tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83937876675274079892024-02-18T21:44:23.152-08:00My life as a Special Olympican of MissouriLynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-13312429850922618152020-12-13T15:19:00.002-08:002020-12-13T15:37:07.114-08:00Special Olympics Missouri ALP's (Athlete Leadership Program's) December 13, 2020 (Social Media)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTEdCDrfTIWnClncHYKmdjf9DAHegIuWbbOklobO9TwyWwE-cJKTSxkfmyz5BiUFV8fTarP_EV66nI0FztXFOLASXY7C78TOcr_IKfbltbC0lFTHaXpObrIaSdxsJ4zJ7kCJISct_3yc/s640/image0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTEdCDrfTIWnClncHYKmdjf9DAHegIuWbbOklobO9TwyWwE-cJKTSxkfmyz5BiUFV8fTarP_EV66nI0FztXFOLASXY7C78TOcr_IKfbltbC0lFTHaXpObrIaSdxsJ4zJ7kCJISct_3yc/s320/image0.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">So, today I took an ALP's (Athlete Leadership Program's) class. ALP's session started on Friday and ended on Sunday. Special Olympics Missouri hosted this event. Usually happens twice a year, and this time I took (Social Media). This time ALP's is virtually. This is the first virtually ALP's I have took. Class started at 10am. The software we used is called Zoom. This class we talked about Social Media, different platforms, why people used Social Media, do's and don'ts. We had an hour break for lunch. I had tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich. We watched some of inspiring videos. At the end of class, we had a scavenger hunt. I found 13 items out of 28 items. We also talked about our practicum (homework). And if anyone had any questions. The session ended at 2:</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;">20pm.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I really enjoyed this class, because it taught me more about social media, the do's and don'ts. I cant wait to see what I can learn more. I really do miss in person activities but safety comes first. They weren't very many pictures. Time to work on my practicum. Thank you to Special Olympics Missouri for hosting these sessions!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJIRAGoFxXe9LXi97ON-kcrBC7iYmlKQHQ9BqUYc1vYGG9p_INJlnAL0x7JBn_TQp2fcdrbJ_H9fE4k1Jvl2DgsJ4TnbO3QlL-TXJxu1N8YVKwd82eCPVfwX2chpRE6XeeIY6lJcJZ4A/s640/IMG_1303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJIRAGoFxXe9LXi97ON-kcrBC7iYmlKQHQ9BqUYc1vYGG9p_INJlnAL0x7JBn_TQp2fcdrbJ_H9fE4k1Jvl2DgsJ4TnbO3QlL-TXJxu1N8YVKwd82eCPVfwX2chpRE6XeeIY6lJcJZ4A/s320/IMG_1303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyB5mTT7-otcTQ_YopTGuHlRG1GNnmG3gOuCWCIqPaXudvEbuBuUISAaAHIaWyRf3WUNqTwrOED07ZIB39VCnCUcZGHwxXDpUSbv6a1aY-SIcI-EDSR7Lwk55vUySwhyUc-L_8c1mLWI/s640/IMG_1304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="373" id="id_6028_c079_3dea_b28" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63NTyqIYqqIjlkF6qJdkQjnz8deENWKG3nJC4G8uYAnd1YdEN2jexumsBu_QnB-McAdufUMhH-szUkkenJ3TB3wSocZUvRt1UeMfujc108JWEy9WjlYp68ZxE6Ge4cPINwF4lpUNy_TQ/s320/50115e4c26fad.preview-300.jpg" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="320" /></a></div><br />So this will be a very special, emotional post. So be prepared for that. (you might need to grab a napkin) <div><br /></div><div>I heard that three individuals who was involved with SOMO (Staff & Volunteer) I’m not going to leave, once I heard the news, I cried my eyes out. I felt a little down. But once I thought about it, I was very happy for all three of them. I have so many memories that I will cherish with me forever, and now I’m just going to share two memories for each of them. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brandon (SOMO Staff)-I just ran my 100 meter run when I was at Special Olympics National Games 2018, he gave me a high five right after I was finished with my race, and he took the greatest picture of me running. And the other time when he said I graduated from ALP’s with a communication degree.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mary (SOMO Staff)- When we both said our speeches at Knights of Columbus meetings, and she said I did a GREAT JOB! When she helped me with my global messenger 2 class at ALP’s. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sarah (SOMO Volunteer)- When I did my first session at ALPs, she helped me in (email & google slide) and made things enjoyable for my first experience in ALPs. When she helped me when I did my first tapping of SOMO TV. </div><div><br /></div><div>Travis (SOMO Staff)- When the KC metro area hosted a dance because one of the state games was canceled. He came out and partied with us and the second memory I have of Travis is when I went to the KC metro office, and we both got interviewed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know they will be missed by many people, but thank goodness for social media! I asked all four of them some questions and here are there answers! </div><div><br /></div><div>First up is <b>Sarah: </b></div><div><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-b9be1cf5-7fff-ba5c-e8ee-c3c7907b1709" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna What was your first impression when you first heard of SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-b9be1cf5-7fff-ba5c-e8ee-c3c7907b1709" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- I had known about Special Olympics for a long time, because my cousin is involved in Special Olympics Illinois so I was able to watch him compete for several years before moving to Missouri. When my husband Brandon got a job at Special Olympics Missouri, I was really excited because I knew it would give me more opportunities to actually volunteer at events. My first impression of SOMO was awesome, and I couldn’t wait to get more involved!</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What did you do for SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- At SOMO competitions I primarily volunteered during awards, and during Athlete Leadership Program weekends I helped teach a few different classes! However no matter what SOMO events I attended, I helped out wherever I was needed. I loved interacting with the athletes.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- How many years have you been involved with SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- I’ve been involved with SOMO for about 7 years now.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was your favorite program that SOMO offered, and why?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- My favorite program SOMO offers is the Athlete Leadership Program. For those that don’t know, the Athlete Leadership Program (ALPs) gives athletes the opportunity to participate in classes that expand their knowledge on different subjects like communications, technology, coaching and more. It’s a wonderful program and I’m proud to be a part of it. I love seeing the athletes get excited about learning new things.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What are you going to miss the most about SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- I’m really going to miss the athletes. I’ve gotten really close to them and it’s going to be rough knowing I’m not going to be able to see them multiple times a year like normal. I’m also going to miss watching the competitions; I always enjoyed watching as many games as possible.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Are you planning to come back and visit ?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- Of course I’m planning to come back and visit! Once the world calms down a bit and things get back to normal, I’d love to come back and volunteer during some competitions and during an Athlete Leadership Program weekend.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Do you think you would volunteer for SO Colorado? </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- One of the first things I’m going to do when I get to Colorado is reach out to them to see what I can do to help. As long as it’s safe to do so, I would be very anxious to get back to volunteering!</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was your favorite memory while you were involved SOMO, when was it, and why?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- I have TWO favorite memories! My first favorite memory was when Brandon and I went and watched the softball team compete at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Not only was California lovely, but getting to wake up and go watch Special Olympic athletes compete at beautiful venues was just so much fun. My second favorite memory is being a sports manager for the golf team in Seattle during the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. I made so many friends and being a member of the team this time around was incredibly exciting. I’ll never forget all the memories I made.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Lastly...if you could leave one statement for the athletes, staff, volunteers and everyone involved with SOMO, what would it be?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah- If I could leave one statement for the athletes, staff, volunteers and everyone else involved with SOMO, it would be this. Never forget that you are your own unique individual. Don’t let anyone tell you how to feel, what to believe, or that you can’t accomplish something. You are your own person, can make your own decisions and can be brave in the attempt at accomplishing anything you put your mind to.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCNRNgB8dtcyUVsmdvSTJcroJUa2RJGtang2kXq2XLi6XLHDNfxAAlDsVVMJm9QM9rDXj35fWDgNhCb9q7IsHLqV99-Xj5I6J4QkVgqT2IQrLE10rrJxHG5ZJ6eG5xSU7HwgVUTk7DSw/s960/42332512_1807070976058692_3671738107939520512_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="320" id="id_d43b_fbfd_540f_314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCNRNgB8dtcyUVsmdvSTJcroJUa2RJGtang2kXq2XLi6XLHDNfxAAlDsVVMJm9QM9rDXj35fWDgNhCb9q7IsHLqV99-Xj5I6J4QkVgqT2IQrLE10rrJxHG5ZJ6eG5xSU7HwgVUTk7DSw/s320/42332512_1807070976058692_3671738107939520512_n.jpg" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you Sarah, next one is<b> Brandon:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-d7f99554-7fff-362b-1324-a2e294c49401" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- When was your first day you started to work for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- Dec. 3, 2012</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-What was your first impression of SOMO? </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- I really didn’t know much about Special Olympics before I started as the Public Relations Coordinator back in 2012. My very first event actually came before I started my job when I attended the 2012 State Fall Games in Cape Girardeau. Sarah and I traveled from Illinois to see what a state competition was like. I used the time to get to know the staff and the athletes. That trip helped us realize that this really was the best decision for our family.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-When is your officially last day for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- My last day in the office is Oct. 9, but I plan on sticking around to work part-time on a couple of projects (fall ALPs University, website re-design, etc.) at least through the end of the year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-What was your job title/role for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- Public Relations Coordinator (2012-2015); Multimedia Manager (2015-2020); Director of Communications & Athlete Leadership (2020)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lynna- Did you know that you would work that long for SOMO?</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- 7.5 years</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you know that you would work that long for SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">B- I honestly wasn’t sure how long I’d stay when I first took the job. I always told people that I had what was close to the perfect job. I loved telling stories through photos and videos and I thoroughly enjoyed working with athletes through Athlete Leadership programs. The only thing that was missing was something that SOMO didn’t have any control over -- location. Missouri has been great to Sarah and me. I spent three years in Columbia at Mizzou and now nearly eight years in Jefferson City at SOMO, but it’s never really felt like “home.” It’s always felt like it was “just a stop” in our life journey. We spent longer here than I thought we would and I’d say 99% of that is because it has been so hard to say goodbye to all of the amazing people we’ve met through SOMO. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was your favorite part of being a part of SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- Everyone would answer this question the same way, but it’s because it’s true -- the athletes. When times are hard for staff, we find the energy to power through knowing we’re doing it for you. Watching you train and then go out and succeed at whatever you do makes all the hard work and long hours worth it. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you have a favorite moment in SOMO, if so, what was it, when was it and why?