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Special Olympics Delegates Champion for Inclusion and Need for Critical Funding on Capitol Hill

A group of 5 people standing in front of the United States of America Capitol building.
Special Olympics athletes, organization leaders, Unified Sports® partners, and family members from across the United States and the District of Columbia will converge on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on February 13th – 15th for Special Olympics’ annual “Capitol Hill Day.”
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EU Co-funded Inclusive Healthy Lifestyle Groups in Schools Project Kicks off with First Transnational Consortium Meeting

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EU Co-funded Special Olympics Inclusive Healthy Lifestyle Groups in Schools project kicks off with first transnational Consortium meeting.
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Radicalmedia Partners with Dale Moss & Special Olympics on ‘The Best Of Us: Extraordinary Champions’ Docuseries Following Athletes’ Journeys to 2023 Berlin World Games

Dale Moss giving an athlete high-5s.
The former NFL Wide Receiver and Special Olympics Global Ambassador is developing and producing the uplifting project with RadicalMedia, the Academy award-winning creative production company.
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Global Partnerships for Education Highlights Special Olympics’ Call for Global State of Inclusion

A teenage student writing on a sheet of paper.
Special Olympics Chief of Global Youth and Education Jacqueline Jodl explains why Special Olympics is challenging governments to dedicate 3% of their education budgets to help educate students with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics & IHRSA Partner to Improve Inclusivity within the Fitness Industry

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Special Olympics and IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, have partnered to build awareness and capacity within the fitness industry to support the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in leading an active and healthy life.
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With 100 days to Go, Special Olympics World Games 2023 is Rolling Through Germany’s Capital

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Special Olympic World Games 2023 announces Partnership with the S-Bahn Berlin
Community Impact

Leaving Ukraine—How One Little Girl Defied the Odds

By David S. Evangelista, March 13, 2023
Rosa playing with her new friend.
She was given-up upon birth once her parents recognized she had a severe and profound intellectual disability. She was left on the doorsteps of a Ukrainian orphanage—mostly invisible to the outside world and largely forgotten, too.
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Four Year Anniversary of Special Olympics World Games 2019 Abu Dhabi

Wide shot the opening ceremony stage. Athlete spectators are lit up with a read spotlight.
Special Olympics looks back at the last World Games and a meaningful partnership that established new programs and bolstered education initiatives.
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Cool Schools Plunge Takes Over Sandy Point State Park in Record Numbers

By RJ Nealon, March 20, 2023
A group of students jump into the water for the Special Olympics Maryland Cool Schools Plunge.
There wasn’t a speck of sunlight in the sky as the frigid February wind whistled through the empty beach at Sandy Point State Park outside Annapolis, Maryland.
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Special Olympics Wins 2023 PRNEWS Award for Gaming for Inclusion Efforts

Special Olympics has been named a winner in the 2023 PRNEWS Awards in the Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership & Diversity and Inclusion Campaign categories.
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