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Tributes

A Letter from Frank Gifford

It brought tears to my eyes, and for me it has always symbolized, what Special Olympics is all about; caring, loving and helping one another.
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A Letter from Sheets Family

Mrs. Shriver, we will always be grateful to you for the joy and happiness you have brought into Marty's life. Thank you.
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A Letter from Miyares Family

Special Olympics was the answer to my son's life, one which through sports became the Miyares family fairy tale life.
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A Letter from HE Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos

She is just great!! and so the movement she created in her own backyard in 1958 in which I belong and work with my heart and soul.
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A Letter from Rosario Marin

Through your life work and these words, you transformed my life in ways that cannot be measured.
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A Letter from Peter Farrelly

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, you have changed my life and I thank God for putting you on this planet.
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Special Olympics Unified Pair Share Advice on The Weather Channel

Special Olympics Georgia Unified Pair Included on the Weather Channel
On 24 October, 2020, Special Olympics Unified pair and U.S. Youth Ambassadors, Steven Russel (athlete and student in Georgia) and Jordan Adeyemi (Unified partner from Georgia who attends boarding school in New Hampshire) appeared on The Weather Channel to discuss ways that students can incorporate physical movement into their days while learning remotely due the COVID-19 pandemic.
Athletes

Special Olympics Athlete Steps into Leadership Role: in Community, at Work and in Movement

By RJ Nealon, October 28, 2020
Tyler Leech on the green playing golf with another player.
There he is, alone, with mother nature. Unlacing his shoes and removing his socks, he walks barefoot on the Iowa soil. Depending on the day, a shadow might reflect off the cool grass. The crisp sharpness of the earth glides across his skin helping Tyler Leech disconnect from the world.
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A Letter from David Stern

Thank you for demonstrating that sports does indeed have a purpose grounded in the values of both competition and compassion.
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A Letter from Scott Hamilton

She has changed the world like no one else in world history.
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