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- It’s really hard to pick just one. I’ve been lucky to be a part of two USA Games with Team Missouri and one World Games in Austria with Special Olympics USA. Those experiences are some of my favorite memories not just for SOMO, but in my life. I’ll never forget the relationships we built with one another during all of the training camps and then weeks of competition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was the hardest part of your job?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- The long hours. Don’t get me wrong, I was happy to put in those extra long days a lot of the time because I knew it was all for the athletes, but it’s not easy being on a small communications team of only 2-3 people for an organization our size. I felt like I was always behind schedule on things, which kept me from doing all the fun storytelling things I wanted to do, but could never find the time for.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you have a favorite program that SOMO offered, if so, what was it and why?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- Athlete Leadership, duh! With the help of volunteers and staff, we started Athlete Leadership in SOMO back in 2015. I had NO idea what I was getting myself into when I agreed to take on this program, but in the end it became my favorite part of my job. I loved seeing athletes get excited about learning new things from public speaking to technology to coaching and more.For many of our athletes, this was the first time in their lives that they had the chance to take classes in subjects they were actually interested in. I loved being able to help them build new skills and take on leadership roles and thrive while doing so.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What are you going to miss the most?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- Again, it’s pretty obvious, but it’s you all -- the athletes. I’ve made so many new friends and it’s going to be VERY hard to leave you all behind. Anyone want to come with us?! :-)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- If you could leave one statement to the athletes, staff, coaches, and anyone who is involved in SOMO, what would it be?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brandon- I sent this out to our ALPs athlete-leaders and instructors last week, but it’s the best advice I can give:</span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You’ve been ignored, bullied, forgotten, and more, many times in your lives. You’re so much stronger than you think you are. You’re capable of so much more than people give you credit for. Keep fighting for what’s right. Keep fighting for full inclusion. Don’t stop when you finally have a seat at the table, but keep fighting HARD until you’re the one running the meetings!</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t be afraid to take chances. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. It’s the only way you’ll grow as a person and as a leader.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Put others before yourself. You’ll never go wrong when you center other peoples’ experiences above your own.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We don’t know what the future has in store, but you can’t just wait around hoping for good things to come your way. Sometimes you need to go make good things happen on your own.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t be afraid to call out tokenism when you see it. You’ve been trained on how to spot when someone is doing something FOR you instead of WITH you. Stand up for yourself and stand up for your fellow athletes when they’re just being used.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And finally, you deserve good things in your life. Don’t ever let someone tell you otherwise. You deserve to be happy – whatever that looks like to you. </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Are you planning to come back and visit?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">B- I’d like to say yes, but unfortunately, who knows. We will definitely be coming back to see friends and if that time lines up with a competition where I can see you all, that’d be awesome!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Are you planning to be involved in the Special Olympics in Colorado? </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">B- Uh, duh! I’ve already filled out a Unified Partner form so I can find a team to play with in the Broomfield/Denver metro area. I know the SOCO staff member in charge of Athlete Leadership, so I’m excited to either be a mentor or instructor for them as well. Who knows, if I’m lucky enough to make Team Colorado for a future USA Games, our paths may cross again there!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-062c0183-7fff-9aba-4244-6e30d023046c" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 382px; overflow: hidden; width: 572px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoDoOWubIerPd3WA7IbFqxHAw5-5dNsUmjXN5SH5_6bRS48uONq4YbU-b5Ye-jvEPuDS7V6tyrG8E69EAhbhsxZ2GNFHaXn7rlJOoC_GTyDik773xciIFCHTlv0C95E6NboeQA4QOnwo/s972/28685235_1557731340992658_6304439587351560192_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="972" id="id_ad16_8baf_87a8_1de6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoDoOWubIerPd3WA7IbFqxHAw5-5dNsUmjXN5SH5_6bRS48uONq4YbU-b5Ye-jvEPuDS7V6tyrG8E69EAhbhsxZ2GNFHaXn7rlJOoC_GTyDik773xciIFCHTlv0C95E6NboeQA4QOnwo/s320/28685235_1557731340992658_6304439587351560192_o.jpg" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="320" /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-062c0183-7fff-9aba-4244-6e30d023046c" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 382px; overflow: hidden; width: 572px;">Thank you Brandon for answering those questions. Next one Is <b>Laurie</b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: 11pt;">Lynna-</b><b style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"> When was your first day you started to work for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-What was your first impression of SOMO? </b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-When is your officially last day for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-What was your job title/role for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you know that you would work that long for SOMO?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was your favorite part of being a part of SOMO?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you have a favorite moment in SOMO, if so, what was it, when was it and why?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie- The day SOMO's Training for Life Campus was dedicated. Athletes who raise $1,000 or more (called Charter Class member) received a brick personalized with their name, placed in the Observation Patio. I had the opportunity to witness first hand the athletes when they first saw their names on their brick. It is a memory I will cherish all of my life. </div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was the hardest part of your job?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you have a favorite program that SOMO offered, if so, what was it and why?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What are you going to miss the most?</b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- If you could leave one statement to the athletes, staff, coaches, and anyone who is involved in SOMO, what would it be?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie- SOMO athletes have left an incredible mark on my life. They have many lessons that they teach us. Thank you SOMO athletes! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Are you planning to come back and visit?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie-</span></p><div style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 382px; overflow: hidden; width: 572px;"><b style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 382px; overflow: hidden; width: 572px;"><b style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 382px; overflow: hidden; width: 572px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-062c0183-7fff-9aba-4244-6e30d023046c" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 382px; overflow: hidden; width: 572px;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next one up but definitely not the least is </span><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary Niswonger! </b></div><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-37f5d4a4-7fff-fec1-69eb-a62e2fea8143" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- When was your first day you started to work for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- I started at SOMO in August of 2014.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-What was your first impression of SOMO? </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- I felt so lucky to get to work at a place that I could get to know athletes and their families personally, and serve them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- When is your officially last day for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- My last day at SOMO was September 23, 2020. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was your job title/role for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- Partnership Manager. I managed the Knights of Columbus Partnership with SOMO. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- How many years have you worked for Special Olympics Missouri?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- Six</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you know that you would work that long for SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary-I knew when I got this job- that I was home. I had volunteered with SOMO before and was already hooked. Getting to also work with the Knights of Columbus partnership with SOMO was a dream come true. I really got to work with two organizations that care so much about the people that they serve. I built relationships that will last a lifetime and for that I am forever grateful! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was your favorite part of being a part of SOMO?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- The athletes! I have loved learning from them and seeing all of their amazing talents and abilities! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you have a favorite moment, if so, what was it, when was it and why?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- I have lots! However, I think my very favorite moment was being there for the first Athlete Leadership Programs University graduation. Watching athletes walk across the stage in their caps and gowns beaming with pride after working so hard to achieve their dreams was one of the most rewarding moments of my life. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A close second was seeing the athletes walk inside the completed Training for Life Campus for the first time! An unforgettable moment of pure joy and pride! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- What was the hardest part of your job?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- Honestly, I was so lucky to have such an amazing job where I truly felt like I got to make a difference every day. It really didn’t feel like work! Leaving you all, the athletes, was by far the hardest part for me! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Did you have a favorite program that SOMO offered, if so, what was it and why?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- I love that SOMO is so much more than just a sports organization. I loved watching athletes grow through the Athlete Leadership Program as they found the leader and voice within themselves. I also love how Healthy Athletes and the Health & Wellness programs encourage athletes to live healthier lives so that they can be stronger on and off the field! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna-What are you going to miss the most?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary- The athletes! The time that I have had getting to work closely with athletes, learning from them, and watching them achieve their dreams. I was lucky to get to teach Communications in ALPs and I loved hearing athletes tell their stories. Introducing athletes to Knights of Columbus across the state and watching them build close relationships was so special and rewarding. I will miss that, but I can’t wait to continue to cheer you all on and hear your stories! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- If you could leave one statement to the athletes, staff, coaches, and anyone who is involved in SOMO, what would it be?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To my fellow staff and all volunteers: Thank you for pouring your hearts into SOMO and for wanting the best for SOMO athletes. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Volunteers: SOMO would absolutely not be possible without you. Your dedication to service is incredible and I hope that you are always rewarded by your experiences working with athletes. You are truly amazing!!! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Athletes: I will never be able to thank you all for everything that you have taught me. I am a more happy, kind and brave person, because I know you. It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve you and your families. Thank you for all of the joy you have brought to my life. