Daniel, Jose, and Lisa from the Meet the Inspired team take on the Chicago Ducky Derby festival to speak with Ashley Jones, the Chicago Ducky Derby Athlete Ambassador, Katie O'Neil, a Darling Duckling team member, and Julie DeJarnett, Rockit Apple's VP of Marketing and Brand. Daniel also took some time to speak with WGN's award-winning reporter Erin McElroy to gain her perspective on the day.

*Please note that throughout portions of the interviews we experienced audio difficulties.

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsIllinois Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialolympicsillinois/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/special-olympics-illinois/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@specialolympicsillinois X: https://x.com/SO_Illinois Interview #1: Katie O'Neil, Athlete Leader – Special Olympics IllinoisTo learn more about Athlete Leadership visit: https://www.soill.org/athlete-leadership/ Interview #2: Julie DeJarnett, VP of Marketing and Brand – Rockit ApplesTo learn more about Rockit Apple, visit: https://us.rockitapple.com/ Interview #3: Ashley Jones, Chicago Ducky Derby Ambassador and Athlete Leader – Special Olympics Illinois To learn more about the Chicago Ducky Derby, visit: https://www.duckrace.com/Chicago Interview #4: Erin McElroy, Award-Winning Reporter – WGN To learn more about Erin and WGN, visit: https://wgntv.com/author/erin-ivory/