Southwest Area newsletter
Area Contact Information
P.O. Box 14463 Springfield, MO 65814 Phone: 417-624-5505 |
Area Staff:
Jana Fornelli, Program Manager
Haley Blevins, Development Manager
Counties served:
Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Vernon, Webster and Wright
Southwest Area events

SW Area Bowling at Sunshine Lanes
Sunshine Lanes Springfield: Tuesday, November 8 at 9:45 AM Physicals Due: September 20 Rosters Due: October 1 Sunshine Lanes, 1500 W. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807 Teams are assigned date and…

SW Area Bowling at Sunshine Lanes
Sunshine Lanes Springfield: Thursday, November 10 9:45 AM Physicals Due: September 20 Rosters Due: October 1 Sunshine Lanes, 1500 W. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807 Teams are assigned date and location…

SW Area Bowling at Sunshine Lanes
Sunshine Lanes Springfield: Sunday, November 13 1:00 PM Physicals Due: September 20 Rosters Due: October 1 Sunshine Lanes, 1500 W. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807 Teams are assigned date and location…

SW Area Bowling at 4th Street Bowl
Fourth Street Bowl Joplin: Thursday, November 17 9:45 AM Physicals Due: October 4 Rosters Due: October 11 Teams are assigned date and location for Area Bowling. Opening Ceremony starts at…

SW Area Bowling at 4th Street Bowl
Fourth Street Bowl Joplin: Friday, November 18 9:45 AM Physicals Due: October 4 Rosters Due: October 11 Teams are assigned date and location for Area Bowling. Opening Ceremony starts at…
Southwest Area blog

The Springfield Cardinals to host Special Olympics Missouri Night at the Ballpark
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Cardinals are hosting Special Olympics Missouri Night at the Ballpark on August 19. Tickets are just $13, and we are looking to have as many families…

SOMO hosts successful State Summer Games in Columbia
COLUMBIA – Special Olympics Missouri hosted its State Summer Games May 20-22 in Columbia. It was SOMO’s first full three-day event since 2018. “SOMO has been through so much these…

SOMO adds 2 to World Games torch run
Brett Harper, Special Olympics Missouri athlete from the Southwest Area, and Lee’s Summit Police Officer Amanda Geno will run with the Flame of Hope in Russia, leading up to the start of the 2022 Special Olympics World games in Kazan. SOMO announced the selections on April 5.

A true SOMO volunteer: Mark Priebe
This post was written by SOMO Volunteer Biographer, Robert Cole When Mark Priebe first began working as a police officer, he didn’t realize how important it would be to honor…

2019 LETR John Michael Letz Award
The John Michael Letz Award is the highest honor given within the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri. It is our unsung hero award. The first recipient of…