Area Contact Information
3524 S National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65807
Office Number: 417-306-9963
Area Staff:
Haley Blevins, Development Director
Jesse Williams, Program Director
Counties served:
Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster and Wright
Southwest Area sponsors
Southwest Area events
Southwest Area Swim Meet
Lunch and Team Check-in: 12:00PM-1:00PM Warm-up Time: 1:00 PM-1:30PM Opening Ceremony: 1:35PM Event Start Time: 1:45PM
Southwest Area Pickleball Clinic
3 Divisions: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/SpecialOlympicsMO/sw-area-pickleball
2025 State Summer Games
The 2025 State Summer Games will take place in Kirksville, MO from May 30-June 1, 2025. For the most updated schedule, visit somo.org/summergames. For more information contact Craig Hall at…
SOMO’s Southwest Area Block Party
Join us for our first ever Southwest Area Block Party! Special Olympics Missouri and the Northeast Community Park have partnered up to host an awesome inclusive community event for individuals…
SOMO Sum Ups - weekly recaps & headlines
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…
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