Recently, four of our accomplished athletes were welcomed onstage at the opening of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) by former President Clinton to help announce a transformational, $12 million gift to Special Olympics made by Tom Golisano – a longtime champion of the rights and abilities for people with intellectual differences.
Tom’s support is the largest individual gift in the history of our movement. However it’s not just the amount, but rather the impact that it will have, that makes it extraordinary.
Thanks to this support, we will be able to extend the scope and reach of our health programming to reach hundreds of thousands more people with intellectual disabilities worldwide. It will allow us to continue to leverage the global grassroots convening power of our year-round sports training and competitions to engage more health practitioners and new partners in providing expanded, community-based health care to people with intellectual disabilities. More on the gift, and the impact it will have, can be found below.
Watch the press conference with former President Bill Clinton
Learn more about the commitment and Healthy Athletes
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