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RELEASE: SOMO seeks volunteers for upcoming 2023 State Indoor Games in St. Charles

February 21, 2023 / Comments Off on RELEASE: SOMO seeks volunteers for upcoming 2023 State Indoor Games in St. Charles

ST. CHARLES – The 2023 Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) State Indoor Games will bring more than 1,500 athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across the state to St. Charles,…

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SOMO Sum Ups: Feb. 7-13

February 13, 2023 / Comments Off on SOMO Sum Ups: Feb. 7-13

Here’s a look back at all of the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from Feb. 7-13, 2023! STL Metro SSD Challenge Day Basketball- Tuesday, Feb. 7 This basketball Challenge…

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Mexico Schools Unified Sports Day

September 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Mexico Schools Unified Sports Day

JEFFERSON CITY — Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) held a Unified Sports Day along with a Healthy Athletes Medfest at the Special Olympics Missouri Training for Life Campus (TLC) on Wednesday,…

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Bush bowls game of her life after receiving new hearing aids at USA Games

July 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Bush bowls game of her life after receiving new hearing aids at USA Games

Author: Diego Branda | Special Olympics Missouri marketing and communications intern ORLANDO – The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games were full of fierce competition and amazing accomplishments. Thousands of athletes…

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SOMO continues partnership with United Healthcare

June 29, 2022 / Comments Off on SOMO continues partnership with United Healthcare

Special Olympics Missouri is excited to continue its partnership with United Healthcare this year and into the future. SOMO and United Healthcare have worked together for the last four years…

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Tobin’s Take on Healthy Athletes: Day 5 of Competition

June 10, 2022 / Comments Off on Tobin’s Take on Healthy Athletes: Day 5 of Competition

Today I had a great morning. I was in the line to get some frozen coffee and I started talking to two ladies from the Wyoming softball team and when…

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Tobin’s Take on Healthy Athlete’s: Day 4 of Competition

June 10, 2022 / Comments Off on Tobin’s Take on Healthy Athlete’s: Day 4 of Competition

Today was a fun day for me I went to the Healthy Athletes after I went and took some pictures of the KC flag football team. I took pictures of…

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Selection Camp, celebration on tap

June 24, 2021 / Comments Off on Selection Camp, celebration on tap
A volunteer pours smoothies for a group of athletes watching on

Two historic events converge Saturday, June 26, at Special Olympics Missouri’s (SOMO) Training for Life Campus at 305 Special Olympics Drive in Jefferson City.

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Chiefs Coach Andy Reid boosts SOMO

June 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Chiefs Coach Andy Reid boosts SOMO
Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid speaks to a crowd of Special Olympics Missouri supporters on June 10 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid pointed to the resilience of Special Olympics athletes, then called on a crowd of some 300 people to “step up and step out” to support Special Olympics Missouri Thursday night at “An Evening With Andy Reid” at Arrowhead Stadium.

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State Summer Games: Family volunteers 100,000 steps

June 15, 2021 / Comments Off on State Summer Games: Family volunteers 100,000 steps

By JODIE JACKSON JR. | Special Olympics Missouri Powerlifters, swimmers, volleyball teams, and track and field athletes were the stars of the first Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) State Summer Games…

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