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Rydell is currently a college student at Portland Community College and first got involved with SOOR Esports beginning in May while SOOR prepared for our …

SOOR just wrapped up our first-ever Esports pilot season of Rocket League in June. The season lasted 6 weeks and every Monday night at 6pm, …

Special Olympics Oregon family, This past weekend, I found myself feeling overwhelmed with everything happening in Oregon; it started to feel like too much.  It’s …

2020 Special Olympics Oregon Fall Virtual Games presented by Providence Health & Services During a time when Special Olympics Oregon is not able to offer …

Wildfires in Oregon Impact on SOOR Mission We understand that many of our SOOR family members lives are being affected by the forest fires that …

Special Olympics Oregon COVID-19 RELATED UPDATES as of 8/19/2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present significant challenges to our daily lives.  Schools in Oregon will …

Good people surround themselves with good people.  We previously highlighted Jennifer Ruwart with Roger That Agency for her pro bono work in creating our beautiful …

Athlete, Rachel Parsons, has spent the last 24 years of her life participating on the court with Special Olympics Oregon.  Her favorite sports are Basketball, …

Welcome, Kara! Kara Buckley joins SOOR Board of Directors this month. She is a multilingual sports executive with 15 years of experience leading marketing and …

After leading Oregon State University as President for 17 years, Dr. Ed Ray retired at the end of June. Under his leadership, Oregon State became …

Dear Oregon, I’m Marlo Eckert, the Chair of the Young Professionals Council at Special Olympics Oregon and a long time volunteer, most recently as a …

Special Olympics Oregon COVID-19 RELATED UPDATES as of 6/30/2020 As more activities continue to reopen around the state, we would like to address our approach …