Working with Parks & Recreation

My name is Penny Williams with the Southeast Area Special Olympics.  I wanted to share with you a valuable partnership we have developed with our local parks and recreation department…

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The New R-Word: Respect

There have been so many good things written and said about the r-word, but I’m going to take a crack at explaining why this issue is important to me. You…

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Why I Love My Job

Mandi Steward is the Marketing Manager for SOMO. She has worked here for six years. Reach her at steward@somo.org. I often have a really hard time describing why I have…

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Promoting Health Beyond Sports

Diannah White is the Chief Communications Officer for SOMO. She has worked here 17 years and can be reached at dwhite@somo.org. This post is part of a series of posts…

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Finding a home

Ashley Dawson is Special Olympics Missouri’s Social Media Coordinator and has been on staff for four years. She can be reached at dawson@somo.org. When you work for Special Olympics, you are often…

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My Brother, Tanner

Katie Hrenchir is the Northwest Associate Area Director and proud sister of SOMO athlete Tanner. She can be reached at hrenchir@somo.org. My special brother, Tanner, was born with Down syndrome…

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Youth Today are the Leaders Tomorrow

Trish Lutz is the Area Services Director for SOMO. You can reach her at lutz@somo.org. How many times have you heard the statement, “Youth today are the leaders tomorrow”?  How…

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