Special Olympics Iowa

Happy National Disability Independence Day! It’s been 34 years since the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Let's celebrate the progress and continue advocating for inclusion and accessibility for all! ✨

SAVE THE DATE! Dunkin' Cop on a Rooftop is Friday, August 16th from 6am-12pm at 22 Dunkin' locations around the state! Start your day off right by making a difference. 🍩 ☕ #CopOnARooftop

Thank you to all those who supported Special Olympics Iowa by dining at Culver's earlier this month, and to our Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Iowa partners and athletes that helped collect donations! More than $12,000 was raised from 22 Culver's locations around the state. #letrforso

Today is Giving Day!️ Help us celebrate Special Olympics' 56th Anniversary, 56 life-changing years, with a 2X MATCH OFFER! Our global movement for inclusion has grown since the first games held in July of 1968 to over 100,000 games and competitions every year. Donate now to empower 2X more people with intellectual disabilities to get off the sidelines and into the games. https://bit.ly/3zgiC9n

All over the world, Special Olympics athletes are building a more inclusive world. Be inspired by Nyasha Derera of Zimbabwe as he narrates the "Inclusion Manifesto" and urges all to #ChooseToInclude

During Global Week of Inclusion, we are celebrating all abilities--and building a better world for all! Grace Payne, a Special Olympics athlete from New Zealand, talks about overcoming low expectations as a child with autism--and how inclusion in education made all the difference. In Iowa, we have 9,136 athletes just like Grace. Help us in celebrating Global Week of Inclusion by joining the #InclusionRevolution and shining a light on the life-changing outcomes that happen when people with and without intellectual disabilities play, work, and lead together. #ChooseToInclude

All month long we're Celebrating Champions in Iowa and across the country to let them know how many supporters and fans they have cheering them on. Special Olympics athletes inspire us every single day. Now it’s our turn to inspire them with words of motivation and support. We're collecting good luck wishes and words of motivation to share with athletes in our community. Will you add yours? Sign the athlete card today >> https://bit.ly/3XBGONm

We are down to the last 10 days to register for the Rich Fellingham Memorial Golf Classic on August 1st in Ames. We are also just over a month away from the annual Jim Jordan Memorial Golf Classic, being held in Ankeny on August 14th. Don't miss your shot to chip in for the athletes and benefit Special Olympics Iowa with a fun day out on the course. 🏌️ Register for Rich Fellingham 8/1 ➡ https://lnkd.in/gRFqzXuW ⛳ Register for Jim Jordan 8/14 ➡ https://lnkd.in/guK3FatH

Honk if you're excited for the 2024 Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Iowa! This year's Convoy is Saturday, September 21st. The Truck Convoy is an annual celebration of the trucking industry, allied partners, and Law Enforcement all working together to help raise money for Special Olympics Iowa. Trucking companies, drivers, and law enforcement will Convoy 20 miles from West Des Moines to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in support of SOIA. Don't miss your chance to be part of this parade of fun. Register today ➡ https://lnkd.in/gnH2SAyU

Today –– on what would have been our founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s 103rd birthday –– we want to share a special opportunity to celebrate her legacy and athletes everywhere. Thanks to our Founding Partner, The Coca-Cola Company, when you donate before midnight, your gift will be DOUBLED to help people with intellectual disabilities (ID) become champions on and off the field. Match your gift now: https://bit.ly/4bnloH8