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynna- Are you planning to come back and visit?</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">M- Of course! I will always be one of your biggest fans! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjLCvowLD8rL0bTGS-Jq76GJT4Yxs7e2UqLisLI-mhCe06nWl6cBz3I7KWdUOeFkPLUgBAebIqUlF4wOCB8kKKayxP0Xxtl159PC8nCYpIVkzW3fGv4wXHK9dbZrg2Tlw0tM5PBDW1kM/s2048/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" id="id_fabe_e73d_ec5e_7004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjLCvowLD8rL0bTGS-Jq76GJT4Yxs7e2UqLisLI-mhCe06nWl6cBz3I7KWdUOeFkPLUgBAebIqUlF4wOCB8kKKayxP0Xxtl159PC8nCYpIVkzW3fGv4wXHK9dbZrg2Tlw0tM5PBDW1kM/s320/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-69682319167159682792020-11-07T10:21:00.000-08:002020-11-07T10:21:45.465-08:00Kansas City Area Bowling tournament <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">This morning I got up at 8:30am. Did my morning routine and made breakfast smoothies for Jesse and I. Then we got ready for tournament. We picked up Darion, then we were on our way to Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs. When we got there, we saw coach Kathy, coach Mike and some other people we knew. So the tournament was a little different this year. So usually the bowling alley would of been packaged, but this time, the bowling alley just allow a team to go in and bowl their games and then leave. I bowled by myself on a lane, but some other people bowled 2 or 3 people on a lane. I would like to say a big thank you to the coaches for all of their time and our families for their time. I hope next year will be a better year for tournaments and state competitions. My bowling average for this year is 85. </span><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1qVrKedYZwBJBWg97tQA0HfD5B0qKpXfC" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1qVrKedYZwBJBWg97tQA0HfD5B0qKpXfC" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jb82pewz-m-8AJDhkLBJ9K6vRhhLeRr1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jb82pewz-m-8AJDhkLBJ9K6vRhhLeRr1" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uyaKoxh8xzGNaA1lkjpjHvZ0HrU-EqzP" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uyaKoxh8xzGNaA1lkjpjHvZ0HrU-EqzP" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zCsFe2tcq7KJjj2-CW2AcQY6oouAT58V" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zCsFe2tcq7KJjj2-CW2AcQY6oouAT58V" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-65888746918008693242020-10-03T18:49:00.009-07:002020-10-04T12:58:15.762-07:00Special Olmypics MIssouri State Outdoor Games 10-3-20<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRIG3fS9BCSIIY73mUuyrRbhti3-AAKsRdqYdidHJxsoeWCdIoQKN0ue5czDuVHBfxQd5T2-T9jvrhMoSJnwtGsu-N0prupDOSya3LaCvY_t569RS_b3bFh25NCKVaNUYBiutRvmK2M/s2048/2020-SOG-logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" id="id_7f7a_7c64_5cd1_fc4e" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRIG3fS9BCSIIY73mUuyrRbhti3-AAKsRdqYdidHJxsoeWCdIoQKN0ue5czDuVHBfxQd5T2-T9jvrhMoSJnwtGsu-N0prupDOSya3LaCvY_t569RS_b3bFh25NCKVaNUYBiutRvmK2M/s320/2020-SOG-logo.png" style="height: auto; width: 320px;" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This morning I woke up at 6:30am. Got ready and gave everyone’s there meds. We left the house around 7am. We are on our way to Jefferson City to compete in SOMO state outdoor games for Bocce. Jesse and I both compete at 10am. We are only competing in singles. This state games they will be only three sports to compete in: bocce, golf, and tennis. The drive is about 1hr 43 minutes away. <p></p><div>We arrived in Jefferson City at 9:21am. When we arrived at TLC, we went inside the building and found our coach. We both played at 10am. Before the tournament started, they had open ceremony. I won both games, so I got GOLD and Jesse also won both of his games and he also received a GOLD. Aron got silver. And Chris received a 4th place. (He played little later then we did) Everyone did an awesome job! After we competed and got our medals and we went through the Souvenir store, and got some things. Then we went to healthy athletes, my little niece went through healthy teeth, and I got some pictures with some of the SOMO staff. Jesse and I did a little video for SOMO, then we are on our way home. It was nice a little trip and have competed. This is the first state games we have had in person. Thank you to mom for taking us! </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall: The day started off cloudy and chilly, but it ended with the sun shinning and came home with GOLD medals. And got to see some familiar faces I haven't seen since like forever, and saw the TLC after the tornado hit it. It felt good to walk into the TLC. We also bought some souvenirs. Another plus is my little niece came to watch us too! I would like to say a BIG thank you to all of the volunteers that came out and spent your Saturday with us, to the Special Olympics Missouri Staff, and our family & friends who supports us, we are SO grateful! 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height: auto;"><br><br><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);">Today is an exciting day because we are actually to have a tournament!! It seems like forever since we’ve had a tournament since COVID hit us. I wonder how it’s going to play out because we have to be 6 feet apart from each other. The one thing I do miss is giving all of my friends hugs or a pat on the back. Hopefully the facility won’t be too hot inside, the tournament will be inside at Epic Sports Lodge in independence. I am excited to see familiar faces today. And seeing all of my friends across the Kansas City area! First up is unified doubles divisions are scheduled at 1pm. This year my unified partner is my amazing mom! Then the singles played at 2pm. </span></font><div><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);">We arrived at 12:30pm. We went to our team tent, and got our game shirts and found out when mom and I will play. First up was unified doubles. It was a fun one! We played against another Lee’s summit team. They won that game. So we played another game and I received a second place, and then the single games was next, and I also played against 2 other Lee’s summit athletes, and I got 3rd place. I had a fun time playing, it was nice competing! Jesse and my dad got 2nd place for unified doubles. And in singles he got GOLD! Next stop is state! </span></font></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);">My dad bought these shirts for Jesse and I. (The red ones) </span></font></div><div><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);"><br></span></font></div><div><img id="id_81f9_d251_e1d7_2983" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZK0SWV8rTA2q-fQ5V4aDjZ0_LTANx_pOh_f1oom0IDMN4SGgF_nrF2nMyW-fJ88" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_6974_540d_e33_de11" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nI3xtLgrswaslgcd693AgQOHthyI4VKxZiuRYKKfDWQDeJphW65nHn2HFFCUcQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><img id="id_eeb2_5faa_bc5d_194f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mQhzWLyc_ZbPcN0Ydlqci4rpMRtpg_6VIHDF6nbQIsogyav4ZA0rPrf117_LcxY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_261b_2f09_5eba_560e" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gE8YUaHlUKM62cAD2kJVAdOj0YA3loxJSS-PKl47AjohcvrbE1o8QMX9KlxGD-w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><img id="id_8cef_2449_8981_fa27" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_vF29v_9lhK1wyFrVSqf6xGLns3n5htpEpqnWwAiyXHGLxKcra0ehJTdQi50lG0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ba90_524d_d242_a11c" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Ao4KOIz-svTSEeEmQTp79EN09QErigD1yR3oplTT3wpEQtOqENZWN4jADrSMxSM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_3a84_af87_db88_372d" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/5ci9byWZsA45q3XUExqxpPh2ZM8H3fjlwAFrRFbJYexElW4dTJYh-P9FGjlZ6NQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><font color="#2e7d32"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 255, 3);"><br></span></font></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-56248151034890735292020-09-09T08:36:00.001-07:002020-09-09T13:22:02.291-07:00Play 60 (workout with Will Shields) 9-8-20This morning Jesse and I got an opportunity with another athlete in Special Olympics Missouri and some athletes from Special Olympics Kansas to have a workout with Will Shields! Who is Will Shields?! Well he is a former Kansas City Chiefs athlete from 1993-2006. He was named the Chiefs hall of fame in 2012. His jersey number is 68. His position he played was guard. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs for 14 seasons he never missed a game. <div><br></div><div>It took us about 42 minutes to get there. Once we got there, Kami (SOMO staff) met us at the entrance and gave us a KC Chiefs mask to wear. She told us what is going to happen. So we were excited! We met up with Arthur (the other SOMO athlete) and meet some SOKS athlete. Once everything was set up and explained what is going to happen, we started the workout. We had a Warm up session, workout and cool down. Two KC Chiefs cheerleaders were there and as well the mascot of KC Chiefs! Another athlete from SOKS and mine self with Will Shields had Q & A over zoom. And I also had an interview with KCTV 5. Before we left, we took some pictures and we said thank you so much for having us. Overall, it was a great morning! Jesse and I both enjoyed it! Enjoy the pics and (also the link to the KCTV 5) <a href="https://www.kctv5.com/sports/kansas_city_chiefs/will-shields-hosts-nfl-play-60-workout/video_07a97030-fd1f-5520-a3c6-b384b48efa50.html?fbclid=IwAR0L9McqBJm7d4utT2MVcaOvhssB_nVc91QKz5WmSiUG5M1yJIzadTzPZQ8">https://www.kctv5.com/sports/kansas_city_chiefs/will-shields-hosts-nfl-play-60-workout/video_07a97030-fd1f-5520-a3c6-b384b48efa50.html?fbclid=IwAR0L9McqBJm7d4utT2MVcaOvhssB_nVc91QKz5WmSiUG5M1yJIzadTzPZQ8</a></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1fe3_b363_5e6b_4792" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/T7wIdGdVskvE6NzQBlCIvQZMqud-5nDaCcakkHB3ahi7xjEwSUeZsUSbYZzkPNk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_61a9_9655_224a_560b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Kv54oANzkqzAAqytfrXiIw1FQX7xNwQloPVudPp8Fmk_lK2z1CP5KEcBwvprPgo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_e6d9_78fe_cfa9_e480" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/TTf7cpzOGe6UkxNmAhmcWMAXFWNRITKX8fMW_yosHYafz2FhLOIi35MpumyWyuQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; 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height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_3542_e5c_eb2d_309" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/4kbuRRynqfJgcdHSjzZ9pc9olFOStM_TIc-bZIFLl8xD0Ubwej558ZSkvmns3KQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_4ce0_1b56_56ac_715c" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/tz2etwEnT1RsKfPtbLuGBrdHGEozTu-anaa4WFYkTv8k0_xpHRRGxU7zOFgt828" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div>Class started at 11am, There was 6+ participants that joined my exercise class today! I say, that’s pretty awesome! We had our first guest speaker, and he talked about training! There was some tech difficulties, but I (And SOMO staff) worked through it well. The next session is scheduled to be on July 23, 2020 at 11am. At the very end of my last session, I will explain how I came up with this idea, and what steps I took to get this done. