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Chilly Dippin’: MBA alum Chelsea Fitzgerald leads the effort to raise money for Oklahoma Special Olympics

MBA alum Chelsea Fitzgerald leads the effort to raise money for Oklahoma Special Olympics with a cold plunge.
Chilly Cowboy creator Chelsea Fitzgerald gets splashed with a bucket of water by OSU mascot Pistol Pete while First Cowboy Darren Shrum laughs.
OSU Unified caps inaugural year with Special Olympics Summer Games

Wed, May 24, 2023

Nearly 4,000 athletes from every corner of Oklahoma competed in the 2023 Special Olympics State Summer Games on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, May 17-19. While OSU has long served as host for the event, for the very first time, a team of athletes and partners represented the university as OSU Unified competed in 3v3 Basketball and Bocce.

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Second annual Chilly Cowboy event raises more than $50,000 for Special Olympics Oklahoma

Tue, Feb 07, 2023

Members of the Oklahoma State Athletics family took an icy plunge Monday to support Special Olympics Oklahoma during the second annual Chilly Cowboy.

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Chilly Cowboy auction and event to benefit Special Olympics Stillwater

Tue, Jan 31, 2023

After raising more than $30,000 for Special Olympics Oklahoma last year, the Chilly Cowboy returns this week. The event is led by former Oklahoma State softball standout Chelsea Alexander and First Cowboy Darren Shrum.

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Special Olympics Summer Games return to OSU campus

Mon, May 09, 2022

After two years of cancellations because of COVID-19, the Oklahoma Special Olympics Summer Games will return to the Oklahoma State University-Stillwater campus May 11-13. This year will mark the 37th Summer Games hosted at OSU and the 52nd anniversary of the Summer Games in Oklahoma.

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Freezing for a reason: OSU’s Chilly Cowboy fundraiser for Special Olympics Oklahoma raises more than $30,000

Mon, Mar 07, 2022

Two dozen fellow OSU coaches, players and administrators stepped into the dunk tank as part of the first Chilly Cowboy — a fundraiser for Special Olympics Oklahoma.

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Chilly Cowboy auction and event to benefit Special Olympics Stillwater

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

Oklahoma State University First Cowboy Darren Shrum and softball student-athlete Chelsea Alexander are leading a fundraiser for Special Olympics through an auction and event called the Chilly Cowboy.

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