Southeast Area

Area Contact Information

1625 N. Kingshighway / Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: 573-339-6733 or 573-339-6342 / Fax: 573-339-6370

Area Staff:
Penny Williams, Development Director
Scott Williams, Program Director
Jen Rose, Program Coordinator

Counties served:
Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dent, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Stoddard, Washington and Wayne

Southeast Area events

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Bonne Terre Area Bowling Tournament

December 7
111 Old Orchard Rd
Bonne Terre, MO 63628 United States

Saturday, December 7 Bonne Terre Area Bowling Tournament Family Fun Center Bowling Lanes Bonne Terre, MO

STL Metro Area Basketball Tournament 

January 18, 2025

Saturday, January 18 STL Metro Area Basketball Tournament Wentzville School District Wentzville, MO

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St. Louis Metro Area Basketball Tournament

January 18, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Coaches, the deadline to submit rosters for this event is January 2 to diehl@somo.org. Volunteers, we have plenty of opportunities available to help with this event at https://somo.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/stlmetro, please visit…

Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge

2025 Polar Plunge Cape Girardeau

February 8, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
N County Park Road
Cape Girardeau, 63701 United States

This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics Missouri athletes by walking, running or crawling into the frigid winter waters. This…

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SOMO East Regional Basketball Tournament

February 16, 2025

Sunday, February 16 SOMO East Regional Basketball Tournament Various Venues Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University Polar Plunge

March 22, 2025

Saturday March 22 Southeast Missouri State University Polar Plunge Southeast Missouri State University Campus Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Area blog posts

Jim and Jeremy Sebourn

SOMO’s Sebourn duo earns local recognition

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Two members of Special Olympics Missouri’s 2022 USA Games contingent recently received a huge honor from their hometown! Jim and Jeremy Sebourn recently received a Commendation from…

Two SOMO volleyball teams shake hands at the State Summer Games at the MizzouRec on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Columbia, Mo.

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…

Students from Poplar Bluff High School pose for a picture.

SOMO presents Poplar Bluff with School of Character Award of Merit

BRANSON, Mo. – Special Olympics Missouri presented its 2022 School of Character awards at the annual Missouri Association of Student Councils Convention in March. Poplar Bluff earned the annual Award…

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Berryhill/Dinkins family of Southeast Area wins SOMO family of the year, others honored

All of the families below were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Special Olympics Missouri from their respective areas at the SOMO Annual Awards Luncheon Oct. 19 in Columbia. Each year, Special…

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