March 14, 2012
Australia wins bid to host 2013 Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games
Australia wins bid to host 2013 Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games; Newcastle to welcome 1,700 athletes on a journey to achieve their personal best.
read more ››February 20, 2012
P&G partners with Special Olympics to enable athletes to achieve their sporting dreams
SocialP&G partners with Special Olympics to enable athletes to achieve their sporting dreams To say ‘Thank you Mom,’ P&G garners support for athletes of Special Olympics Singapore and their moms2012 02 20Awareness for Special Olympics in AsiaSingapore, 20 February 2012 –
read more ››October 25, 2011
Affle and ESPN STAR Sports to support Special Olympics
Leading international mobile media company, Affle has today announced the launch of ‘Pinch A Dollar for Special Olympics’, a unique Corporate Social Responsibility campaign which will drive the generation of donations for Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organization supporting children and adults with intellectual abilities.
read more ››September 29, 2011
Dani Alves Da Silva Becomes Special Olympics Ambassador for Global Football
Brazilian football star and FC Barcelona defender, Dani Alves Da Silva (Dani Alves) has today been appointed as a Special Olympics Ambassador for Global Football.
read more ››September 22, 2011
Second Annual Global Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day Honors the Late Founder of Special Olympics
This Saturday, 24 September, people around the world will unite to celebrate the spirit and legacy of Special Olympics’ late founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS), on the second annual EKS Day by commemorating a day of service in her name.
read more ››September 14, 2011
Los Angeles to Host 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
The world’s largest sports and humanitarian event is coming to the world’s capital for media and entertainment.
read more ››August 25, 2011
Special Olympics Ranked Number One for People With Disabilities by Philanthropedia
Special Olympics has earned the number one spot on a newly released national list of high-impact non-profit organizations serving people with disabilities.The ranking came from Philanthropedia, a subsidiary of industry non-profit data leader Guidestar, which evaluates nonprofit effectiveness.
read more ››August 01, 2011
Michael Phelps Becomes Special Olympics' Newest Global Ambassador
Following the World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, Special Olympics announced a new partnership with the Michael Phelps Foundation and appointed the international swimming legend as a Special Olympics Global Ambassador.
read more ››June 28, 2011
The Hear the World Foundation Gives Hundreds of Hearing Instruments to 2011 Special Olympcis Athletes
From June 25 to July 4, Athens, Greece will host more than 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 170 countries for the 13th Special Olympics World Summer Games.
read more ››June 27, 2011
In the Birthplace of the Olympics, Special Olympics and UNICEF Join Efforts to Fight Marginalization of Children with Disabilities
Against the backdrop of Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Special Olympics and UNICEF today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their joint commitment to uphold the rights, dignity and inclusion of children with disabilities.
read more ››June 27, 2011
Special Olympics and Global Sports community Using Sport to Create Social Change
Today, for the first time in the history of the Special Olympics Movement, leadership from all corners of the global sports community gathered in one room at Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011 to address how Special Olympics utilizes the power of sport to create social change and inclusion and to promote development and peace.
read more ››June 21, 2011
Opening Ceremony Press Conference
Join us for a Press Conference about Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 Opening Ceremony.
read more ››May 26, 2011
Facebook Executive and Music Artist Added To Special Olympics International Board of Directors
Special Olympics International has elected two new members to its Board of Directors: Facebook executive, Katie Mitic, and Argentine-Venezuela singer and songwriter, Ricardo Montaner.
read more ››April 08, 2011
Special Olympics Wins Prestigious Spirit Of Sport Award
Today during the SportAccord meetings in London, in the presence of more than 60 International Sports Federations, Special Olympics was awarded the prestigious “Spirit of Sport” Award.
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