board Timothy Shriver accepted the "Humanitarian Award" from The Fashion Group in New York City on 26 October . . . read more
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Loretta Claiborne, Special Olympics Board Member and Athlete, Honored by the Institute for Community Living
 NEW YORK, 26 Oct. The Institute for Community Living (ICL) honored Special Olympics International Board Member and athlete Loretta Claiborne with the "ICL Lifetime Achievement Award" . . . read more
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Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Imagination Stage
 BETHESDA, 22 Oct. Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from Imagination Stage on 21 October at a gala entitled, "Imagination Works Wonders" . . . read more
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