Athlete Leader Jeff Clark Works to Increase Opportunities for Aging Athletes
How do you keep growing when you’ve been a Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) athlete for more than 3 decades? Jeff Clark has found a way to challenge himself while giving
Congratulations to our 2023 Golisano Award Recipients!
Special Olympics Colorado recognizes partners who contribute to health equity through the P.A.T.H initiative and honors the Denver Osteopath Foundation and Rocky Vista University for their contributions to the MedFest
Q&A with Special Olympics Colorado Fitness Captain, Casey Collard
Interview with Casey Collard, a Western Regional Fitness Captain in Colorado for Special Olympics. Abby Camisa, an Inclusive Health Intern, talks to Casey about his experience as a Fitness Captain
Celebrating Oral Health Day – March 20th
By Jena Twete, Sr. Inclusive Health Messenger In the Fall of 2022, Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) was awarded a grant from the Colorado Dental Association (CDA) Foundation to help in
Q&A with Patty Boyd on Becoming a Clinical Director
Patty Boyd is a Registered Dietician who is a Special Olympics Colorado Health Promotion Clinical Director. She is a former employee of Tri County Health and use to work in
The Impact of Being a Special Olympics Clinical Director
By Allen H. Vean, DMD Dr. Allen Vean has been a Special Smiles Clinical Director for 6 years. Read on to learn how becoming a Clinical Director for Special Olympics
The Impact of Sports in a Child’s Behavioral and Mental Health
More than 5 million athletes with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics around the world. Special Olympics allows those with and without intellectual disabilities ages 8 and older to compete
2022 Pins for a Purpose
Special Olympics Colorado knows how to put the fun in fundraising. Moments after posting about the latest event, Pins for a Purpose, dozens of Special Olympic athletes signed up to
Aurora Public School Unified Middle School Track Meet
It’s September at the Aurora Public Schools Stadium. The sun shines bright and a brisk fall breeze is in the air. I step onto the track and immediately am swarmed