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Media Coverage

Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis Counts Down to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022

Mary Davis, Special Olympics CEO, recently spoke with Dan Loney, host of Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM radio.
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One Good Thing: Tank Schottle

SO Texas athlete Tank Schottle was featured in the AP’s One Good Thing series on December 31, 2020.
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Special Olympics Chief of Organizational Excellence Makes a Case for Diversity in Leadership

The following is an excerpt from the article titled Building a truly inclusive organization published by Campaign US and written by Denis Doolan, Special Olympics Chief of Organizational Excellence.
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A Career Built on Creating Inclusion

Special Olympics Chief of Organizational Excellence Denis Doolan shares his journey, and his steps, to diversifying leadership.
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Coca-Cola to Become Official Partner of the Special Olympic World Winter Games Kazan 2022

Moscow - Kazan, December 10, 2020: Representatives of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Local Organizing Committee of Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022, and Coca-Cola Russia signed a partnership agreement through 2023.
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Timothy Shriver Says Inclusion in Schools is Key to Ending Exclusion

Special Olympics Board Chair Timothy Shriver, Ph.D. discusses the important role education plays in addressing society’s dire need for social inclusion.
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MLB News Shares Video of New Special Olympics Ambassadors Willson Contreras and Gleyber Torres

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres express their excitement about being named Global Ambassadors with Special Olympics athletes during Zoom call.
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Special Olympics Recurring Segment on the Ben and Bilal Show on Canada Talks/SiriusXM

Tune-in to the Ben and Bilal Show on Canada Talks 167/SiriusXM every Wednesday at 5:30pm for the recurring Special Olympics segment to explore how the people, events and programs make the movement so powerfully inclusive. They will talk to Special Olympics athletes, celebrity Ambassadors and supporters, staff and more!
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Miami Dolphins Mack Hollins Makes Surprise Call to Special Olympics Athlete

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave a majority of sports and events on hold, Special Olympics launched Call To Action, an initiative to encourage our athletes to remain active and lift their spirits by surprising them with a phone call from their heroes.

Special Olympics Featured in Latest Humans of New York Book

Three Special Olympics athletes are featured in the recently released New York Times Best Seller Humans.
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