Blessing Mukwanda — Special Olympics Zimbabwe Blessing Mukwanda, is a student at the Samaringa Primary School Reserve Unit and a Special Olympics Zimbabwe athlete. It was there I developed real insight into the needs and abilities of pupils with intellectual disabilities and the pains of the peripheral treatment they get in many ways. . . read more   Action Support Special Olympics by purchasing a "Sweet Sleeper Bed," "Heavenly Bed," " Four Points by Sheraton Four Comfort Bed" or "W Bed" sold through Westin at Home or through the Westin, Sheraton, Four Points and W retail sites. Enter code DONATE at check-out and Starwood Hotels & Resorts will donate US$50 to Special Olympics, up to US$150,000, for every bed sold through 31 May 2008.   Did You Know? The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games attracted 7,450 athletes from 164 countries and regions, a record in the 39-year history of the World Games.       Special Olympics thanks the following Global Partners.

Special Olympics "Special Spirit in China Award of Excellence" Presented to Dedicated Friends of Special Olympics and City of Shanghai SHANGHAI, CHINA In a star-studded event at the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Special Olympics honored 13 extraordinary individuals and the city of Shanghai for the special contributions they have made and continue to make to promote and raise awareness of the understanding and acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities, and the Special Olympics movement around the world. . . read more

Save the Date: 20 November – A Very Special Christmas DVD, to Benefit Special Olympics, Will Go On Sale Sheryl Crow, U2, John Mellancamp, Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder are among the superstars featured on the first-ever DVD collection from the A Very Special Christmas holiday music series benefitting Special Olympics. . .  read more

Coca-Cola Campaigns Raise Attention for Special Olympics and 2007 World Summer Games SHANGHAI, CHINA The opening of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, capped a year of extraordinary support activities for The Coca-Cola Company. . . read more

Special Olympics USA National Games Receive Sports Travel Magazine Award WASHINGTON, DC 7 November 2007 - The first-ever Special Olympics USA National Games, held in Ames, Iowa, last July, were named "Best New Sports Event" by SportsTravel magazine during the TEAMS 2007 Conference & Expo held 23-27 October in Louisville, Kentucky. . . read more

Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver Receives Minerva Lifetime Achievement Award LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA (USA) Special Olympics Founder and Honorary Chairperson Eunice Kennedy Shriver received the Minerva Award for Lifetime Achievement in a special ceremony at the California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women. . . read more

Starwood's Panda Program Raises US$50,000 for Special Olympics SHANGHAI, CHINA Through the Starwood-Special Olympics "Panda Program," in which souvenir pandas were sold at the 38 Starwood hotels in China to raise awareness and funds for the movement, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide raised $US50,000 for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China. . . read more

UNICEF and Special Olympics Uzbekistan Continue Cooperation to Improve Lives of Children UZBEKISTAN On 25 October, UNICEF in Uzbekistan invited Special Olympics Uzbekistan to participate in its Mid-Term Review Conference which was organized by UNICEF and the Government of Uzbekistan. . .  read more

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