Special Olympics Connecticut has teamed up with Special Olympics Slovakia to help Ukrainian children.
A student fundraiser at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville helped make it possible for a new daycare center to open in Bratislava, Slovakia, this week.
The daycare center is for Ukrainian refugee families who have kids with intellectual disabilities.
The Special Olympics Slovakia National Director and Program Director were in Connecticut on Sunday to thank Special Olympics Connecticut for their help.
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Event organizers with Special Olympics Connecticut said the Hotchkiss Swim-a-Thon to support Special Olympics is in its 28th year and has raised over $31,000 this year for the cause.
