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Tributes

A Letter from Dr. Dicken Yung

The World has lost a Great Mother, a mother who had given so much care and love to countless special people with intellectual disabilities at all fronts.
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A Letter from Bono

Eunice was the ultimate conductor.
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A Letter from Ban Ki-moon

Her warm kindness, genuine compassion and stalwart activism earned her countless admirers around the world, including myself and many others here at the United Nations.
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A Letter from Maya Angelou

Eunice Kennedy Shriver with her giant heart, and broad vision saw another way to help Americans who were imprisoned by mental and physical challenges.
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A Letter from Prince Ra'ad Bin Zeid

We feel that not only the Shriver's, or the Kennedy's lost a dear and ever giving lady, we, in Special Olympics Jordan, and, all the world share with you that loss.
Press Releases

Kerry and Special Olympics Partnering Together to Inspire and Enable More Inclusive Communities

Kerry Group is extending its partnership with Special Olympics for another two years, including the commencement of a new relationship with Special Olympics Germany, the upcoming host country for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023. As an Official Sponsor of Special Olympics, this new partnership is enabling both organisations to work better together to create more inclusive communities.
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Special Olympics Featured in Latest Humans of New York Book

Humans bookcover and listing on The New York Times Best Sellers list and image of three athletes on the right.
Three Special Olympics athletes are featured in the recently released New York Times Best Seller Humans.
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Message from Timothy Shriver

My mother believed in these things so strongly and they have played a major role in her life, especially, her work with people with intellectual disabilities.
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Advocacy - A Salvaged Life

Eunice Kennedy Shriver dedicated herself to the cause of intellectual disability early on, at a time when the nation didn't devote a second's thought to people with intellectual disabilities, some thought they should be locked up in dark rooms and some were frightened and intimidated by them. But mostly, nobody cared.
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Saturday Evening Post: Hope for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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How the Kennedy family's experience spurred the fight against a widely misunderstood diagnosis.
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