Coca-Cola and Special Olympics Present: The Story Behind

Coca-Cola and Special Olympics Present: The Story Behind #ReachUp
This summer, Los Angeles will welcome 7,000 inspirational athletes from 177 different countries to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Supporting children and adults with intellectual disabilities, the World Games is the largest sports and humanitarian event on the globe.

To celebrate, The Coca-Cola Company, Founding Partner of Special Olympics, has assembled a star-studded team to record a unified song for the 2015 World Games, titled “Reach Up.” The new song debuts Monday, June 15, and will be performed during the Opening Ceremonies at the World Games on July 25. This video is a behind the scenes look at the people and personalities, stories and song of #ReachUp.

“Reach Up” features Marc Roberge of the rock band O.A.R., recording artist Cody Simpson and, accompanied by Breanna Bogucki, a singer and decorated Special Olympics athlete from Illinois who has Autism, and Madison Tevlin, a young Canadian woman with Down Syndrome who became a viral sensation earlier this year.

Inspired by Special Olympics Unified Sports - a program that brings athletes with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same team to compete - “Reach Up” embodies the values of optimism, acceptance and inclusion shared by Coca-Cola and Special Olympics.

[@Jennerdy]

Who the .... "thumbs down" this!? Love OAR, love Special O, and adore this song and video! This is incredible!!!

[@trishhassert7874]

beautiful idea and such love !!!! my niece is in this !!!

[@MsStrane]

Trish Hassert who is your niece

[@trishhassert7874]

Katie Bender

[@MsStrane]

Trish Hassert I have friends that have disability

[@MsStrane]

MsStrane I love the so much

[@parrispolke8467]

Trish Hassert the young

[@lorenabrito8100]

I love this song

[@MsStrane]

I love song

[@isaacramirez1224]

Go Go! #ReachUp With Coca-Cola

[@danielsaun1]

This is an awesome uplifting song......for those of us lyrics challenged does anyone have a copy of the lyrics for my friend that is a volunteer at the games

[@boblob9184]

Would her parents let her date? Would they let her date someone without down syndrome?? Love is love. And she is lovely!!

[@leiaskywalker4216]

I am special needs and thank you my name is Bianca

[@savinabatres2836]

I have autism to

[@sydneypitts355]

I have autism.

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