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Celebrating Mother’s Day with Johannes' Story

Celebrating Mother’s day with Special Olympics Singapore athlete Johannes story.
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Special Olympics Global Ambassador Joe Haden Speaks to Today Show About Inspiration from His Brother

Special Olympics Global Ambassador Joe Haden Speaks to Today Show About Inspiration from His Brother
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Celebrating Family Health & Fitness Day with a Special Olympics Health Messenger and his Family

Eric Massey, a 17-year-old Special Olympics athlete and Health Messenger from Memphis, Tennessee, dedicated the past year to his health and fitness journey.
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Meet Farah: A Youth Leader Determined to Help Others Unlearn Hatred

Cairo student Farah, whose sister Hana has intellectual disability, aims to spread inclusion at her university and within her community through Special Olympics Unified activities.
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Strengthening Sibling Bonds: The Story of Two Brothers, Samuel and Fabio

In Brazil, Play Unified: Learn Unified has helped bridge the gap between brothers Samuel and Fabio, who have had vastly different educational and social experiences.
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Advocating Inclusion: The Story of Sahil and His Mother

Sahil's mother has watched her son Sahil, who has Down Syndrome, grow into a confident and social Youth Leader since Play Unified: Learn Unified was introduced to his school.
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Sibling Bonds through the Ages: Reflecting on the Life of Betty Sue Rogers

Family members reflect on how Special Olympics improved Betty Sue and her family's lives.
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Heidi & Mohamed’s Unified Siblings Fitness Story

Every year, we have high hopes for the next year to be better than the next year, but 2020 was a whole different story.
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Ben McBride, Special Olympics UAE Football Coach, Regularly Welcomes Hundreds of Athletes to Virtual Training Sessions

Ben McBride is a volunteer football (soccer) coach from Special Olympics UAE. Prior to joining Special Olympics UAE as a Coach, Ben organized various sports programs for athletes of determination* for over 15 years.
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Proving People Wrong

My name is Novie. I’m an athlete, leader, and employee with a disability. I represented Special Olympics D.C. in Seattle, Washington, at the 2018 USA Games, and I work at Special Olympics International.
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