Special Olympics

Make a splash for a great cause.

You have opportunities to take the plunge in Fenton AND Lapeer this year.

Last weekend's most impressive buzzer beater and celebration was in Grand Rapids. 17-year-old Special Olympics athlete Walter Alvesteffer hit a buzzer beater then did a flip to pump up the crowd. Detroit Piston Andre Drummond and former Piston Rick Mahorn have both tweeted about the play and celebration.

The Area 13 Special Olympics volleyball team that won gold at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles returned to a champion's welcome at Bishop International Airport on Monday night.

A Flint-area Special Olympics team competing in this week's World Games in Los Angeles has been highlighted on ESPN.

State legislators took a plunge on Thursday to help Special Olympics. The Special Olympics Michigan's 2014 Legislative Polar Plunge was held at the state Capitol in Lansing and Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley (pictured) was among the participants who braved the frigid temps and jumped into a pool of freezing water constructed on the lawn...

Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation on Tuesday allowing taxpayers to donate through their income tax return to Special Olympics Michigan. House Bills 4632 and Senate Bill 381 create a tax checkoff to benefit Special Olympics. The events are funded entirely through donations and offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity for sports, competition and socialization...