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Athlete lead fitness initiative helps Team Texas get ready for competition!

By Sally Cohen, September 19, 2018 10:01 AM
Special Olympics Athletes, Hillary Kern in a pink Special Olympics hoodie smiling for a picture. Behind her are two Special Olympics Healthy Athletes posters hung on a tan wall.
The following submission comes from Special Olympics New Hampshire athlete Parker Thornton.
Community Impact

Choosing a Fit Life: Every Day Counts

By Stephanie Corkett, September 19, 2018 10:00 AM
Chicago Cubs Pitcher, Kyle Hendricks, stands with athletes and two Celebrity Sweat celebrities after participating in Yoga. Athletes are in shorts and a red shirt that reads Keep Calm and Live Unified and some of the athletes have medals around their necks. Kyle in all blue and white tights has a medal around his neck.
SO athlete Daniel Smrokowski, Chicago Cubs Kyle Hendricks and his wife Emma Hendricks shared their motivations and daily routines.
Community Impact

Inclusive Fitness Benefits Everyone

Two SO Fit coaches in red shirts and black athletic bottoms, standing above athletes that are laying on the floor that are performing chest presses with light weights.
It is well documented that people with intellectual disabilities are less active than the general population.
In the News

“Born This Way” is a Win for Inclusion at the 2018 Emmy Awards

One individual hugging another
The cast of A&E’s reality series “Born This Way” is breaking barriers as one of the most inclusive shows on television.
In the News

World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

2018 Special Olympics Middle East North Africa (MENA) DAY 0 athletes walking onto the stage. A large projection screen is in the background showing the athltes in white and green jackets and black sweat pants. There is an art feature to the left of the screen that is part of the Abu Dhabi 2019 visual design, it resembles a tic tac toe board that is slightly bent or curved.
These will be the first Special Olympics World Games held in the Middle East/North Africa Region.
In the News

2018 Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku

Special Olympics Athlete standing at podium with representative behind her.
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics, the 2018 Global Youth Leadership Forum comes to Baku, Azerbaijan from 24 to 28 September.
In the News

Rosemary Kennedy: Inspiration and Revelation

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

Better Health Starts with Healthy Athletes

By Stephanie Corkett, September 12, 2018 09:00 AM
Dr Steven Perlman standing next to Special Olympics Athlete Dustin Plunkett with their arms around one antoher smiling
How important is it to get a second opinion? Ask any of the over 1.7 million athletes screened by the Special Olympics Health Program.
In the News

Remembering Denny Alldridge

Denny Alldridge standing and smiling
The Special Olympics family is mourning the loss of Denny Alldridge. He died Sept. 5th at his home in Stoughton, WI. He was 72.
In the News

Behind the Scenes with La Casa de Carlota

video capture of logos and art work created by la casa de carlota a design studio in Barceloa; designers at la casa de carlota have ID.
The production team had this to say about working on the Casa Carlota piece, “Everyone at La Casa de Carlota was warm and friendly and seemed to truly enjoy working there.
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