by Ally Speers | May 11, 2022 | Blogs
For the month of May, we are pleased to announce Derrick Kleinsorge as Health Messenger of the month. Kleinsorge, 33, has been an athlete with Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) for over 10 years, but it was just seven months ago he decided to take on the role of a...
by Ally Speers | Apr 27, 2022 | Blogs
Are you wanting to head to a KC Royals game this season? Use the link and promo code below to purchase discounted tickets AND with every ticket purchased, $3 is donated to SOKS! URL: royals.com/communitypartners Code: SpecialOlympicsKS2022!
by Ally Speers | Apr 20, 2022 | Blogs
This month, Health Messenger and Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) athlete Tyler Griswold is presented as SOKS Health and Fitness’ Health Messenger of the month for April. Griswold, age 26, has been a part of Special Olympics Kansas for 16 years and it was only three...
by Ally Speers | Jan 25, 2022 | Blogs
On January 5, 2022, Special Olympics Kansas suspended in-person athlete activities through the end of January in response to the rapidly rising COVID rates across the entire state. This move was done to protect our athletes and volunteers from spreading in group...
by Ally Speers | Nov 8, 2021 | Blogs, News
Gary Hall is a Special Olympics Kansas Hall of Fame athlete from the KCK Kings and he has been involved with Special Olympics since Kansas’ founding in 1969! Gary has been on many journeys and he has worked with many athletes. His favorite sports have been Bowling,...
by Ally Speers | Oct 21, 2021 | Blogs
One of our favorite events of the year is BACK! The Polar Plunge will take place in 11 different cities throughout Kansas next year. New to the event this year is the Solar Splash. Some locations will do the event later in the Spring when the weather is warmer! Both...
by Ally Speers | Oct 5, 2021 | Blogs
This summer, Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) and Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) pivoted from exercise challenges to a nutrition challenge through the 16-week 2021 SOKS & SOMO Grow a Garden Program. The program aimed to enable athletes to grow healthy foods, no...
by Ally Speers | Sep 7, 2021 | Blogs
Thanks to an amazing donation, we’ve got a beautiful quilt ready to find its home! Purchase your tickets for a chance to win the quilt pictured below. The winner will be announced on Champions Night on Dec. 11th! Details: Ticket Prices: 1 Ticket – $5 5...
by Ally Speers | Sep 1, 2021 | Blogs
In response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) quickly adjusted to virtual activities. One program, Virtual Health and Fitness, was created to engage athletes through Facebook Live and later to include live participation on Zoom....
by Ally Speers | Aug 6, 2021 | Blogs, News
Special Olympics Kansas athlete, Cort Huffman, was published in a Youth Today article for his OUTSTANDING achievements and commitment to health! We’re so proud of you Cort! Youth Today...
