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Dec 02, 2019

Poetry for Action: A Special Olympics Athlete’s Story of Advocacy

Special Olympics Athlete Amanda is passionate about promoting inclusion, ending discrimination for...
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Oct 08, 2019

Unified Partners Showcase the Power of Togetherness at the High Tech Challenge

Thea, a Unified Golf athlete, and Jessye, her Unified partner, have competed together for years and...
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Sep 16, 2019

Fresno Swimmer Honored as Kiwanis’ “Special Olympics Athlete of the Year”

Special Olympics Swimmer Kathy of Fresno was awarded the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation’s “Special...
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Sep 04, 2019

Making a Splash in Higher Education

Coach Loren Pearson believes in the power of sports. A lifelong swimmer, Pearson has been an...
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Aug 14, 2019

Bank of America Helps to Grow Athlete Leadership Program

The Athlete Leadership Program, sponsored by Bank of America, is an initiative designed to empower...
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Jul 04, 2018

Pursuit of Happiness

Jackson Borovansky was deployed with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan when he heard that his older...
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Mar 26, 2018

World-Champion Warriors Host Unified Basketball Clinic

More than 150 students from nine Bay Area high schools gathered in March for the 2 nd Annual Golden...
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Feb 01, 2018

Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame Honors SONC Athlete

Special Olympics Northern California (SONC) athlete Shawn Lemmon was honored at the 2018 Sacramento...
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Nov 15, 2017

Special Olympics Athlete Kris Peterson Joins San Jose Sports Hall of Fame

Athlete. Poet. Philanthropist. Community worker. Champion. And now… Hall of Famer. Kris Peterson, a...
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Jul 14, 2017

The 25th ESPY Awards Honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Special Olympics Northern California Plays a Prominent Role in the Celebration Eunice Kennedy...
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