There are many causes near and dear to The Spohr Family. But beyond that, I am often contacted asking for help spreading the word about important causes near and dear to others. I've started this section for everyone. If you have a cause you'd like me to feature here, please email it to SpohrsCauses@gmail.com

Support Friends Of Maddie

June 29, 2011

The following post is part of a two-part series sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they’re showing their support for Friends of Maddie! As you all know, Mike and I started Friends of Maddie with the money many of you donated to our family after Maddie passed away. [...]

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Role Models

June 29, 2011

I have the privilege of being at the Special Olympics World Summer games. I’ve been here since the twenty fifth. Where is here? Well, it’s in Athens, Greece. Crazy, I know. I haven’t really mentioned that I’m in Greece because to me, it is so secondary to what I am here for – Special Olympics. [...]

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Magnificent Molly

June 17, 2011

Here is the final part of my interview with Kerry Hincka, the mother of Special Olympic Athlete Molly Hincka. Part one of the interview can be found here, part two is here. Q. Tell me a bit about who is in your family. A. The Hinka Family is: Jerry-Dad extraordinaire! Basketball Coach, Unified Golf partner, [...]

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More About Molly

June 10, 2011

Here is the next part of my chat with Kerry Hincka, the mother of Special Olympic Athlete Molly Hincka. Part one of the interview can be found here. Q. How did you and your husband respond to Special Olympics when Molly began? A. Jerry (her father) and I were immediately hooked, and of course our [...]

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Meet Molly

May 13, 2011

I am lucky enough to tell all of you about the Hincka Family, the stars of the P&G national ad campaign for Special Olympics. I recently had a wonderful chat with Molly’s mom, Kerry, and here is the first part of our conversation. Q. Tell me about your daughter Molly. A. Gosh, that is a [...]

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The Special Olympics

May 13, 2011

Over the next few weeks I am going to tell you about Molly and Kerry Hincka. Molly is an athlete for Special Olympics Team USA’s track and field team, and Kerry is her awesome mom. Before I get into Molly and Kerry’s journey, I wanted to talk about Special Olympics – its history, its mission, [...]

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