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We’re gearing up for our next event, and you’re invited!    Dog Days of Summer is a virtual fun run, walk, or hike that you …

3 easy steps to make a difference in the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. As a fan of Special Olympics, you have likely witnessed …

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 …

Happy Father’s Day from Craig & Katherine Miguel Married to long-time SOOR coach and volunteer for Clackamas County, Cindy, Craig Miguel has been around Special …

Meet Chris Dyer, a Marion County athlete who has been an active participant with Special Olympics Oregon for the last four years. He competes in …

Pacific University and Special Olympics Oregon team up! Led by Dr. Kawaguchi and Dr. Jessica Moore, Assistant Professor, students from the Athletic Training Program volunteer to provide medical services at SOOR athletic events in the metro and surrounding areas.

In 2019, Special Olympics Oregon established our first-ever Young Professionals Council (YPC) and in May we celebrated turning “one”. The YPC is a body of …

Special Olympics Oregon COVID-19 RELATED UPDATES as of 5/20/2020

Special Olympics Oregon athletes Debrorah Muno and CJ Billings selected for accomplishments on and off the field of play.

We want all police officers in the state of Oregon to know just how much they mean to our organization.