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      • 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
    • Regions
      • Denver
      • Northeast
      • Southeast
      • Western
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    • Become a Coach
      • Get Started
    • Volunteer
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  • Programs
    • Unified Champion Schools (UCS)
      • New Schools/Get Started
      • Existing Schools/UCS Resources
      • Camp Shriver
      • Youth Activation Committee
      • Youth Summit
    • Leadership
      • Athlete Leadership
      • Athlete Leadership University
      • Athlete Leadership Council (ALC)
      • Unified Leadership
    • Young Athletes
      • Get Started
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    • Inclusive Health
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      • Virtual Training Library
    • Family Services
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  • Law Enforcement Torch Run
    • Fundraising Events
      • Badges with Buckets
      • Guardians of the Flame
      • Plane Pull
      • Polar Plunge
      • Tip A Cop
      • Train Pull
      • Unified Raffle
    • Torch Runs
      • Eagle County Color Torch Run
      • Pueblo County Torch Run
      • Mesa County Glow N Games
      • Tribute at the Capitol Torch Run
    • About LETR
  • Give
    • Corporate Partners
    • Special Olympics CO License Plate
    • Ways to Give
  • Events
    • Upcoming Fundraisers
      • Cornhole Tournament hosted by Alex Singleton & YPB
      • Breakfast with Champions
      • Chili’s Tip-A-Cop
      • 41st Annual FirstBank Golf Tournament presented by RE/MAX
      • 2025 Smile Generation Plane Pull presented by United Airlines
      • Hall of Fame
    • Competitions
      • State Summer Games
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Special Olympics CO Athlete Interviews
Blog April 27, 2022

Special Olympics CO Athlete Interviews

Morrigan is an athlete in the Special Olympics who is currently specializing in Athletics (Track and Field) and Bowling. She shared that she particularly loves competing as well as getting
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Meet Jeff Coon, Special Olympics Colorado FunFitness Clinical Director
Blog April 25, 2022

Meet Jeff Coon, Special Olympics Colorado FunFitness Clinical Director

My name is Jeffrey Coon and I have been a Special Olympics Colorado FunFitness Clinical Director since 2019. I have been a physical therapist since 1999 and first became familiar
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Inclusion Report April 21, 2022

April 2022 Change Makers

Bill Burnett Athlete of the Month Bill has been competing for Special Olympics Colorado for 30 years. He got involved in 1992 when his friend told him he was playing
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Inclusion Report March 29, 2022

March 2022 Change Makers

Michelle Zhang Athlete of the Month Michelle has been involved with Special Olympics Colorado for four years and currently competes in tennis and skiing. Her parents got her involved with
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Special Olympics Colorado to Send First Triathlon Team to USA Games
Blog March 28, 2022

Special Olympics Colorado to Send First Triathlon Team to USA Games

Just two years ago, Special Olympics Colorado didn’t have a triathlon team. Now, we’re sending four athletes to Orlando, Florida to compete at the 2022 USA Games. In the spring of
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Athlete Leadership University (ALU): Empowering Athlete Leaders
Press Releases February 23, 2022

Athlete Leadership University (ALU): Empowering Athlete Leaders

Athlete Leadership Programs University is a series of college-style courses for Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) athletes that are designed to improve their leadership skills on and off the field, as
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Press Releases February 23, 2022

Choose Your Chill During Special Olympics Colorado’s Denver Polar Plunge

Denver – Feb. 15, 2022 – Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO), Colorado’s premier sports organization for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), is thrilled to host its annual Westerra Credit Union Denver
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Inclusion Report February 18, 2022

February 2022 Change Makers

Kohlor Von Eschen Athlete of the Month Kohlor has been competing for Special Olympics Colorado for the past 7 years. He first got involved with basketball through the City of
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Blog February 10, 2022

Inclusive Health with James Kropp

My name is James Kropp, and I am a Special Olympics Colorado athlete. As a person with an intellectual disability (ID) and a person who believes fitness is important for
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