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6e5_4771_831d_c877" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uJigYMok55mNQh4ABm9Mzz0pmVKpcZrKbqiSb5ggowQURqMgPOE1oWA7hPiFWZo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_e7e5_aef0_c474_8999" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cDAntvuy1_tPympHB_cvqix3V1Vj_sUegecs2YObE49pcoixdX9RMETUXoK8hiI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_adc5_4d27_80a9_5528" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9QihfV9ftbjZAq_wXZMIqejU1YH4sucEJygScugPfFrTtmvwgjsfOhX9t5Dr-Qk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_8d95_40b5_736f_66ba" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/dj65udS0CeelX28KBGFhyHvmhnzIGVJK5LNaXkl4Ta5dsFWXfT3XSFBfl5GjxE0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><br><br></div><div><b>Second session: Thursday July 23, 2020: </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_c6b6_4de6_ae7a_9ed9" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/js-CfIOrLhKoqfUH1yeWvhXCcy5gQC4trfS6JXkdgoQmaXmQ_5VrTESTGBuc84M" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_5822_fe06_4f71_7fbd" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/nFgJfYXJFt1WhWa4huJozTxbP8M1Z4byxpPcSgyZ8xdMJf7iQlU4yvAyZU7DS28" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br></div><div>*after session* I felt really good about this session, I was on track, the time wise was on spot too! While I was recording I didn’t have to re login like I did the following week. I feel like this will be a good thing for me and for the participants! Every time I’ll do these sessions, the next one will always get better! Quote from a participate “ I’m still a little sore from it but I feel really good”</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_5660_6701_80d5_ef82" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/gu1ziIahUpGaRCt1POExlsdacZMHG0aBygGtEIjBKC-2RWUgcE-Qb0Dqv7C12Bs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_9034_f710_ba25_3c06" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xD_saOxLW2Haw5AbYrpX5buB2_BRvBN4LkGUbYfv9tUGnTQfEDWa4e4ob4MoIuE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_719c_4dda_d276_c314" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/9CN21n2BI3Dpc-mJZoY9B_H-f5gnNY-J8mynC7r-yQunWDSoQd_lj8ZcRF45Mtg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br>Anna McDaniel </div><div><br></div><div><b> Third session: Thursday July 30, 2020</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><br><br><img id="id_d1e4_448d_4bc8_1dc6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZLSSyds8fAy7KlkkuXcz7m2aik8gdLyITk45jrIn2LiKF-Wbw6AZ6agQXbVW4wc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><img id="id_74fe_4cb6_c3c6_5bf9" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M2e_USNcU1ewQOK0YUB9eH7KQkb8TGX7YkhBpO6ltLVYv-5Q0SpK0fbWCKaWFXw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>I had 15 participants this session! I felt really good about it! I was more confident in myself and the timing is getting a lot better! Three sessions are down and 3 more to go! Here is some quotes some of the participants said </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>“</b> It was pretty good”</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d14b_c98c_5da2_9724" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mZmFTMovxta9E_PpMM_u66YVJvvHrJgJ50YAoXTA8A5y-4Da1jm2AiIOlqSWpf0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><b> Fourth session: Thursday August 6, 2020</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_4030_fb1_bc40_d3e8" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/k2g4nvk_Cf1ovZZuY-VWAvforp37nhkXeK2JkMSNNGCZMZ83c_80jwB5TWI5UAQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_9a7_c481_bd8_857f" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/gBFP7QWByoVfViBWl4gy3wckDW464YSXps_PuSlqjRbKSwBh1eXD_Kg43Fzu5Hk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_db6a_a4f3_f32b_1425" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/lGRt5-v83AmQtPcrHyRI-oUq7QkFaqfVIn9iQvo8P5Jqoxadfpuz2mSZUuCyAZY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><img id="id_6140_a5ca_7844_2d5a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/fkhKZqkbyZQX4YmOE57sk1WdqJeK3gnSGWVYEasbGgFrXDnwZpQ5WBwH6UlXYZU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><b><br></b></div><div>I had 9 participants this session. It went very well. Today the guest speaker talked about HIIT (High Intensity Internal Training). I found this guest speaker from my past personal trainer I hired in the past. Some things I need to work on is</div><div>•have everything plan out </div><div>•make sure to be on mute when the guest speaker is on</div><div>•make sure to have a separate device close by, to use the timer</div><div><br></div><img id="id_916_60ef_1427_c0f5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rnfCKMQtdajA3M_e0m5GBIeVls1diexZIqLROEz7D79Jyv_fhHpPIFUVfMSxQHU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><div> </div><div><b>Fifth session: Thursday August 13, 2020</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Today was my fifth session. My guest speaker was Susan Stegeman. The president and CEO of Special Olympics Missouri. She talked about how moving our body is so good for us. I had four participants this session. I could tell all of the participants was doing the exercises and that made me feel good! I think everyone is enjoying these classes, and I’m SO happy about that! Next week is the last session! </div><div><br></div><div>Here is a quote from a participant about the guest speaker: “She was talking about like listening to music while doing dishes. I do that a lot at my work”</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_ed72_9a44_a409_9118" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/HLfc3cTdswJkPJYSEz29oCSif5-HeTDvHiYHYtyedqcdMosHDO6kBMwyoB-mLOE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_d6fa_f469_3f36_1d1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/C8m2VOBACJ2w5ERJCFK1mPXohLr4ces47Cld9EA_wjjstQZfwcNzJKsfZKV7kZw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_414d_d4d3_b2d_d4ae" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IKWu5GaLaDt0tBezwckLg69wvB85ml2pw55rU62vg4VsAH3WqUGTyEg3aONnS4E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_1913_9e2d_cd6f_e57c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/xNvTXKUASgDu0EilrlZz0T2TSrXn02k65z_E990GfjzZfjVXSL5ODXEtiTrWFWs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_681b_a93_2576_4bbe" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/GK-GmRykHcu9juAxDXvsgVQrvzeYMZf4RPD1Btf7129jtKc7faT7cwbEn38UjXE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><b>Sixth session: Thursday August 20, 2020</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Today was the last session for the exercise class I’ve been hosting. These six weeks went really fast! I’ve really enjoyed this learning experiences. I hope I can do it again! After I did this session, I felt REALLY good and ACCOMPLISHED, that I went out of my comfort zone. And it felt really good. I couldn’t done any of this without some help! I Had some people that helped me and I’m so grateful that they helped me! And thank you to Special Olympics Missouri for giving me the tools that I needed to be successful! Thank you to all of the participants that came each week, I really hope you enjoyed it. And a BIG thank you to all of the 6 special guest speakers, thank you for giving up some time and speak to us! </div><div><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_1b14_67b0_2341_a94a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/4PkV6o0JJGsmEDz_x6f9iZ86fRGxHpg-kRMbCCFVmNATZTW3mQi3NAkWli34pZs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ba44_11e6_ef06_502b" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/H_Etmq7tIIl8mdbuCHZ0NQNGJ9VuEzmX48-cU5irZWziQn-8YOSKQyufj6PWEFA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_1f3b_a625_7af5_d201" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/mVgraJDjg66QfjmAu51HULZaoJOFRpZ5xdEDtDLVM6Y38EFLW1HlxtUhQsyjKX8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ec8d_7634_6a4e_409e" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pnMyzD5IgJk70nDUeYY8899IbvESUW32fzYZM5R9Z7QOVXlDXg4vuWr1r54nLkM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><img id="id_274e_3586_61e7_3a51" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ji22X2LTvDMVeZXChrynNAAODex7Iz_jm0-q1CZXsRpyNTRsM_r45DYC79_jCqg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><b>My learning experiences: </b></div><div><br></div><div>*timing (make sure to know what time it is)</div><div>*Keep to the schedule </div><div>*Be confidence in yourself </div><div>*have another device, if you are having trouble ask for help with the spare device </div><div>*speak clearly and just right speaking tone </div><div>*keep an eye on your audiences </div><div>*have fun! </div><div>*re watch the recording of the session to see what you need to work on </div><div>*look at the camera! </div><div>*Login a few minutes early before the session start so you’ll know everything is working </div><div>*make sure your prepare in everything, and make sure your guest speaker is good to go (I like to check up on the guest speaker a week before they are presenting)</div><div>*rehearsal your presentation a week before </div><div>*Ask for people permission to take their pictures and see if you can share that picture- <b>THAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT!</b></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-56496260920581732382020-06-24T15:01:00.002-07:002020-06-30T04:57:52.521-07:00Special Olympics Missouri Sports Camp (Virtual) June 22, 2020 to June 26,2020<img alt="" id="id_edf3_a157_76fd_ef93" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/yxxMoBHs78Lf8o2VDAIBsmucscDGVYQng5Z1gp06m-nBoIiyC7baELl3yuXaWzM" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""><div><br></div><div>This year Sports Camp went Virtual! Camp started on June 22, 2020, it ends on June 26, 2020. Every night there is activity, on Monday, it was Trivia Night, Tuesday Scavenger Hunt, Wednesday Bingo and Thursday is the Dance.The Schedule for Monday & Wednesday was 9am Welcome with Susan, 9;15am stretch with Lynna, 10am Volleyball, 11 Tenis, 1pm flag football, 2pm cycling 3 pm arts & Crafts, 3:30pm wrap up with Susan. The schedule for june 23rd and June 25th is 9am welcome with Susan, 9:15am stretch with Lynna, 10am Disc Golf, 11am Bocce, 1pm Soccer, 2pm Pickleball, 3pm arts 7 crafts and at 3:30pm wrap up with Shaffer. The Schedule for Friday June 26th was 9am welcome with Susan, 9:15am stretch with Lynna, 10am Endurance & Hydration, 11am Strength, 1pm Flexibility & Balance, 2pm Nutrition, 3pm Cooking with Lynn and at 3:30pm wrap up with Shaffer.<br><img alt="" id="id_3b98_d581_ef8c_d5bc" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DxTQ0jZ6Z8fgW0nyD_rwUOT4OnP-3HyyvLGDY02Om37XeWETQC7yyCba5byursA" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""><br><br><img alt="" id="id_9b3d_99c_2505_245a" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZAxCyDPW-sINFQo51RftrQWei04sMBZ42BZVZQIfQkOqEf0x1q6aPt7y6BI_6Bo" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""><br><br><img alt="" id="id_5a03_8989_5f8e_a59c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/4OOnrOwTPzQStAhhRVQK-SduU0lNPK3_9eU8AZOvIKtbdlwv-s1IXjH_HEKa6rg" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""><br><br><img alt="" id="id_c0ab_89a7_2dd7_6e31" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/qA59MvaEvpp3pLTPevEkeZ0PadqO27L5l_id_u4ReGLlRTVOmKyG_PA5vjMO22k" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""><br><br><img alt="" id="id_58a3_1469_6786_9fc3" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MBCFF3k64xwJsDUnsrWjB-Y8oxjKV-vDneayAeSKudk79ms9v3Ba0fG_Q1U1rE8" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""><br><br><img alt="" id="id_d98_3d20_1eec_b00d" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yYmcHJmFdwwkozxCDe4Q-k4VUJon64EVeBIGg9CPD8iH3oB-qZ3EFx_Hk1PHHX4" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip=""></div><div><br></div><div>My Thoughts:</div><div><br></div><div>I was really happy for Sports Camp to start. I was really excited when I saw the field of Training for life campus, that was a TREAT! It felt like we were going to camp, except for traveling, actually doing the activities with other people, being in groups. I know it wasn't the same, but it's better than not having camp. I think the SOMO did an awesome job with the whole thing. And if you saw, I lead the morning stretches every morning. SO that was exciting! I loved the evening activities. They also have shirts for sale for sports camp, they are pretty cool! </div><div><br></div><div>If you would like to watch all of the activities and see the pictures we did, please visit his page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsMissouriSports/">https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsMissouriSports/</a><br><img id="id_d14b_a7ec_682f_def1" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/4n4Wvc5OKs3dbePDHlsGy37PD7djtruBeyv88JrYCxg_JDLyXRsf9rUenXSnVzE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_98d5_f547_7e42_37b6" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/bOEoeUkP9CixvzvlusVVim5htslt0-K2P8-zD2KyZja4ojYWbDcWsOWbEJtgZ44" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br> </div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-10904765329464196292020-05-21T03:04:00.001-07:002020-06-12T05:39:23.122-07:00Virtual Summer Games May 4th-May 15th 2020-training <div><br></div><div><img id="id_e3c_27a_3f6c_fed6" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wZGCp7PeJJiZRz7Q2Dik6J3GuXCgl-vCquSn1mryYr3HXTbNmUfICinsgb5Jnbo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div>Special Olympics Missouri had their very first virtual state games in June! In fact, it was the summer games that was supposed to be in Springfield for Athletics, volleyball, powerlifting, aquatics, and soccer: But this year summer state games is quite different than our usually ones. Special Olympics Missouri had to adapt to the new normal, so the organization hosted their very first virtual state games (summer) originally the sports are offered at summer games are: soccer, volleyball, athletics, powerlifting, and aquatics. But this summer games, the sports was offered was: speed dribbling (basketball), wall sit, plank, modified plank, swim kicks, juggling (soccer), running long<div>Jump, standing long jump, volleyball set/bumps, run/wall/roll 75 feet, run/walk/run 150 feet (roll means wheelchair), and running long jump. I decided to compete in wall sit, dribbling, plank, soccer juggling and 150 feet run. Jesse decided to compete in 150 feet run, 75 feet run, wall sit, modified run, speed dribbling and standing long jump. Jesse and I prepared athletes by showing them tips how to do a specific sport. So that was fun! Athletes can show their videos by downloading them on flipgrid.com or from flipgrid app. And once they get all the videos collected and edited, SOMO will recap all the videos they have, I can’t wait to see that! For my first experience