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Become a Coach

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Coaches teach the skills and spirit that define a true athlete. Coaches are role models and character-builders. Learn more about becoming a Special Olympics Coach.
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Become a Unified Partner

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Unified Partners are people without intellectual disabilities who train, compete, learn, and lead alongside athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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Become an Official

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Special Olympics sports officials ensure adherence to the rules and safe competition, and are necessary to ensure the integrity of the sport.
Community Impact

A Love that Continues Giving

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For Carlo Gabriele and Emilia Morelli, love and volunteering go hand in hand.
Community Impact

Polar Plunge® for Special Olympics

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Every year brave souls line up to take an icy plunge, the Polar Plunge! The Polar Plunge—sometimes held in conjunction with the Law Enforcement Torch Run— is a huge fundraising effort benefiting Special Olympics and the athletes.
Community Impact

Volunteers Week, Thank You

Three volunteers posing for a picture during Healthy Athletes screening, one man in paper scrubs and the other two in tag Healthy Athletes branded polo and vests.
Over 20,000 volunteers answered the call and played a major role in the largest World Games in Special Olympics history.
In the News

Special Olympics’ Kim Widdess Talks All Things Inclusion on COMCAST Newsmakers

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The following is an excerpt from COMCAST Newsmakers’ story, Special Olympics: Creating a World of Inclusion Through Sports.
Community Impact

Mom of Special Olympics Germany Athlete Inspires 45+ People to Volunteer and Work at Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

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Few people can say they are single-handedly responsible for more than 45 people volunteering and working at Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
Community Impact

Powering the Special Olympics Health Program

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For 22 years, Special Olympics has incorporated health programming and trained people to use their skills to provide free health screenings for athletes in more than 135 countries.
Athletes

Michigan Volunteers “Treat” Customers with Cookies for a Cause

A young woman taking cookies out of the oven.
There’s a “sweet” business booming in Detroit these days.
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