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Joplin: One Year Later

May 22, 2012 /

On the evening of May 22, 2011, a devastating F5 tornado ripped through the community of Joplin. In its path were thousands of homes and businesses including our Special Olympics…

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Help us put on our biggest sporting event of the year!

May 15, 2012 / Comments Off on Help us put on our biggest sporting event of the year!

With more than 200 sporting events across the state each year, one thing Special Olympics Missouri knows well is that we would not exist without volunteers. More than 30,000 individuals…

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Pure Jubilation: Jason Wright Shoots Hole-in-One

May 8, 2012 / Comments Off on Pure Jubilation: Jason Wright Shoots Hole-in-One

Hitting a hole-in-one is nothing new for Special Olympics athlete Jason Wright from Springfield.  Wright shot his first hole-in-one in June 2004 at the Wellington Country Club in West Palm…

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Sharing Special Olympics with a new generation of fans

May 1, 2012 / Comments Off on Sharing Special Olympics with a new generation of fans

I have been so blessed to be a part of Special Olympics Missouri in many different ways.  I have been a volunteer, a coach, a member of the Games Management…

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