for the virtual state games was very awesome!! It was a little different but it’s good to try new things and this is the best time to try new things! I know it isn’t what we all are used too, but we all need to make room for change! I know it’s hard not seeing our friends and competing and do what we usually do, but I have faith we will get back together and be the best organization I know we can be! </div><img id="id_675e_b99_b5d7_2b5b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9IKfBZn765cCKZlf7DBg5IAt-Nn--yhZfyQDeIF74e6Bg8jzIqQ45uD1mi1Gf-o" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br>I ran 150 yards in 25 seconds <br><img id="id_fd77_307b_e6e6_cbb" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/cRMLumNj55p-RPI0NlLWbJE4aTvWqffjJkoWBKf2myfpju53vXrpzZ1GKUAgdjQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><img id="id_d1b1_82c9_7475_b933" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/iihydzkz23NiJp0FXobSVQATWVUoVSLgU7m-rjh94mQVfMwecvQ-9x3FF4ccy7Q" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br>Ran 150 yards in 26.57 seconds <br><img id="id_4319_5f4a_308a_3dab" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MBlGPQ3QeVKqmtRKJqsPVLgTpMNPANe2ONQg0K4Db9ciXbgumhSNGgW35JOTLIY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_f033_f039_ba09_ef7f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Z-bMhRV_Xy1QCvXW-MXMwW20HPjwskiwJxSHLGCYw1HwyBBPhM_Bi0-J2PdYo5c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br>Ran 75 yards in 14 seconds <br><img id="id_4202_c23b_c2d9_7c14" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/SL5qlIGN4qLkWUBDEo68nUk7Kfuhlk6sNt_6lrSOsVCm1SJeri0smUqIRCUv1Vw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_9040_6a2b_37c7_51b5" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/3jiQl9xowfgLoiCJZeDkfAr5T3HHQO5Cd79ZpJjb7hA11JqUv91ZfHvKB8OJw_o" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><b>The Results</b>! <div><img id="id_a7ae_ce19_9129_d05f" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9JBk5eLUGloeoGMRgJRg5sy2ITjlj6dQB0gHpttc40JkWdUpxJW9CYDdqFzA11g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_2a9e_dc73_c900_202d" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/I9DeyRbQt-AXYoaTNDIexPZfuzoDL3BdnCvbKgTYH-oU0xdhNjVFgq3JWHiLdgw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; 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height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_afa_ddb5_5b26_ea17" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/k59UBtDP-figfhuG4PnkS7Dl_DtiW_txVIlrW-7oA0BKr6P39a3Q4Z4JSsLtSg4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_6585_d4ad_93b8_1f08" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/E_ULEIe5SHjSiaWm2ZMz2SeLCZPA89joAFA_H9II77x0jYOmBHi86Xwk6kOUINk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-37771203957908826792020-03-24T20:57:00.001-07:002020-04-25T02:10:54.559-07:00My feelings on the Coronavirus 3-24-20<div>It started on March 8, 2020, on March 11th, we got the news from SOMO headquarters that they decided to suspend all events until March 31st. SOMO headquarters will re-evaluate on that day. To be honest, it’s a really smart decision, I know there were disappointment, sadness, and confusion. I know some athletes out there don’t understand what’s going on. And that which makes me sad. I know it’s not just the athletes who are disappointed, I know the volunteers and SOMO staff is feeling this too! When I found out about this, my first thought was, how would the athletes react? I was sad when I heard the news because I would miss the socialization part, going to practices and see the coaches and my friends. Would the other athletes be mad, sad, disappointment or confusion or all of above. I was also worried with no socialization between each other, I know a lot of athletes enjoys that part and some enjoys the competitions. I saw on facebook, how some of my friends who are athletes in SOMO, I saw how they handled it. When I found out that SOMO was planning to do these home live videos of athlete leaders, I was overjoyed! I thought this was a perfect solution, but I wondered on how the athletes who doesn’t have social media, how would they see it? But I thought to myself...all I can do is to help the athletes who are on social media. These videos are a good way to show what SOMO means to the athletes, try new things, and get the athlete leader perceptive. My brother has been doing the live videos with me, when it was my turn, and he really enjoys helping other athletes to keep their heads up and being positive. So far, I’ve been doing, is making a smoothie, fit 5 exercises, talk about what to do when you get down/hurt and much more. Another thing that was sad was one of our state competitions (Indoor games) was canceled. This is the second state competition that was canceled. For my closing, I would like to tell my fellow athletes this: you aren’t alone, we all feel the same way you do, keep your head up, and think about positive thoughts. SOMO is STRONG!! If you were interested to see the videos i was talking about, please visit: <a href="https://somo.org/athome">https://somo.org/athome<br></a><img id="id_e2c7_b9af_1b52_cea6" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/TLD7cEscPaP32MNvYRHNhxKAozBbUL5CyaNjrs9GKWm2F2UuNKP6rDKCOfMAw-s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><br>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-31916701509403429382020-03-13T20:02:00.002-07:002020-03-13T20:02:41.111-07:00First Challenge of the year (Health Messenger) 2-1-20 to 3-7-20<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I'm a little late on this post, but you know how the saying goes "Better Late Than Never!" So I held my first Step challenge for the year! Not many participants than I expected, but it happens. This step challenge started on February 1st and it last to March 7th. It was six weeks long. I had 13 participants plus me. I had three other athletes from different states that did the challenge too! In 6 weeks we all took 4,861,507 steps, woohoo! That's amazing! The following shows what the participants took in:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1st place: Pierce (590,644)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2nd place: Jesse (539,445)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3rd place: Jaime (436,284)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4th place: Shirley (413,192)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5th place: Jenni (414,624)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6th place: Lynna (410,860)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7th place: Jared (372,687)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8th place: Allen (354,111)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9th place: Leah (341,604)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10th place: James (325,437)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">11th place: Amanda (269,142)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">12th place: Becca (237,490)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">13th place: Krista (150,625)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">14th place: Jasmine (5,36)</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">____________Total: 4,861,507</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who participated! I'm looking forward to more challenges this year! Remember "Be Healthy, Be Happy"</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-422655670786931162020-03-11T06:55:00.001-07:002020-03-12T08:38:28.522-07:00Disability Rights Legislative Day 2020Jesse and I woke up this morning up at 7:30am. Got everything ready, I was rushing around looking for my make up bag, I thought I knew it was 🤷🏻♀️. It’s 8:52am, and we are on the bus on our way!<div><br></div><div><img id="id_37c5_3c00_58da_8a03" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sSXNHb0wgeDcu8klruv4sTWGpoOERZLYpcBJO1EBZ6SJAZzHKOCdpHnaKK2QL_I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_b151_8c92_3eb2_5c24" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5ErCvOiiYX63aPh120JrNNXOIxgOf1owVKx6Rlhj4z9EwS8TTlNjaJz1HUAzYek" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><img id="id_6413_40fc_6ba2_dba5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/0jmoP14Xc4_hH8OH7A4fmdW0x61rgdR_nCRTvdpK85Ih2Y5RIvXuyPFVcNCvrwQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><div>It’s 11:27am, and we got to Jeff’s City! We got on the bus and it’s 2:08pm. What a great/beautiful day it was, saw some people and talked about what we are fighting for. Please enjoy the pics! </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_30f7_e549_a171_d29b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/S0RC7C72jn7vB7wROpmMHYIOJVVpjEM1CXCJk7DflnxcVxeOvwAw7Z_lWdsInUE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_6d12_e85c_3b37_cabb" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/YAQ62Hza3tGgZ-tCfGoxqNibozHS_AK6ODLi-1M-NbK1PYH8cRJCnCJK7tEHmyc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_4fa_c32e_16f7_d372" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/slIE_CStk0-uKVqBxXxaKi-jnHtoUdhLIywRVenQED8GOaTs99gvv7vUT3b-QqU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_d096_ac61_e6b5_21a2" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/WcKyxh9YmzBicdYyr3aQ57HKYNxYrjkeWBiRWXrZr6OwGC6wV430nDVg0g4UekE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_8876_da66_42ba_123d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2n49XCUh6xux4H1cL9w82bcCkIK_7rpgi0QLZ3YIxhjEHkcFvkMh2mfvC2-ChGo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_b098_a236_dad3_632" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_dmx-V9fCxna-5jum3afHo5u7UQCkX7PWkMci_MW-Be-79Rdki6LYRJWQAUKK5g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><img id="id_a43f_4c1a_ba10_c16b" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Irsj9xNlLVq7oZ9KKfXAESXtLlwGQcwl7Df82U94dqSlpbb6phOzV6IJOdc_BjE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ec29_52f1_77f6_e541" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/RoooXR-YGOREQqu1vmuq6AvmlZwwg0ilI8Du3Hi6UCvGaGATeCh2opI-eeBEfS8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_680c_1c88_bd4b_6499" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/O2I1SmVL02cHlFTLrQHEWWZdGJpdJe-OQrbRNyubSMpIrKpTx3Aad7STXOjF9nc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_aa32_9508_c1c8_fa45" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X7fcpm-oVdF0RVvsIL4flHxFJ3pSR03NFWffed27fGYGBj6JjLDget7G-6qQ3Q0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_f38a_517f_20f3_ac3c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rB7v670iNdxQNXTFVj0CvgnLlivjYvRhbpEvsHBhfcnwSqXXS5zZGtZWc6Cvy40" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_7280_c3fe_6948_f122" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/kvmd2RSQLlnrcEQ1NWm8nQ0c7T2cLYDNJf_Q28ZItV2fP08OsxrAp3WzUC7nfko" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_8483_f55e_ac00_4e08" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2PQ5HUUqFZ-fFBbq2PyB8Z0fQ7Y2Tu3WOuD6NA68_hD3gllLQP0nt1C8xJ1P8ew" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_4196_100a_cf8a_531" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/e3mjmr6BBy7GgVDBaFrCZ7bNxsweRDIVthG322niisl8bVdf8n9rDy2daT9HaYk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_fb28_fb5d_35da_2bfc" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/NoX_XmCxRR6BUBpE0IWTQ0_yvHzE1OE4pQnKuLtuU0yt7yJY0QgY_53uZ98qXwk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_fbb4_f9fc_855b_839e" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/PnYAUWe70C3Jtdd8JvW-NO86WuhY3NCkQEiqn6Y_Ncz3Bk4hsOx6S320EAQlPhc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_e07a_9e2c_cadb_345b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JdCR-A46i38VzG4_8rsr8oh1FtH8IXWRXC2XE-o1NIDnN0XHLnctB4BiGswUI5g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_658e_9e9b_6860_dbe6" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lbbDKynJJHgUQY_ZZ82nRZgEqLdpg4MuFpL4frrpAtocOjtqckuOBfvZimFnQhc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-59771298519651024872020-02-01T04:34:00.001-08:002020-02-05T08:38:24.542-08:00Kansas City District Basketball Tournament 2-1-20So my alarm went off at 5am, but I didn’t get up until 5:11am. Oops lol when I got up i got a text message from my aunt and she said she will come at 5:40am. I’m glad I made the smoothies last night, nice move Lynna! Now we are on our way, it’s about 1 hr away and something minutes. <div><br></div><div><img id="id_d641_9848_24f2_ae8b" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/fRhfaLOBezw_sPQv4lkBFpPuOglux0FgeE-ocJ_b-UBsPz28wr2n3Qj6ZKdKbFc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_6212_fca8_a5b5_df7b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8jvmQcee2OvqMuO19wKVSsmpeEZCVNRjszFeVBYgLQ7RcQz82K1B_JDnGUF4K3A" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><b>____________________________________________</b></div><div><b>Wow what a day yesterday was! It was a long day but a good day! First Jesse was up, I watched a little bit of his game, then I went to my game. I lost my first game but won the second game, (we played the same team twice) apparently one team forfeit. So I guess it was a 3 team racket. Every tournament we have, the first game is always a warm up game. The second game we did much better! Also coach Aaron, coached our second game! He