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Face-to-Face Fundraising

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Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) Partnership

LCIF has been one of the movement’s longest standing and most global of partners. Since 2000, LCIF has brought generous financial support, volunteer engagement and youth development to over 100 nations around the world. Under the global partnership’s Mission: Inclusion banner, Special Olympics and LCIF have scaled key programs and services that bring lasting support to individuals with intellectual disabilities, including eye health and vision care (Opening Eyes), inclusive sports programming (Unified Sports), family health education (Family Health Forums), community leadership training (Leadership Academies), refugee support (Unified with Refugees), national partnership development and much more.  

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Inclusive Health

The 2023 Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards

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The Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards recognize health champions—leaders and organizations—that are making a significant contribution to secure equal access to health, fitness or wellness for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Swimming

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Coaching guide, rules and other materials for coaches.
Sport and Competition

World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

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Abu Dhabi, UAE • 14 – 21 March 2019

Give through your Charitable Giving Account (Donor Advised Fund)

You can make a life-changing impact for Special Olympics athletes by recommending a gift through your donor advised fund, or centralized charitable giving account. Your fund sponsor handles all record-keeping, disbursements, and tax receipts.
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Experiences With Autism: In Our Own Words

For World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2021, we came up a few survey questions for fellow Special Olympics athletes with autism. We both work at Special Olympics. Josh is an Assistant in the Business Services department and Jerry works as a Specialist with the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® program. Through these answers, we hope readers will learn that people with autism have a wide variety of talents, outlooks and experiences.

Article and interviews by Jerry Holy and Josh Cohen
Unified Champion Schools

Inclusive Youth Leadership

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Inclusive youth leadership (IYL) occurs when students with and without intellectual disabilities work together to lead and plan advocacy, awareness, and other inclusive activities throughout the school year.

How We Spread Inclusion

To honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver's 100th birthday this month, we gathered ways to build a more inclusive world. Read these powerful ways on what our community is doing to spread inclusion and celebrate Eunice's legacy!
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