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Law Enforcement Agencies Partner with Red Robin for Annual Tip-A-Cop® Fundraisers to Benefit Special Olympics Indiana
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews restaurants will go blue this weekend as officers and staff from law enforcement agencies around the state volunteer their time to raise money for Special Olympics Indiana by collecting special tips during the 12th annual Tip-A-Cop® event.
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Big Ten Conference Video: Play Unified
Purdue Women’s Basketball player Abby Abel talks about her involvement in Special Olympics’s Play Unified movement and her friendship with Special Olympics Indiana athlete leader Mitch Bonar.
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Casey’s General Stores and Coca-Cola Raise More Than $48,000 in Support of Special Olympics Indiana
Casey’s General Stores, in partnership with Special Olympics global partner Coca-Cola, helped raise $48,731 for Special Olympics Indiana this June through special promotions across the state.
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Expecting More, “We Showed Them”
Meet Kristin and Donna – two women in their mid-40s. They recently completed their third 3K walk this season. More impressively, they showed consistent improvement in each subsequent race – lowering their respective times by nearly 10 minutes.
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2017 Indy Fuel 5K Run + Walk to Benefit Special Olympics Indiana
Take advantage of this chance to get active outdoors, to meet players from the 2017-18 Indy Fuel Hockey Team, and to help raise money for the nearly 15,000 Special Olympics athletes across Indiana.
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Special Olympics Indiana to Host Annual ‘Eunice Kennedy Shriver’ Games in September
More than 2,100 Special Olympics athletes from across Indiana will make the trip to Indianapolis for state-level competitions over three weekends, kicking off Sept. 10 at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Academy.
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Free Healthy Athletes® Screenings to Be Offered at EKS Games
During the first weekend of our annual Eunice Kennedy Shriver Games in Indianapolis, all athletes in attendance will be eligible for free screenings in the Fit Feet and Health Promotion disciplines.
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Hundreds Expected to Take Part in Annual ‘Plane Pull Challenge’ to Benefit Special Olympics Indiana
The organization’s largest single-day fundraiser pits teams of up to 20 against an 80-ton FedEx 757 jetliner in an unforgettable game of tug-of-war at the Indianapolis International Airport.
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Special Olympics Indiana President & CEO Mike Furnish to Resign
Longtime volunteer, staff member, and current President/CEO Michael Furnish recently submitted his resignation, effective Dec. 31 2017, to the Special Olympics Indiana Board of Directors.
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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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