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Special Olympics Virginia

Ellen Head, Senior Director of Development, Special Olympics Virginia

There are over 500 Virginia schools that participate in unified sports. Special Olympics Virginia is at the forefront of the movement towards inclusion. Their Senior Director of Development, Ellen Head tells Elena Russo about how they are using sports to inspire the first unified generation.

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Feb 28, 2020

Hosted by: Elena Russo

Produced by: Beltway Newsmakers Team

#Washington DC #Virginia #Community #Education #General Interest #Local

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