The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

In February, Cardwell resident Thad Powell took a powerful message with him to Washington, DC, representing Montana at the Special Olympics Capitol Hill Day, celebrated in person for the first time in two years.

Powell, who is a Special Olympics Montana (SOMT) Health Messenger visited the capitol with SOMT staff Nancy Undercofler, meeting with Representative att Rosendale, Congressman Ryan Zinke, Senator Steve Daines, and Senator Jon Tester to discuss the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools, which are creating school climates of acceptance and inclusion throughout the country.

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