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European Union Funded Projects

Inclusive Healthy Lifestyle Groups in Schools

The Inclusive Healthy Lifestyle Groups in Schools (IHLGIS) is funded through the EU4 Health Programme. The project promotes healthy lifestyles in schools for students with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). The other project partners are, Special Olympics Estonia, Special Olympics Berlin, Special Olympics Poland and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Special Olympics Berlin will be a key partner in this project to cement the legacy of the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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Partner Promotional Toolkit: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

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The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on September 28, 2022, will announce a national strategy to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases by improving healthy eating and physical activity, and eliminate disparities surrounding them by 2030.
Research and Evaluation

The Health Status and Needs of Individuals with Mental Retardation

SOI commissioned this report to examine the health needs of children and adults with MR.
In the News

Special Olympics Australia Athlete Tim Gould Shows Us How to be a Champion

By Lindsay Newton, December 21, 2021
Special Olympics Australia athlete, Tim Gould, jumping with racket in hand to reach the tennis ball.
The world's number one tennis player with down syndrome, Tim Gould, shows us how to be a champion.

Mark Shriver

Mark Shriver, Special Olympics Board of Directors
President, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School & Corporate Work Study Program
In the News

Gothia Special Olympics Trophy: Results

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30 teams. 15 nations. Six groups. After 72 matches over four days, by the time the Gothia Special Olympics Trophy finals took place, every player on the pitch was deserving of triumph!
Community Impact

Bethany College Creates First Special Olympics College Club in West Virginia

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When Allison Paxton, senior track student-athlete at Bethany College was in first grade, doctors diagnosed her with a form of high-functioning autism.
Press Releases

Dr. Károly Mirnics Named to Special Olympics International Board of Directors

Károly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute; Hattie B. Munroe Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 12, 2019: Special Olympics International announced today that Károly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will join the Special Olympics International Board of Directors.
Athletes

SO USA Skier Alexandrea Rutledge Shares Her Experience From Turin 2025

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Alexandrea Rutledge trained hard for Turin 2025. Now she's excited to show off her skills to friends back home.
Partners of the Movement

Major Donors & Family Foundations

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Special Olympics is honored to work with committed individuals, families, foundations and institutions who are passionate about the impact their philanthropic investments can make.

Significant gifts from key individuals and foundations have powered our Movement for over 50 years and have been critical to the success of our most important accomplishments. We remain grateful to these key individuals and institutions who are driving our mission forward through their exceptional commitments.

To learn more about how you can support Special Olympics please contact us at strategicgifts@specialolympics.org
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