Area Contact Information
702 S Woodbine Rd, St Joseph, MO 64507
Phone: 816-233-6232 / Fax: 816-233-0130
Area Staff:
Melody Prawitz, Development Director
Mitch Curran, Program Director
Charlie Phillips, Office Assistant
Counties served:
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Ray, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan and Worth
North Area events
State Soccer Tournament
The SOMO State Soccer Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Training for Life Campus. For more information, visit somo.org/statesoccer.
North Area Bocce
Team entries and physical renewals are due Thursday, August 22nd. Questions? Contact Mitch Curran: curran@somo.org
KC/ North Area Basketball & Bowling Coaches Training
Get ready for the 2024-2025 Basketball and Bowling season by joining us on Saturday, September 21 from 10:00-2:00pm at Platte City Middle School: 900 Pirate Drive, Platte City, MO 64079.…
Carrollton High School Unified Track Meet
For questions or information please reach out to Mitch Curran at curran@somo.org
2024 State Outdoor Games
Our 2024 State Outdoor Games will be held Oct. 11-13 in Jefferson City, Mo. This year’s Outdoor Games will feature five sports: bocce, golf, tennis, softball and flag football. For…
North Area Bowling (Chillicothe)
Team entries are due to Mitch Curran by Thursday, October 9th. Please email entries to curran@somo.org This event will be held at The Fast Lane in Chillicothe, MO Questions? Contact…
North Area Bowling (St. Joseph)
Team entries are due to Mitch Curran by Thursday, October 9th. Please email entries to curran@somo.org This event will be held at Revolutions Lanes in St. Joseph, MO Questions? Contact…
2024 Awards Banquet
Special Olympics Missouri will hold its 2024 Awards Banquet on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Training for Life Campus in Jefferson City. During this event, we will honor our 2024…
North Area blog posts
SOMO Sum Ups: March 14-20
Here’s a look back at all of the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from March 14-20, 2023! Young Athlete Program- Wednesday, March 15 Special Olympics Young Athletes is an…
SOMO’s 2023 Polar Plunges raise nearly $900,000
Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) is excited to announce our 11 Polar Plunges of 2023 have raised nearly $900,000! And there’s still time to donate at somo.org/plunge! In total, 2,580 brave…
SOMO Sum Ups: March 7-13
Here’s a look back at all of the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from March 7-13, 2023! Young Athlete Program-Southwest Early Childhood- Tuesday, March 7, Wednesday, March 8 and…
RELEASE: 18th Annual Kirksville Polar Plunge raises $29,500 for SOMO
KIRKSVILLE – The 18th Annual Kirksville Polar Plunge on Feb. 25 at Thousand Hills State Park was a splashing success, raising $29,500 to date. A total of 148 brave men…
Jersey Mike’s to support SOMO during 13th Annual Month of Giving
Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) is joining forces with 12 Jersey Mike’s Subs in Missouri for the 13th Annual March “Month of Giving” campaign to support local charities. During the month…
RELEASE: 18th Annual St. Joseph Polar Plunge raises $35,000 for SOMO
ST. JOSEPH – The 18th Annual St. Joseph Polar Plunge on Feb. 18 at Lake Contrary was a splashing success, raising $35,000 to date. A total of 76 brave men…
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,…
RELEASE: 16th Annual Chillicothe Polar Plunge raises more than $9,900 for Special Olympics Missouri
CHILLICOTHE – The 16th Annual Chillicothe Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Simpson Park was a splashing success, raising $9,900 to date. A total of 49 brave men and…
North Area newsletters
- SOMO SCOOP: April 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: March 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: February 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: January 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: December 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: November 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: October 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: September 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: August 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: July 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: June 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: May 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: April 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: March 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: February 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: January 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: December 2022
- SOMO SCOOP: November 2022
- SOMO SCOOP: October 2022
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