Karen Wilson has joined the Special Olympics Illinois Board of Directors, serving on its Development Committee. Wilson is the owner and CEO of MAKE Corporation, a professional services and staffing company with offices in Chicago and Dallas. Wilson joined MAKE as a partner in 2002, then purchased the company in 2012. In her position, Wilson…
NORMAL, Ill. – Walgreens locations in Central Illinois raised $35,419 for Special Olympics Illinois during a fundraising campaign. View list of participating stores. There will be a check presentation at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Walgreens at 1200 W. Fayette Ave., Effingham. During the first two weeks in September, patrons of 70 Walgreens…
Special Olympics Illinois is pleased to introduce Kristi Savacool, Chief Executive Officer of Aon Hewitt, as the Chair of the 2016 Inspire Greatness Gala. Aon Hewitt serves more than 20,000 clients around the world. Savacool leads a team of more than 35,000 professionals in offices across six continents that collaborate with organizations to solve their…
Participants Test ‘Tug-of-War’ Skills by Pulling 90-Ton Plane to Benefit Special Olympics Illinois CHICAGO, Ill. – Teams of local law enforcement agencies and the general public will participate in a larger than life tug-of-war challenge at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. They will face off with either a UPS Airbus A300 or United Airlines 737…
From Sept. 1-14, Walgreens locations in Central Illinois will be launching a fundraising campaign to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. View list of participating stores. During the two-week fundraising time period, patrons of Walgreens stores will be encouraged to purchase a scannable in donation amounts of $1, $3 or $5. Customers can write their name on…