did an awesome job! I made a few hoops, stole some balls, everyone did their best and did a great job! Our second game got postponed. We were supposed to play at 12pm, but we played at 2pm. So I watched the other games. After the second game, we got our SILVER medal!! We are going to state!! Woohoo! I asked my coach if we have a week break, her response was “nope, basketball don’t have breaks, it’s a condition sport!” I knew what her answer would be! After we gather our stuff we went to see Darion’s game. The other Lee’s Summit 5 vs 5 team. We watched both of their games, and they got GOLD! Saw some friends and coaches and SOMO staff I kne</b><b>w, so that was nice! My brother received a 4th place. It was a very long day, but I’m glad it didn’t get canceled like the first tournament did lol! We left the house at 6am and got home at 8pm. I slept in on Saturday morning, I told Jesse to go back to sleep! He was like a zombie. Please enjoy the pics! A BIG thank you to our fans, family, SOMO staff, and our coaches! Thank you to my aunt for taking us too! </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_d023_4f9_6d28_890b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/EsH_u-4_vU1Z8TupgBt72XmqjHiPB7qD8RBav42SNdFDAYKHA8eDbgo_cIlIPUI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_dde5_179_c7fa_c2dc" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GITSLqc611sWZaCYtvdQUq5k6INJGdHxLQstx5AvhXGjOs8m_fdo41phhQiFxYw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ff1c_b317_1d54_31ed" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/CQAI1SE_AC9GEldtTF_6vlwDvrv-ErbIMYLvftB0xPDOtP2EDkyg2l94EERrEtg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_d601_f8d4_26a7_9e5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/zOVfFe7SOfPhhTeN4A6hLrr8kA7nRQF4X7WwIf6TOln1AD4FFb08z6R9MPweNo0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_6941_36fe_65fd_eebe" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/O4Mn1ZKUl7a1fw3rmZpWRaPLF9ALHID5nIKZLnC70MqsUHIRf6fg4C-hUpY3B-M" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_bfc6_24df_502a_9533" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0w7SKtz7xw-6SpFI-ujCSR2RAdeZvf6jlRBCnLMFBya6b-6b3fCFzPdq1FNSEus" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_7a52_7b6c_e0a2_f303" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/I90Q_j-4E7bzWrv-j5utHVShZqZhSbRmjhZZGiLdr1imXZynn0_JCRKouM62Ja8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_38cb_4e93_748b_eac" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kZe4X7OfqoC5v8DqWJP5fF42dj7PgVPjAFRvD0S6seKY1XZMTm9lJJIJxGOyeZ4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_9c02_afe7_a38b_31d7" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FL46U1ahJflXeZSA__4f4JpKJ1P87S8pvJk81Tio82wXkIid_V8l4pEQmJkNi4s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><b><br></b></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-54405630579526250742020-01-21T07:15:00.001-08:002020-02-20T12:20:33.935-08:00Kansas City Area Metro Polar Plunge 1-25-20<h3 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">$250 Goosebumps Level: </h3><div><br></div><div><img id="id_90ee_676b_bda5_c389" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/OZfn5O9UUlS6vBa8r4uxGTSXftkmwBDTjjdEKnl6VfN6up8m9gl_gr95nAQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 84px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><h3 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(118, 120, 123);"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$500 Chilly Level: </span></h3></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><img id="id_46cf_b1c2_a473_d4ff" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cKTACFGweoK_kY6OKVugfHj-7tpjnQmeSrCtFa5RiqfqGTpbI-576bsScHQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 92px; height: auto;"><br><br></span><br></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><br></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">$1,000 Frosty Level: </span></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><img id="id_b0c9_105c_3148_8533" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_JluoV036-gcips4rKfLx72Um4d4Q9LVjNin68QKaQ_j7G8vS4PJvsIY_Ys" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 98px; height: auto;"><br><br></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">$2,000 Arctic Level </span></span><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(Plus one o</span><font size="4" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">f each of the other prizes</font><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">) : </span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br><img id="id_50b7_be4e_2dc7_1048" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ZED1Fq4v6NqDPw129TfWI1pn-KRDcotYr_SduuH9q9jUddOcBpcY-_RszkY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 125px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></div><div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">So today is the day I get in the COLD water! This morning my alarm went off at 8am. Got everything ready, made smoothies for my brother and I. It’s 9:59am, and we are almost to Longview lake. I’m going to say the athletes oath and my brother Jesse is going to run in with a police officer with a torch. WOW what a day! Let me tell you, the water was COLD! It took awhile to feel my legs and feet again! I saw two teammate there, saw couple of my friends and a couple of coaches and some SOMO staff..it’s always nice to see people you know and recognize. I was in heat 22. Before the plunge started, there was a costume contest. I was in the individual one. I got 1st place! After the contest I got ready for the plunge. The heats went very fast! With the fundraising I did, I raised $1,295!! I think that’s pretty awesome! With that, I earned a incentive which is called “frosted level” and I got a very nice vest! Before you see the pictures, I want to SAY A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who supported and donated to me, and a very BIG thank you to the Law Enforcement! I can’t thank you enough! When I say this, I know myself and the rest of the Kansas City Special Olympics Missouri really appreciates to everyone who supports this event, so thank you SO very much!! </span></div></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><img id="id_455e_9e1a_ec9a_efb8" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pp16X5CEKl8sniKh-ED-QJlCNljWn_CF0pJHdfxwhPRaYd1O5rZyJSZzbJE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Me getting out of the COLD water! <br><br><img id="id_7ec9_c484_9536_ee5d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Eg-9dWNoKmYGUFD45lh0F7cmB74nA7Ic4xi5-4-X6HttrQmEzPICra8W8Ag" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Strolling to the cold water lol<br><br><img id="id_d9ac_e02e_5675_1f23" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iUatuhDYA5nYKIx2pPeu5oJL2ui5zfkSnUDpQZKzSNoBSXvWzmmTH3p3p60" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Little more speed to the cold water <br><br><img id="id_f7f9_856f_3eb9_e35e" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/IgG2NVJCPIV7B9sEDCCMV-zieUtR0M65rr5yl3PwDab1h7yXcHKebNelsSQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Allen Tobin! Polar plunge ambassador <br><br><img id="id_2743_6116_b2ec_7f44" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XTqMfxlLK3r6Zq4z7RhaKVr5FprEI_SbqPfHly5y-22KqIlnWjiplsyEhM8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>My golden plunge I got</div><div><br><img id="id_e010_c249_6c45_d3cd" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/2MibozIcdVwSlP-mklqvYxsWzwzNaeFnbZDvpk3hG-6u9_X6GVT6GJNliwE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Two polar plunge ambassadors and my brother, left to right: Allen Tobin, Drew Thompson and Jesse </div><div><br><img id="id_2e81_7815_487b_b8a4" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/lS34Srb8-7NGY89wUYFMZK1Caf2QQ_2Fgs3UkkQeNdkNTsNbIdRJpKyxidM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>My friend Drew and I <br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(118, 120, 123); color: rgb(118, 120, 123); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div> <img id="id_80e5_d6a4_e9ec_abef" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/h2DVG5tfSe3d4klIUlbpPPVsQpanl1LtWMKgZk6eWegGTIZOFcnceH6TNk8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>This is how much money I raised!! <br><br><img id="id_3d63_9cf2_acd0_24e2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/DsEb-5sDRJ2aOhe4_Tr0U5HfeEujL4ZM8OS3qQq2WveSRehym_Oby8VYo3s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Love this vest!<br><br><img id="id_fec4_e407_fbc2_1d5f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lWaQK9bEQYCVFdaJO3mJWo_jkIGhFUHA7CwVRV0VWFUSGQYjuF7B3cIAMb8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Longview lake <br><br><img id="id_ae41_ed83_695_118b" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/j86v2X2v50JmfIe87Qe1u-tUtHZ3onOjmhXHn5xYdVCRXipOOR1XkyCPOU8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>Sweatshirt I got from my dad from the souvenir shop <br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kansas City Polar Plunge raised $250,078 (still counting)!!!!!</div><div><img id="id_d210_233c_31d0_fbe8" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ej44ZTQlTGGNoR5RHOf9aaQfkkjLWOPoHXSaX5Df7noWrEi1cPqWJ0gQ4i8BJjQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_8a03_6de1_2a84_840a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/NUv9c1zARQ2nhgC-UCqEFF_gYUwmkmglf4MrvokbsM9RMIw3xyxAZClmNlCgORg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6967_99a9_a3e3_8780" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/3TJENGOt4ntpO2i4BpyRrARVv4250AEmMpbgIjC8IN_nWEYIgCIptmBm4jAV5NQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><img id="id_8733_258_142c_5767" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/8TDg3UgXz6KGQXFQ9fkgbqivHDu8pluRkggfw30vChrSvpTtF-OMfxQg_aIW5o8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_b50f_55c3_174c_66d1" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Es70W4FnOx1YjGQrMNJZ3MrgKv_AQZFywhTh1EPPmv3zKw5PtaHOHUxhIiywLk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_3dfe_d54d_7de6_b70" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ghRpiTzSZkggtPkMwyII2Cf3tJ8JnaSZd2x44jsrUZXQB-2nmsz6ZAfuMujNF9U" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_81b9_ebbd_f4c9_a79" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Gjn2O6LM8x--3KQq4UFidCFhNCCyWyJg5ZoYqszmcY9o0RbA3RiBJbVyRJXnqRs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_596c_48a6_cb8c_a98b" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/iUDeWkfDvxR8Xu6p0MusbjrLU1cmHwoNEMkSZdJkPJVRKaiGQSR8b4hn9fhAAho" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br>Belton special olympics cheerleaders </div><div><br></div><div>Things to remember:</div><div><br></div><div>~make sure you pack in advance </div><div>~bring extra clothing (After the plunge)</div><div>~bring a towel (make sure you don’t forget it, like I did!!!)</div><div>~make sure you bring hand warmers!!</div><div>~a camera or video camera </div><div>~make sure you send a thank you card or email to your supporters who donated to you, it’s a very nice touch! (I like to do this, it let the donors know how much you really appreciate that you donated to you)</div><div>~bring warm clothes!!</div><div>~money (souvenir store is there to buy SOMO polar plunge gifts! </div><div>____________________________________________</div><div><br></div><div>Today I asked some questions to two polar plunge ambassadors for the Kansas City area, and here are there questions and their answers, and the first one up is.....Allen Tobin: </div><div><div><br></div><div>1. How many years have you plunged for Special Olympics Missouri? </div><div><br></div><div><b>AT: </b><b>I have done the plunge 3 times but now I help with set up & doing what ever is asked of me to help with as you already know I am willing to do anything I can to help give back to Special Olympics they have done so much for me I will never be able to give back everything they done for me.</b></div><div><br></div><div>2. What do you feel when you see how many people doing the polar plunge? </div><div><br></div><div><b>AT</b>: <b>I am excited & I have a lot of gratitude to everyone that plunges or volunteers for everything they do to help all of the athletes it means a lot. </b></div><div><br></div><div>3. Do you have any suggestions for the plungers, who are thinking about doing the Polar plunge in the future?</div><div><br></div><div><b>AT: Start fundraising as soon as possible and do cold weather training</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>4. I heard you are a polar plunge ambassador, what exactly is your role for that? </div><div><br></div><div><b>AT: Polar Bear Plunge Ambassador is a athlete that is there to help support the committee and to help do whatever they need to do go and talk to somebody try to fundraising work at the plunge do the plunge if they want to as you already know people will gladly do more and listen to a lot more and donate more if they can see an athlete see the face of an athlete that the money and your time will benefit and people do a lot more for the athletes and they would for somebody else like a staff member or coach they will listen to him a lot more cuz they also you don't give him another story and tell him how it benefits what they're doing or what the money is doing donate it there donating benefits Earl basically all I'm fundraising help set up and tear down which I do anyway the setup and teardown part and whatever they needed done. </b></div><div><br></div><div>5. If you could say anything to the plungers, what would that be?