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Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Hankins (left) posing for a picture in a bowling alley with mentor Debra and her son Chris, pre-COVID-19.
Athletes

Rodney Hankins Adds Spirit to Coaching Special Olympics

Special Olympics New York Rodney Hankins shifted his focus to coaching after many years of competing.
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Mentor Chris Winston (left) poses with SSIGM and Special Olympics Illinois athlete Daniel Smrokowski.
Athletes

Special Olympics Athletes Highlight Mentors During Global Week of Inclusion

The 10 Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers (SSIGM) gathered in a Ritz-Carlton Grand Canal Hotel during the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month
Community Impact

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Special Olympics Board Vice Chair, Loretta Clairborne, celebrates Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the female athletes who have contributed to the movement over the last 50 years.
Photo of the Special Olympics 50 exhibit at the Smithsonian featuring Loretta Claiborne, Lee Dockins, Marty Sheets and Ricardo Thornton.
Community Impact

Smithsonian Extends ‘Special Olympics at 50’ Exhibit Until 2020

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC is extending its “Special Olympics at 50” display showcasing five decades of Special Olympics!
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A female and male speaker stand at the top of the room addressing a seated audience.
In the News

‘The Kennedy Who Changed the World’ documentary inspires support for Special Olympics GB

A new BBC documentary on how Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver changed the world through sport is inspiring Special Olympics supporters across Great Britain to join the Special Olympics Unified Mile on 26 May 2019.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver looking at a young athlete.
In the News

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Featured in New BBC Documentary

Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the subject of a new BBC documentary entitled The Kennedy Who Changed the World.
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Robert "Bobby" Jones leaning over with his hands on a conference room table with a sign that reads "Thank You" sprawled across the table in front of him.
Athletes

Choose to Include in Your Workplace

My name is Robert Jones and I work at Special Olympics International.
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Black and white photo (ca. 1923-1924) of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her siblings John F., Joe Jr., Rosemary and Kathleen in a boat at Cohasset, Massachusetts as a child sitting on a small boat with her siblings out in the water at Cohasset, Massachusetts.
In the News

Rosemary Kennedy: Inspiration and Revelation

In 2018, we are honoring the 100th anniversary of Rosemary Kennedy’s birth.
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