Greetings!
 Welcome to the first Special Olympics Illinois electronic newsletter which replaces the printed edition of the Connection newsletter. Please take a minute to see the stories below and also check the links to the left for your particular interests. Since this is our first issue of the state e-newsletter, your feedback is particularly beneficial. We welcome your ideas about how to make this communication tool more meaningful and useable for you. Please send those suggestions to soill@soill.org. - Doug Snyder, CEO & President of Special Olympics Illinois |
| Welcoming a Younger Generation of Athletes |
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Young Athletes Take Center Stage at Gala
 The Inspire Greatness Gala for Special Olympics Illinois celebrated the impact of Special Olympics on athletes' lives and a new initiative that is helping thousands of young children in Illinois.
A beaming Jack Klawitter, age 3,  was the face of the new Special Olympics Illinois Young Athletes program at the Inspire Greatness Gala in September at Chicago's Drake Hotel. Master of ceremony Rob Johnson, anchorman for CBS2 Chicago, and event chair, the Honorable Terrence A. Duffy, Executive Chairman, CME Group, talked about the Young Athletes program that is revolutionizing Special Olympics offerings in Illinois. Read More |
| 2010 National Games Athletes Announced |
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 Seventy-one athletes and Unified Partners and 17 coaches have been selected to represent Special Olympics Illinois at the 2010 Special Olympics National Games in Lincoln, Neb. The Games will take place July 19-23, 2010, on the campus of the University of Nebraska. |
| Other News of Interest |
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| Take the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge or support one of 17 plunges around the state
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