</div></div><div><br></div><div><b>AT: What I would say to the plungers would be thank you for your time, your support, your donations and thank you for everything because it helps with a every day, today funding will let us go get new equipment, new uniforms, paying for facility used to practice and compete in. </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Thank you Allen for your time, next up is Drew Thompson!</b></div><div><br></div><div><div>1.What did you think about doing the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Missouri for your first time? </div><div><br></div><div><b>DT: I was nervous about getting into the freezing water.</b> </div><div><br></div><div>2. Are you planning to take the polar plunge again?</div><div><br></div><div><b>DT: I think I will take the plunge again, someday. </b></div><div><br></div><div>3. Do you have any suggestions for the plungers, who are thinking about doing the Polar plunge in the future?</div><div><br></div><div><b>DT</b>: <b>Prepare yourself for the cold water. </b></div><div><br></div><div>4. I heard you are a polar plunge ambassador, what exactly is your role for that?</div></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>DT: I help tell other people about the plunge and help volunteer for set up and tear down of the tents and other places.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Thank you Drew for your time!</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>If you would like to know more or want to join in the fun..please visit : </b><a href="https://somo.org/plunge">https://somo.org/plunge</a></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-32728459051991617272019-12-31T19:41:00.000-08:002019-12-31T19:41:14.714-08:00Highlights of 2019, New Year 2020! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, so WOW! I absolutely cannot believe another year has gone by and a new year is going to begin! Is that even possible?! This year has flew by so fast, but it was a great one! Christmas was really good too! Saw my other brother and his family for 5 days! It wasn’t a long enough trip, but it will do! My niece has a special part in the Christmas Eve program at church, she did very well! After the church Christmas Eve service, we visited with some church friends and then went home. Ate dinner, relaxed and went to bed. On Christmas morning, we all woke up and opened our gifts and our stockings. It was fun to watch everyone open their gifts, especially when I saw my niece and nephew, their expressions on their faces are priceless. Had an awesome breakfast, biscuit and gravy, hasbrows, and scrambled eggs. Relaxed most of the day.<br />
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So here are my highlights for the year of 2019: (the pictures are above and are in order)</div>
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*I did my first polar plunge on January 26, 2019. I raised $610.00</div>
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*I attended my first Special Olympics Capital Hill day on February 11, 2019</div>
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* Held my first step challenge on March 1, 2019 between Special Olympics Health Messengers ( I held 3 challenges between health messengers) I held 3 challenges between Special Olympics Missouri Athletes, coaches, and Staff, and held 3 challenges for non Special Olympics Missouri Participants and Special Olympics Oklahoma</div>
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* Graduated from ALPs (athlete leadership programs) through Special Olympics, I earned my communication degree (I’m working on my technology degree at the moment) </div>
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* My family was named the outstanding family in Kansas City area for Special Olympics Missouri</div>
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* Finish my technology capstone project</div>
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* Do more challenges (step etc)</div>
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* Spend more time with family and friends</div>
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* Spend less time on social networks </div>
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* Focus on myself </div>
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* Stop saying Sorry all of the time (it’s on going process)</div>
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* Get a chance to try out on Team Missouri for Special Olympics National Games</div>
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* Do more live videos on Facebook regarding wellness Wednesday tips</div>
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I would like to say the year 2019, was a great one! I can’t wait what 2020 has to offer me! Thank you to all of my readers, family, Special Olympics Missouri Organization, friends and everyone in my life! </div>
Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-87455245988106338812019-11-02T04:19:00.001-07:002019-11-04T09:11:08.418-08:00Kansas City Metro Bowling Tournament 11-2-19<div><img id="id_d991_363a_8959_9488" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/p_AIfesKJmr1BBdh6dqWqU0nMtMP-U2T6q3R62op1aUc-mb8EvRjBvS2VCo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>So this morning I woke up at 6:30am. I don’t bowl until this afternoon, but I wanted to see my uncle bowl and give him support! I made my breakfast smoothie last night. I’m very excited for today! It will be a long day but a good one! And it isn’t that far either. It’s at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs. <div><br></div><div>There is 300 bowlers here. Darion got 4th place. He competes against some tough competitors. He gave his best, and that’s all we can do! Jesse and I bowl at 1pm. </div><div> My first game was 89, my second game was 117 and 97. I got GOLD! Jesse first games was 88, second game 86 and his third game was 77. He got GOLD! </div><div><br></div><div>Well it was a LONG day, I wanted to support Darion, that’s why I went to watch him. Darion, Grandaddy and I came home after Darion was done with the tournament. Then Jesse and I got ready for our turn to bowl. We tried something new this year, we bowl 3 games instead 2 games. It was a good change! I liked it! I think Jesse likes it too! I saw a lot of new people and saw some I knew already. Which is nice! I bowled against another athlete, it seems like we always compete against each other at area tournaments. So it was a good little reunion. There was a lot of volunteers, and it was very nice to have them! I thank the volunteers who was in my lane. I said thank you for coming out! I believe that the athletes should say thank you for giving up their time to come out and help us out! A sport season ends and another starts. Basketball is next! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It was also nice to see a camp counselor from sports camp this past summer! It was good to catch up with her! </div><div><img id="id_6d20_f8dd_44f6_2c09" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2BsQfDsWuK89-ey_Q0wRqKPXTRSNkSxkajIulQbC11fB0SR_EtrSteV3-cE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_fa25_e632_7806_987e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Y_q0tvdzmUgLSofayqsS4dR_qgrhb-vwa5UC-fgGIMIoQmjRRAaB2N0TvQM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_e6ce_472f_eecd_5621" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VIZlS4aHkdyq7Hy6oKVDhPX4hpWxHTcd2FY22lV_dq71gD1ap5CMUUgBx1E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_2035_c249_e3dc_f746" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Bppeky1zDDlYimHAQSVWjljbvYyMuBq7eCxW3ZKB07Lji50OCXChAq5UTr8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_bead_815e_4ad3_3bf2" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/YcjX7ikYJqddOFURqTyBsjgsL61_ehFdCA6XKeDYdvqFI7vCjTYIKLcwsK4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_344e_e2d0_995f_3136" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3XablN0xtCWYwfr7yO9CCPNITbqLwk9DYfz9zpcb29Cci9BzsY2oZQi2-SA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_2311_88d8_b304_17a2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/7gUX8-yWm0MymdCEgpCOoBIIZH9W9cYymDfttTlTWFRA0Sum2ijawbPJ9IQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_bca9_641a_6b88_db8a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/BGS35nbCB9zn_1eD1GbIVbR70ybMddS1H0zB_XtgtbSKZrMUlUMjbl1O188" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_2136_56f6_15f5_ec0f" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/oplAxNtUMLWQSrRLakv4uTp7C335_q-BRgPtCroqXo0QejdvTqfmbSUxnQk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_4a64_bbd_31be_84af" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9MSaOim06PV4hO23mOLLJh9GS_HJZMdOJjRToniKtJxRR8MB_Gi72Otxc74" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ccd0_4842_518a_77df" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hOBYimIJoikJpgplFRSGm4eT8wd5I1NhtMIKe3uBK1nnYG0ScSAtduyPGQg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_7dff_a1ae_4256_1021" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZFlGXVWr5l-HGudCkhwORfwjWGXjvj5MVgZ8w7pVU986EfDQu6XshDAOJw4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_8f39_9a04_be61_e8fb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZYaHPRZI8uQbHoNzX_ylLSuBBfsmMpYeTRt91P9tUeOUPOzb-aiD9pPffss" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-88419888829022199552019-10-20T12:25:00.001-07:002019-10-22T13:50:06.425-07:00Special Olympics Missouri Leadership Conference 10-19-19<div><img id="id_5a3e_ab41_9c44_2b19" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vsjj2XUzDigdKZIBGMUPxhN6yMFfmQp6ULyYX7psNuT9Vn8_LgAh-V-Dzik" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><br></div>This morning my alarm went off at 7:30 am. Did my morning routine and got ready for the day. My family are going to Columbia Missouri, to attend the 31st annual awards banquet. The ceremony was held at Holiday Inn Executive center. We were nominated for the outstanding family award in Kansas City Metro! I'm also graduating from ALPs (athlete leadership programs). I will be getting my communication degree. We arrived around 10:50 am ish. I went around the room to say hi to the people I knew! Then I went to sit down and waited for the program to start. Dinner was served. It was Mexican! One of my favorites!! It was really hard to stay on my meal/health program, but somehow I did it!. After dinner ended, I went up the stage and welcomed everyone. I think I did a good job, my mom said I did a really good job. After I did my little speech, I went to the back of the room with my mentor, and got my cap and gown on and got ready to walk with the rest of 4 athletes leaders graduates. We got dipoloma for the degree we majored in. Took group pictures, and sat back down in our seats. Then the nominations started, the categories are: outstanding athlete, outstanding coach, outstanding volunteer and outstanding family. There is 5 areas in Missouri (St. Louis, Southeast, Southwest, Central and Kansas City metro). It was awesome ceremony. Oh, I also helped with the raffle for the jeep (Special Olympics Missouri) have been raffling off for a year.<div><br></div><div><img id="id_125b_df13_a636_ccf5" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/x-5kfj1hDFpH__IgJrTIZH1LsMzIND7U2firWKNIj2zd0MgJOGPLVdwYzx4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e46f_fbac_3986_6c29" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0vYkCgwKDVvZB1VqO8-ZoX2Ni59NuP66G2p7vf3k-EyAGod_NA07cM7dJ7Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_febe_d886_1b4d_b6e6" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/2mcLvK7BwBlq6R3efoVf7ruNTh-SizqkR1DoD3nnuy78UCAEwi4U9ofokfM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_1279_c37e_df37_7840" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vVIqCwY6M-9uVMU6RvChUgx6G8C7--yrDfAAAzGVx29C3hFwy35MHe3igvo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div>(I couldn’t get/ or find all of the pictures I wanted) </div><div><br></div><div>(In <b>BOLD</b> means that person won that category)</div><div>
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The Hodgson Family (KC Metro)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_2908_5b8_9bb1_ccf9" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a8UU9UewyFQOYNNPZxBbQj8ePQXXMonVDDPMzWP4du4tCmqGMvTkOX5ckZo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br>
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<i>Lynna is a role model, ambassador, competitor, and most importantly a friend in the SOMO family. She is a certified Global Messenger and recently became a certified Health Messenger through Special Olympics Inc. Lynna will graduate from the Athlete Leadership Program with major in Health, and she will complete a second degree in Technology next year. Rand is her mentor, attending classes and helping ensure she stays on track with her practicum.</i><br>
