About Special Children’s Charities
Special Children's Charities has been supporting Special Olympics Chicago programs since 1969. Created by Jack McHugh, Special Children’s Charities’ primary mission is to promote, foster and encourage physical and mental health and improvement for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and closely related developmental disabilities.
In cooperation with the Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools and Special Olympics Illinois, Special Children’s Charities is committed to providing year-round sports training, recreational and social programs for the children and adults of Special Olympics Chicago.
Special Children’s Charities provides a grant to CPD to underwrite most of the expenses directly associated with competitions and events.
Special Children’s Charities contact:
Special Children's Charities Executive Director,
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Mission Statement
The Special Olympics mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
About Special Olympics Chicago
Special Olympics Chicago is one of 17 areas of Special Olympics Illinois offering training and competition in 22 sports. Athletes learn fundamentals, rules and strategies from their coaches during a training period prior to competition. Competitions are held at the area, regional and state levels.
Special Olympics Chicago also provides motor activities training programs for persons with severe and profound disabilities.
Special Olympics Chicago is a partnership between Special Children's Charities, the Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools and Special Olympics Illinois.
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is the world's largest program for sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, inspiring greatness in more than one million athletes in 150 nations worldwide. Because of Special Olympics, the world has witnessed the courage, character, dedication, dignity and worth of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Celebrating 40! “Born in Chicago!” Celebration
The first International Special Olympics Games were held on July 20, 1968 at Soldier Field in Chicago. Since then, Special Olympics Chicago has grown to serve more than 4,800 athletes, offering year-round sports training and competition in 22 sports.
Special Children's Charities Board
Officers
Jim Sheahan, President
Jennifer Kramer, Vice President
Dr. Casey Hogan, Secretary
Drew Burlak, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Jim Anderson
Karla Carey
Barbara Lee Cohen
William Cohen
Thomas Franklin
Harold Gauthier
Amy Gempeler
Marcie Harrison
Meghan Harte
Steve Janiszewski
Maureen Joyce
Tim LeFevour
Jack McHugh
Kevin Magnuson
Pamela Munizzi
Bill Nolan
Sheila O'Callaghan
Matthew O’Malley
Timothy O’Malley
Howard Pizer
Michael F. Sheahan, Jr.
Tom Stanton
Joe Svachula
Kathy Taylor
James Terman
About Our Partners
The Chicago Park District—Office of Special Olympics
Special Olympics Chicago partnered with the Chicago Park District since the first International Special Olympics Games in 1968. CPD Special Olympics programming is in 19 park locations throughout the city of Chicago.
Please visit the COMPETE page to find the Park District location nearest you!
Chicago Park District contacts:
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(312) 742-4777
Susan Nicholl, SCC
(312) 360-1158
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