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Beardstown Coach Benjie Holmes Continues to Honor Son at State Softball Tournament
Volunteer Christy Beenenga Travels Long Path to Special Olympics Illinois; Decatur’s Brian Dalluge on Home Turf for State Golf Tournament By Randy Kindred Benjie Holmes is a coach, athletic director, board member, secretary/treasurer and active fundraiser for the...
Being the Difference: More than 35 Years of Carrying the Flame
As students return to school this fall, Special Olympics Illinois is proud to recognize someone whose dedication to inclusion has made a lasting impact both in schools and throughout communities across the state. For more than three decades, Diane VanderKooy has...
New Unified Partners Find Friendship, Purpose, and Gold at State Tennis
When Katie and Michael Gerber joined S.O.A.R. (Special Opportunities Available in Recreation), the Bloomington-based Special Olympics Illinois agency, this year, they expected to enjoy some friendly competition and meet new people. What they found was much more than...
























