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Eichelberger, Schwartze Inducted into SOMO Hall of Fame

March 7, 2017 / Comments Off on Eichelberger, Schwartze Inducted into SOMO Hall of Fame

On Jan. 17, Special Olympics Missouri announced that Central Area athlete Robb Eichelberger and Zim Schwartze, Director of 911 Emergency Communications and SOMO volunteer, would be inducted into the SOMO Hall…

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Healthy Athletes Training: Pierce Rash

February 3, 2017 / Comments Off on Healthy Athletes Training: Pierce Rash

Pierce Rash, 35 has participated in Special Olympics since he was 8 years old and living in Las Vegas, Nev. He and his family moved to Missouri in 2004. In…

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Healthy Athletes Training: Tanner Hrenchir

February 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Healthy Athletes Training: Tanner Hrenchir

Tanner Hrenchir, of Special Olympics Missouri’s North Area, started participating in the sport of powerlifting two years ago and it has since became his favorite sport.  We believe he truly…

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Healthy Athletes in DC, by Allen Tobin

January 24, 2017 / Comments Off on Healthy Athletes in DC, by Allen Tobin

The following is written by Special Olympics Missouri athlete Allen Tobin, who recently traveled to Washington D.C. with SOMO staff member Carol Griffin to attend a Healthy Athletes leadership conference.…

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How I Started Special Olympics: by Brittany Selken

January 5, 2017 / Comments Off on How I Started Special Olympics: by Brittany Selken

The following story was written by SOMO athlete Brittany Selken as part of her practicum for the social media class in our Athlete Leadership Program University. Enjoy!   Picture the…

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