Inclusion in Action: Thursday with Special Olympics Missouri
Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Operation Breakthrough • Join the League™
Big smiles. New challenges. A place for everyone to belong. Thursday’s Join the League™ experience with Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) brought our kids together through movement, play and connection.
From colorful crawl-through tunnels and obstacle activities to games shared with friends, the evening was a chance to try something new and have fun together. These moments are a reminder that sports can open the door to much more than competition.
Thank you, Katie Balint and Special Olympics Missouri.
A heartfelt thank-you to Katie Balint and the Special Olympics Missouri team for sharing your time, energy and commitment to inclusion with our Join the League™ kids. Thank you for creating opportunities to move, connect, try something new and feel celebrated. We are grateful for the care you brought to this experience and for helping us show every child: you belong here.
At Join the League™, we want every child to know: you belong here. Every child deserves a place to play, a chance to build confidence and a community that cheers them on.
About Special Olympics Missouri
Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through sport, participants have opportunities to develop fitness and skills, experience joy and build friendships with fellow athletes, families and their communities.
Special Olympics Unified Sports® brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together as teammates, using shared training and competition to build understanding and inclusion. That spirit of belonging is what we celebrate in experiences like our SOMO Thursday.
Thursday in photos
Thank you, SOMO, for being part of the Join the League™ community.
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