Posts Tagged ‘Kansas City Metro Area’
Special Olympics Missouri athletes begin four-week pickleball clinic in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY — More than a dozen Special Olympics Missouri athletes started their four-week pickleball clinic at North Kansas City’s Chicken N’ Pickle on Wednesday night. Check out some of…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics Missouri’s Annual Award Winners Announced
Jennifer Neihouse, Jeff Fugett, Mike and Kathy Lowry and the Hewlett family were all recognized for their outstanding contributions to Special Olympics Missouri at the 2014 SOMO Annual Awards Luncheon…
Read MoreRay Lauer and Linda Wiederholt Inducted into SOMO Hall of Fame
The SOMO Hall of Fame was created in 1997 by the Board of Directors as a way to recognize longevity and achievement of athletes and volunteers within the organization. A voting…
Read More2012 SOMO Annual Award Winners
Matt Cepeda, Emily Reyes, Terri Dallas and the Rash family were all recognized for their outstanding contributions to Special Olympics Missouri at the 2013 Leadership Conference Jan 19-20 in Branson. Each year, Special…
Read MoreSO Get Into It: Teaching Inclusion to Middle Schoolers
I grew up in a loving family with a Special Olympics athlete. My brother, a National Games gold medalist, has taught me many valuable life lessons even though he is…
Read MoreBeing a Special Olympics Coach
Kathy Lowry is a Special Olympics coach in the Kansas City Metro Area. I have been a Special Olympics coach for 18 years, and the past five years have been at…
Read MoreBe extreme. Live fearless. Go Over the Edge! An interview with Andrea Tarry
Andrea Tarry has been involved with SOMO for several years in a number of capacities. But in 2010 and 2011, she took her support to new heights by going Over…
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