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…
SW Area Bowling at 4th Street Bowl
Fourth Street Bowl Joplin: Thursday, December 8 9:45 AM Physicals Due: October 25 Rosters Due: October 29 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, December 9 9:45 AM Physicals Due: November 9 Rosters Due: November 16 Teams are assigned date and location for Area Bowling. Opening Ceremony starts at…
SW Area Unified 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
NEW THIS YEAR!!! We are adding a 3 on 3 UNIFIED Teams, Team Skills & Individual Skills Tournament at Carthage High School. Wednesday, January 18th. Opening Ceremonies will begin at…
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Ozark High School hosts local Unified bocce tournament
OZARK – Ozark High School hosted a local Unified bocce tournament on Wednesday! Carthage High School and Stockton High School also took part in the event. “It was wonderful to…
Special Olympics Missouri to host State Outdoor Games in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY — The 2022 Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) State Outdoor Games will bring around 1,100 athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across the state to Jefferson City, Oct.…
SOMO Weekend Recap: Sept. 16-18, 2022
Here’s a look back at all of the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from Sept. 16-18, 2022! Friday, Sept. 16 SOMO held its St. Louis Metro Area Golf Tournament…
Special Olympics Missouri athletes team up with Missouri State students to play Unified flag football
SPRINGFIELD – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) held a Unified Intramural Flag Football competition at Missouri State University (MSU) on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Several MSU students came out to play…
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…
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