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A Coach’s Perspective on Special Olympics
Category: 50 for 50th
Join Athlete Mallory Taylor for the 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics
Join Special Olympics Illinois athlete and Global Messenger Mallory Taylor at the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary this July in Chicago! Learn more at www.specialolympics50.org:…
50 Years of Golden Inspiration
On February 6th, 7th, and 8th, Galena will once again welcome athletes from throughout the state for the Special Olympics Illinois Winter Games. It will also be one particular athlete’s chance to be golden… again. Just a few months before the first Special Olympics games at Soldier Field in Chicago, the world welcomed Mike Barry….
50th Anniversary- A Moving Tribute to the History of Special Olympics
Special Olympics Illinois has put into service a vehicle to serve as a traveling exhibit and promotional tool for Special Olympics Illinois and the 50th Anniversary of the Movement. This vehicle serves as a moving tribute to the history of Special Olympics and broadcasts its future of inclusion and acceptance. Every stop the traveling exhibit…
The man who put “Special” into Special Olympics
Many people had a hand in what is one of the momentous events in Special Olympics history, the very first games at Soldier Field on July 20, 1968. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, Mayor Richard J Daley, Chicago Park District Superintendent Bill McFetridge, to name a few. Of course, the 1,000…