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Athletes

GOING ALL InCLUSIVE IN 2023

By Renee Manfredi, January 21, 2023
Two women stand behind a sign that says #MeetTheDetermined.
Happy New Year, everyone! Can you believe it is 2023?! It’s so hard to imagine that four years in my role as an SSIGM have already gone by. I can honestly say these years have certainly been filled with adventure and the unexpected.
In the News

4,000 Special Olympics South Africa Athletes Receive Internship Opportunities

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The goal is to address the challenge of unemployment in South Africa through grant funding and forming relationships with public, private, and civil society organizations on projects that will significantly contribute to job creation.
Athletes

Building An Inclusive Society: Goals For Final Year of My SSIGM Term

By Daniel "Dan" Smrokowski , January 20, 2023
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I have four meaningful goals for this year that I hope to accomplish, with the love and support of my mentors and staff from Special Olympics and my family and friends.
Athletes

Providing a Voice for the Athletes, Speaking Opportunities by Special Olympics

By RJ Nealon, May 12, 2023
This podcast logo shows a drawing of two men inside a circle with the words "Inclusion Infusion" above their heads.
Throughout the Special Olympics North America Region, Programs are creating opportunities for Special Olympics athletes to find their voices and share their powerful stories.
Community Impact

A Three-Decade-Long Friendship Celebrated in Coach Receiving Outstanding Coach Award

By RJ Nealon, April 19, 2023
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Coach Joe Bellini and Special Olympics athlete Will Smith have known each other for nearly 30 years. Their relationship isn’t the typical coach/athlete relationship because the connection runs so deep. Here is their story.
Athletes

Hays on the Hill: My 2023 Capitol Hill Day Experience

A group of Special Olympics athletes, Unified partners and staff members pose for a photo outside the US Capitol.
This year's Capitol Hill Day wasn't my first (I've been to eight others!), but it was our first in-person Hill Day in several years and I was so excited to be back! It was amazing to see so many of my favorite people in person and to meet so many new people.
Community Impact

Trying to Rebound after COVID-19

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One Special Olympics club in Kenya struggles to increase athlete and coach participation to pre-Covid levels two years after the end of the lockdown.
In the News

United Airline’s Miles on a Mission Collects Miles for Special Olympics

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Long-time Special Olympics corporate partner United Airlines announced that Special Olympics will be highlighted as a recipient of the airlines’ Miles on a Mission program.
Blog

Skills Learned in Journalism Turn into Career with Special Olympics Pennsylvania

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A chance encounter brought Nick Cammarota to Special Olympics for the first time. Now more than a decade later, he hasn't looked back and works full-time with Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
Athletes

Special Olympics Athletes Announce NFL Draft Pick for Minnesota Vikings

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Two athletes from Special Olympics Missouri and Special Olympics Kansas had the honor of co-announcing the 141st pick in the 2023 NFL Draft for the Minnesota Vikings. Richard Scott and Josh Alters, both passionate multi-sport athletes, were chosen to make the pick.
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