INSIDE SOSC: A Day With L.A. Galaxy Unified

Judging by all the smiles on the faces of the Los Angeles Galaxy Unified soccer team, Sunday afternoon’s experience at the StubHub Center in Carson was nothing short of a thrill. Maybe it was the chance to watch their Major League Soccer counterparts square off against the San Jose Earthquakes prior to their own match.

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Special Olympics Begins One-Year Countdown to 50th Anniversary

Chicago, Illinois – Last week, at Chicago’s Soldier Field, the location of the first-ever Special Olympics Games, it was announced that Chicago will host the Special Olympics movement’s 50th Anniversary global celebration events July 17 – 22, 2018. Mary Davis, Special Olympics International CEO, and Justice Anne Burke, who founded Special Olympics Chicago, announced the

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Athletes Earning Elite Soccer Experience

LONG BEACH, Calif. (July 13, 2017) – This summer Special Olympics Southern California athletes are earning an elite-level soccer experience thanks to partnerships with the Los Angeles Galaxy, CONCACAF and Manchester United. It starts locally with the LA Galaxy Unified Team. They are slated to play a three-game schedule throughout the summer, the most in-depth

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Southern California Delegation Set for 2018 USA Games

LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 29, 2017) – A year from now, more than 70,000 will descend on Seattle, Wash., to celebrate the awe-inspiring abilities of athletes with intellectual disabilities at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games held July 1-6, 2018. Among the 3,500 athletes that will compete in the USA Games will be 70 from

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What They\’re Saying at Summer Games – Day 2

Find out what the athletes, coaches, volunteers, and more, were saying on Day 2 at Summer Games – in their own words: “These athletes are empowered through competition and achieve their goals for acceptance and independence with their peers.” -Victoria Dario, swimming awards volunteer coordinator \”I love going to different areas and love meeting new friends,

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Unified Soccer Kicks Off 2017 Season

UNIFIED TEAM ROSTER AND SCHEDULE LONG BEACH, Calif. (May 26, 2017) – Special Olympics Southern California’s unified soccer team is on the road in San Jose for its 2017 season opener. The Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes’ unified teams will square off Saturday night at Avaya Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m.

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Goals For Good

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TO HOST A UNIFIED SOCCER DEMONSTRATION AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Athletes and representatives from Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) and Special Olympics Northern California (SONC) will converge on the California State Capitol Building for a Unified Soccer demonstration, a proclamation and more as part of Special Olympics California Hill Day

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Southern California Schools Becoming Unified Champions

LONG BEACH (May 11, 2017) – The word champion is defined as “a person who fights for a cause” or “to support the cause of; defend.” A primary initiative for Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) is the Schools Program, and 28 Southern California schools have risen to earn the label of Unified Champion Schools. With sports

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