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Competition / STATEWIDE

State Bowling Tournament

December 4 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Area events / Athlete Leadership / Central Area / KC Metro / North Area / Regional events / Southeast Area / Southwest Area / St. Louis Metro / STATEWIDE

Virtual Introduction to Athlete Leadership

December 8 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Area events / Southwest Area

Unified Intramural Basketball at MSU

December 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Area events / Central Area / Competition

2021 Owensville Local Bowl

December 10 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Area events / Competition / Southwest Area / Volunteer Opportunity

Southwest Area Bowling – Fourth Street Bowl

December 10 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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St. Louis Metro

Francis Howell Local Basketball Tournament

December 11 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Area events / Competition / St. Louis Metro / Volunteer Opportunity

STLM Area Basketball Tournament

January 16, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Area events / Central Area

2022 Central Area Basketball Tournament

January 22, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Area events / Competition / KC Metro

KC Area Basketball

January 22, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Area events / Southwest Area / Volunteer Opportunity

SW Area Basketball

January 22, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Fundraiser / KC Metro

Kansas City Polar Plunge

January 29, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
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Cape Girardeau Polar Bear Strut

February 5, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

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Athlete Spotlight

Charlie Phillips

"I'm a beast!"

Athlete Info
Age24
HometownSavannah
SOMO Career6 years
SportsPowerlifting, basketball, flag football
What do you love about Special Olympics?To make new friends and play sports with them
Mike Lowry
Volunteer Spotlight

Mike Lowry

"Through sports we give the individual an opportunity to belong to a wider community and experience success through personal accomplishment."

Volunteer Info
Age70
HometownSugar Creek
Years as a Volunteer27 years
What advice do you have for other volunteers?My advice is to learn how to see things through the outlook of the athletes and to remember our athletes will teach you about life.
Anything else to share about yourself?I like to make things to donate to SOMO fundraisers from glass work to golf clubs.

SOMO News & Updates

Gudenkauf Lisa And Morgan

Gudenkauf family of Southeast Area wins SOMO family of the year

November 8, 2021

Each year, Special Olympics Missouri salutes those who have made significant contributions to the Special Olympics movement. Each area nominee is submitted for statewide recognition, and the overall winners were…

Keith Patterson

Keith Patterson of Southwest Area named best SOMO coach

November 8, 2021

Each year, Special Olympics Missouri salutes those who have made significant contributions to the Special Olympics movement. Each area nominee is submitted for statewide recognition, and the overall winners were…

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