Special Olympics IN - Vigo County

06/16/2026

Huge thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets!! Sadly, we didn’t have any winners from our group. Our athletes were the big WINNERS due to your generosity and support!! Thank you!!

Congratulations to all of the winners of our Drive for Champions Raffle!

A huge thank you to everyone who purchased tickets, sold tickets and supported this fundraiser. Your efforts help provide life-changing opportunities for Special Olympics Indiana athletes across the state.

Thank you also to Haag Ford of Lawrenceburg and Burcham Print Shop for helping make this raffle possible. Your support of our athletes and mission means so much.

Together, we are driving inclusion and creating champions both on and off the field.

06/14/2026

Huge thank you to Terre Haute Intensity Resistance And Sports Training - Thirst for all they have done to support our powerlifting program! And, congrats to our powerlifters on another amazing season!!

Year 5️⃣ is in the books helping out at the Special Olympics Summer Games, and running the powerlifting side of things.
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We had another record year, with 79 athletes, and moving to 4 sessions across 3 days.
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We're incredibly proud of all the athletes that competed, cheered, and displayed amazing feats of strength. We truly have enjoyed getting to know so many of you.
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Also a huge congrats to our Vigo County lifters: Arika, Nathan, and Gabe for an amazing showing and working hard all year long!
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A huge thank you to Savannah and the Special Olympics Staff and Management Team, Coach McMannus and ISU Strength Staff, and all the ISU football players that donated their time, effort, and energy.
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We look forward to another amazing year next summer! 🧡💙
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Adrian, Brandon, Atlas

06/14/2026

Aside from some of our friends with EXTRA bursts of energy, who are at this evening's Victory Dance - we have wrapped another amazing day of competition! Here's a look at some of the pictures shared with us of our athletes at today's activities. Tomorrow morning, we will wrap up another year of Summer Games! Although, our energy supplies may be low and are sad to see the games come to an end, we look very forward to the preparation of our next sport seasons!! A huge shout out to the each of our coaches, our families, friends and support staff for ensuring that we were able to enjoy a successful spring season!!

06/13/2026

Day One is in the books! Here are a few photos from some of today’s competitions and highlights from Opening Ceremonies!!

06/09/2026

BOCCE players - looking at this afternoon's radar, there is a cell of rain and potential storms set to pop up at practice time. Taking this into consideration, we will NOT have bocce practice this evening. You may pick up your shirts tomorrow or Thursday.

06/09/2026

UPDATE: THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT DELAY WITH THE SHIRTS. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL AFTER 10:30 (WEDS) TO SWING BY FOR PICK-UP.
For everyone who ordered Special Olympic t-shirts.....they will be ready for pick-up tomorrow (Weds., June 10) between 9:00a-6:00p. On Thursday, pick-up will be available from 9:00a-4:30p. Reminder, we will not be open on Friday. If you cannot make it during either of these options, please contact Jodi. Thanks!!

06/08/2026

The countdown is on to the 2026 Special Olympics Summer Games!! Athletes are prepping with their final practices this week. Athlete schedules have been emailed to everyone. We post when t-shirts are ready for pick-up.
We are excited to see the amazing opportunities our athletes will gain from their competitions this weekend. Make plans to attend and cheer them on! Need an athlete schedule, let us know!
Want to volunteer.....here's the link - volunteers are still needed!!
https://portals.specialolympics.org/event-details/?id=fd930d1d-d1d9-f011-8544-0022480864a5
Good luck to our Vigo County team and to all of our friends from across the state!! Safe travels and we will see everyone FRIDAY!!!