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Special Olympics Indiana to hold 48th Annual Summer Games at Indiana State University
Nearly 2,700 competitors and as many as 5,000 volunteers, coaches, and spectators from across Indiana will converge on Terre Haute this June for state-level competitions in eight Summer Games sports.
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Indiana Teen Captures Gold at Special Olympics World Winter Games
A pair of athletes from Indiana are competing in the Special Olympics World Winter Games this week, and one will return from Austria a gold medalist. Snowboarder Chris Perdue, a native of Osgood, Ind. and a student at South Ripley High School in Versailles, won the men’s second division advanced giant slalom event on Tuesday.
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Special Olympics Delegates Make Case of Impact and Need for Critical Funding on Capitol Hill
Special Olympics athletes, Program leaders, Unified Partners, and family members from 39 states and the District of Columbia converged on Capitol Hill on February 15 for Special Olympics’ 15th annual “Capitol Hill Day.”
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Disney On Ice to Host SOIN Athletes for VIP Skating Party
Disney On Ice presents “Follow Your Heart” will break from its usual pre-show routine to provide a memorable VIP experience for a group of athletes from Special Olympics Indiana.
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Special Olympics Indiana to Host Annual Polar Plunge Fundraising Events in February and March
Thousands of advocates will raise money and awareness in their local communities this winter before taking an icy plunge to show their support for Special Olympics Indiana.
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Lakeland and Westview High Schools to be Recognized as “Unified Champion Schools” during Tuesday’s Basketball Games
LaGRANGE, Ind. — Tuesday night’s basketball games between Lakeland High School and Westview Jr.-Sr. High School hold more than a cross-county rivalry. In a special ceremony to be held during the intermission between the girls and boys varsity basketball games hosted...
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Champions Together Unified Soccer Clinic to be Held at Carmel High School
The #InclusionRevolution is alive and well at Carmel High School (just north of Indianapolis), where the Champions Together student committee will host a Unified Soccer Clinic on Friday, Nov. 4. The clinic will feature a variety of skill stations where athletes of all...
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Indiana Law Enforcement Agencies Partner with Red Robin for Annual Tip-A-Cop® Fundraisers
Officers and staff from law enforcement agencies around the state will volunteer their time this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics Indiana by collecting special tips during Red Robin’s 11th annual Tip-A-Cop® fundraising event.
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“SPIRIT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS” Athlete of the Year 2016 – Philip Baker
Special Olympics Indiana is pleased to announce Philip Baker as the 2016 “Spirit of Special Olympics” Athlete of the Year. Philip is a proud athlete from our Washington Township Program in Indianapolis.
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“SPIRIT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS” Coach of the Year 2016 – Heidi Bowman
Special Olympics Indiana is pleased to announce Heidi Bowman as the 2016 “Spirit of Special Olympics” Coach of the Year. Heidi is a proud member of the Jay County Program.
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