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Find a Polar Plunge near you. It's the coolest thing you'll do all year!
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Special Olympics Iowa News

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  • Special Olympics Founder to be Honored at The 2017 ESPYSRead More
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Upcoming Events

  • Jul 6 Softball Skills Competition- Manning
  • Jul 8 Softball Skills Competition- Muscatine
  • Jul 8 West Central Conference Softball Tournament
  • Jul 13 River Hills Play Day #2
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Iowa State Greek Community Raises Over $377,000 for SOIA
Special Olympics Night at Iowa Barnstormers Game June 17
Hy-Vee's partnership with Special Olympics Iowa not only provides athletic opportunities for our athletes, but job opportunities as well.
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Neil Berns
Vice President of Corporate Development
“We always say that we get more out of these events than maybe even the participants. We just really enjoy it.”
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The Knights of Columbus have been long-time supporters of Special Olympics Iowa. In 2014, they donated more than $100,000 in support of athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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The Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) for Special Olympics is the largest grassroots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle in the world.
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The Iowa State University Greek Community continues to break fundraising records every year with their annual Polar Bear Plunge.
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