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Be the Best Athlete You Can Be | Special Olympics | Turn the World Outward
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Be the Best Athlete You Can Be | Special Olympics | Turn the World Outward
2024 Special Olympics Holiday Card
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2024 Special Olympics Holiday Card
Looking to the Future at the Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Leadership Conference 2024
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Looking to the Future at the Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Leadership Conference 2024
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Special Olympics Earns YouTube Silver Creator Award
Special Olympics’ CIO Loretta Claiborne featured by ESPN for Black History Month
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Special Olympics’ CIO Loretta Claiborne featured by ESPN for Black History Month
2023 Special Olympics Holiday Card
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2023 Special Olympics Holiday Card
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Coca Cola Celebrates Danish Swimmer in New Video
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Be the Best Athlete You Can Be | Special Olympics | Turn the World Outward

Special Olympics is the recipient of the 2022 “Turn the World Outward” award from Arbinger Institute. The award was created to celebrate those who are changing the world by turning it outward. To celebrate, Arbinger created this video featuring Special Olympics International Global Messengers Hanna Joy Atkinson and Nyasha Derera, CEO Mary Davis, and Chairman of the Board Tim Shriver.
InclusionSargent Shriver Global Messengers 2018 – 2023Hanna Joy AtkinsonNyasha DereraMary DavisDr. Timothy Shriver
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The 2022 Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards

The Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards recognize health champions—leaders and organizations—that are making a significant contribution to secure equal access to health, fitness or wellness for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics Athlete Breaks Employment Barriers in Romania!

Oana Rotar, a 29-year-old athlete with Special Olympics Romania, made history earlier this year when she became the first woman with Down syndrome to be employed in the country’s public administration.
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