Special Olympics Iowa has received a $25,000 grant from Variety — the Children’s Charity to fund its Young Athlete Play Days and Unified Champion Schools special programs. Young Athlete Play Days are designed to provide play activities and socialization opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 2 and 7. Play Days were created to serve children too young to participate in formal Special Olympics events. The Unified Champion Schools program partners Special Olympics Iowa with preschool through college-level programs. The grant will be used to help continue the special programs for more than 14,000 Special Olympics athletes in Iowa.