Comcast Transforming Lives

From PyeongChang to Seattle with Comcast Twenty-eighteen is an exciting year for elite athletes!  We enjoyed the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in February and the PeyongChang 2018 Paralympics in March, and this summer, it will be time for our Special Olympics athletes to shine at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Washington! To celebrate the…

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Finally Seeing Double

Editor’s Note — Chris Kirsch of Shorewood, mother of athlete Rikki, was a finalist in the 2014 Share Your Story contest. This is her story: For years Rikki followed her twin sister, Holli. If Holli tried it, Rikki tried it. From dance to soccer to horseback riding and track… even yearbook classes in high school. Rikki…

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First Ever TRAIN Event Held in Illinois

What is TRAIN? Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL) held its first ever TRAIN (Testing Recreational Activities and Improving Nutrition) event on Tuesday, July 16, at Stevenson Elementary School in Elk Grove Village. TRAIN is a new program being launched by Special Olympics International (SOI) with the support of Finish Line. The TRAIN program is designed to…

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