SPECIAL OLYMPICS

The Special Olympics hosts three competitions throughout the school year for children with physical, emotional or learning disabilities. Bowling, Snow Shoe and Bocce provide opportunities for young athletes.

Special Olympics is encouraged for people with mental retardation because there is no pressure to win. Or is there?

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Knit or crochet scarves for Special Olympics participants. Show your support for their efforts. 2012 colors have been announced.

A Kentucky woman was charged with theft after authorities say she deceptively collected donations for the Special Olympics but kept the money.

While everyone thinks the Special Olympics is about teaching lessons to the athletes, it is really the volunteers that learn the valuable lessons.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away on Tuesday August 11,2009, she was, the founder of the Special Olympics and a lifetime advocate for people with intellectual disabilities.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics. She also underwent personal heartaches but managed to triumph over these as she continued her battle for the underpriveleged.

A look at the talented special athletes from The 2009 Special Olympics held at the Mustang-Panther Stadium in Grapevine.

In an effort to eliminate the word "retard" from being used derogatorily, Special Olympics is promoting the campaign, "Spread the Word to End Word." Individuals everywhere can take the "R-word pledge." Details follow.

Mobile County Special Olympics held on March 27, 2009.

Obama make a historic appearance on the Jay Leno show and makes a reference to his bowling scores and the Special Olympics.

Barack Obama continued to make history, as the first sitting President to be on late night, guesting on The Tonight Show. But despite sharing thoughts about the economy and AIG, a joke comparing his bowling game to the Special Olympics had the most buzz.

The official kickoff of the 2009 Special Olympics Winter Games is Feb. 7 at the opening ceremony at the Idaho Center. Athletes from many countries will compete in a wide variety of events February 8-13.

This article gives a short history of polar bear plunges and a brief overview of current plunges and their support for Special Olympics.

The Special Olympics provides exceptional athletes a chance to participate in a sport with competitors who face some of the same obstacles in everyday life as themselves train and compete in athletic events, both domestically and internationally.

You'll never experience anything like the love of a special child until you become a volunteer for the Special Olympics.

Why not volunteer your rtime to help a disbaled child . The best gift in the world is a smile from a child .

Overcoming their intellectual challenges should make these Olympians inspirations to all.

Andrew Bryant, who is autistic, qualified for Monday's running of the Boston Marathon with a time good enough to put him in the first wave of runners.

This one of the most unusual of winter festivals, with things like ice carving on the beach and a polar plunge where they are expecting somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000-4,000 participants.