<i> Rand and Lynna traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in Hill Day this winter speaking to legislators about the importance of Special Olympics in their community. Lynna is also extremely active on social media, encouraging other special Olympics athletes, sharing health tips and celebrated earned medals. </i><br>
<i> Jesse is also a model athlete. He is always ready to give helpful advice to any of his coaches, help his teammates and is always the biggest cheerleader on the sideline. He and his sister both competed in track and field at the 2018 USA games in Seattle.</i><br>
<i> Darla works hard to ensure that both Jesse and Lynna thrive within their own environments. Rand is knowledgeable about any disability benefits and is willing to help any parents understand and fight for the benefits they deserve. The Hodgson family is truly an asset to the KC Metro Area and SOMO as whole. </i><br>
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The Ferdig Family (North)<br><br>
<i>The Ferdig family has two athletes who participate in Special Olympics Missouri events, Josh and Justin. Their parents, Lynisa and Carl, help in a lot of ways to ensure that their team is good to go. They are at practices helping no matter what sport it may be. Carl and Lynisa also travel to regional and state events to colunteer as chaperones for the Tri-Cahp teams. They are always willing to help their coach in any way possible. This includes taking on extra responsibilities that ensure they can coach if they need to. Carl and Lynsia are really part of the Tri-Cahp family and they strive to make it the best team for their sons as well as the rest of the athletes that participate on tha tea.</i><br>
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<b>The Berryhill/Dinkins Family (Southeast)</b><br>
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<i>Lisa Berryhill has been participating in Special Olympics for the past 16 years. Her entire family quickly realized the magnitude of the program and what it meant to her. </i><br>
<i> They serve as chaperones, Unified Partners and coaches.Peggy volunteers as the bowling and bocce coach and she is involved with family outreach and in the fan club. She has been very influential in grwoing family involvement in southeast Missouri.</i><br>
<i> Peggy, Amy and Billy have a passion for what Special Olympics does, not only for Lisa, but for all of the athletes. Most recently, Peggy's sisters became Unified Partners in bocce as well as serving as team chauffeurs.</i><br>
<i> The Berryhill family works hard to secure sponsorship. The Berryhill family is nominated for this award because of the family's displayed dedication to Special Olympics Missouri and the athletes. </i></div><div><i><br></i>
The Maupin Family (Southwest)<br>
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<i>New to Missouri, but not to Special Olympics, the Maupin family joined SOMO in 2018. Sandy and Dusty help with the Truck Convoy-making goody bags, loading and unloading, and helping at the event in a variety of ways</i><br>
<i> Dusty participates with the Community Support Services Team and Sandy is a dedicated supporter. At area events, Sandy always jumps in to help where needed. Whether it is helping at registration, assisting on a lane at bowling or driving a cart at gold, the Maupin family does it with a smile. They respect and engage with all the athletes at the events. It is always a pleasure having the Maupin family around.</i><br>
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The Lance/Gregg/Wells Family (STL Metro)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d2b9_a5f8_15fb_7e52" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/rrRGWbPLqAUD_lGzlywMtod3pmf4x1ljQen8O6Wt---jaOqsqIAHpGUfHtQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br>
<i>SOMO athlete Robbie and his mom, Jamie, both reppelled from t he roof of Bank of America Plaza last month. When SOMO needed to find a new venue for OVer the Edge, Jamie was instrumental in connecting SOMO with the management company for BOA Plaza. Both Robbie and Jaime serve on the OTE committee. Robbie has become the athlete voice for OTE, giving on-air TV interviews and encouraging everyone he meets to register and go OVer the Edge. Robbie's brother, Zach is a Unified Partner.</i><br>
<i> Robbie, Jaime and Zach attended the Tip-A-Cop and Spare Change event at a St. Louis Cardinals game on Aug 1. They were enthusiastic about making the event a family outing and a bonding experience. Robbie did a great job engaging the customers and fans at the game and encouraging them to donate to Special Olympics Missouri to help athletes like him.</i><br>
<i> Robbie and Zach were on Team Missouri's Unified basketball team that went to Seattle for the USA Games where they won the silver mdeal. Jaimie and Pat were both very involved in the year-looking process leading up to the games and during the weeks in Seattle.</i><br>
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Derina Shelton (Central)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_c2c4_2486_289c_b95c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ye_0OmMGtPCNsrlkJfcl5pvxRkQliKD7VCWypAWxV4Y4Snz5X7i4f80bXEQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>
<i>Derina has been helping Central Area with events for several years. She originally was in the banking business, but has since moved to a job where she can serve individuals with special needs in the Columbia Public Schools. She interacts incredibly well with the students she serves. When asked about her background, she gives credit to her volunteer duties with SOMO. Now Derina is passing her passion on to her son, Nathanyl. He is the kind of student who notices those with special needs and when no one is sitting with them at lunch.</i><br>
<i> Central Area has some key volunteers who are the go-to people for help and Derina is one of them. She has served on the registration team at the Columbia Polar Plunge since the first year. The expert for the day-of-registration line, Derina greets the Plungers with a smile.</i><br>
<i> Central Area is grateful to Derina (and Nathanyl) for always coming out to share their smile and enthusiasm with the athletes. </i><br>
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<b>Lou Holtman (Headquarters)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_92df_e12_bbe9_dcd" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_57GVFpUo7P5ZVPEb8lY6UWmALOx_Hh1uDFMihJnQ4jnqlZ9JShMsQXHFbo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><b><br></b>
<i>Lou has been volunteering at various Special Olympics Missouri events for more than 25 years. He has dedicated his life to serving people with intellectual disabilities and fighting for the respect and enhancement of their quality of life. Most recently, he took the position of Special Olympics Chairman for the Missouri Knights of Columbus. Over the last three years, Lou has put more than 100,000 miles on his car traveling to Knights of Columbus Councils spreading the message of SOMO's programs and volunteering at competitions and fundraiser throughout the state. He treats his role of service as if it were a full-time job, never asking for anything in return.</i><br>
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Jeremie Ballinger (KC Metro)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_b84f_c658_fd4f_c004" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/YBUcqyUdQto9vCtlILYprdoDE8HeYm6WERh3CUTpYj761PMwsHY_gIAGcuQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><i>Jeremie has been with SOMO for 14 years. He serves as an event manager at almost every area and state event. Jeremie upholds the integrity of the competition for the athletes. His general knowledge and experience of SOMO sports rules is always so useful! He also participates in the Polar Plunge most years. </i><br>
<i> The Most recent job, Jeremie maintained the area partnership with Kansas City Corporate Challenge, providing volunteers for SOMO events as well as loathing other KCCC resources to make SOMO events run smoothly.</i><br>
<i> On top of being an event manager, Jeremie has also participated as a Unified Partner in several sports. His oldest son, Dalton was an event manager at the State Indoor Games and a Unified Partner for softball. His daughter, Payton, attended sports camp as a junior counselor, sang the anthem at the Kansas City Area track meet and donated the Shiver bear bostume at the Polar Plunge, Jeremie was also part of the moving crew whtn the KC office has to move from Lee Company to it's new office space. His connection to the landlord is what led SOMO to the space for the new office. </i><br>
<i> Jeremie's attitude and willingness to help are unmatched and we are so lucky to have him in Kansas City Area!</i><br>
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Lindsay Bernard (North)<br>
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<i>Lindsay has been a volunteer in some capacity with Special Olympics for 10 years now. She has helped with local events by helping recruit volunteers. She also participated in several fundraiser over the years including the celebrity softball game, Ladies Night Out, sponsorship campaigns and the Making A Change event.</i><br>
<i> Lindsay was instrumental in working with the City of St. Joseph to place a bid to host the State Indoor Games for three years, securing facilities, funding, volunteers, meals, etc. She served as the chair of the Games Management Team for the State Indoor Games the past two years. Lindsay has truly stepped up and been someone the other volunteers and business leaders could depend on. </i><br>
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Sarah Wichern (Southeast)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_3be0_1f3f_40b2_2395" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/E6i8vB0abrD_hwrTW2674645SvobUQmTBPoZUiadAT1k-QB5fH9ZU7stGTc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>
<i>Sarah approached the Southeast Area office about a year and a half ago to get more information about volunteering and since then has become a great asset for the area. She is the president of Kappa Beta Gamma and encourages their involvement. S was the Polar Plunge intern and helped SOMO make a connection with many new schools.</i><br>
<i> She and her sorority created a new fundraiser for the Southeast Area, raising more than $500 just by setting up a selfie station and request donations. She quickly taught herself GMS and has spent countless hours entering athletes into events and recording results as well. In addition to being a present at event in Cape Girardeau, she has traveled to competitions in other areas in the region to assist at those events as well. Sarah's volunteer work does not end at hours of data entry. She has helped file physicals, worked Special Olympics tables at area events, cleaned the office and sold Drive it Home raffle tickets. Sarah quickly came to be friends with many of the athletes. She truly recognizes that her behind-the-scenes dedication is very important in providing great programs for the athletes and SOMO is very thankful to have her support. </i><br>
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John & Julie Clarke (Southwest)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_d644_b50e_708b_d9a5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/fbQZ7lJnVtECtRUI9QqUt1m_NAk8EF6nE4_CUapURpndJIgmaMdWa0W8fhE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>
<i>John and Julie have been volunteers for many years and have helped with several events in the area as well as state events. If you want an event to be successful, you call the two of them.</i><br>
<i> They were instrumental in making the Bartender's Charity Ball a success in the past and have recently started serving on the Polar Plunge Committee.</i><br>
<i> John and Julie are willing to help in any way possible to raise money. They have great ideas and contacts. They think outside the box and make things happen. Words cannot described how blessed SOMO is have this duo. </i></div><div><i><br></i>
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Kathy Butler (Central)<br>
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<i>Kathy is not new to Special Olympics, but each year she seems to start something new for the athletes in her area. When a local track meet was offered by the local school district, Kathy was right there with her support and willingness to do whatever was needed. </i><br>
<i> Both of Kathy's older children, Victoria and Evan, caught the Special Olympics bug because of what they witnessed from their mom. Her husband is also extremely supportive. </i><br>
<i> Not only is Kathy coaching, she is organizing other coaches, and even serves a mentor of an athlete-leader. This past spring, Kathy suggested that teams could bring canned foods or non-perishable items to the state indoor Games held in St. Joseph, because at tha time, the city and its surrounding communities were experiencing a flood. She also holds an annual prom for the athletes in the community. She plans, sets up and enjoys the prom each year with a special theme! It is clear that Kathy has a huge heart, loves her family, community and her athletes.</i><br>
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Pam Rohlfing (KC Metro)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_44d3_835_b7f1_b1ec" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ngkGUzpT59zexi3mGMPu_RbRS53_jqVg9pgAxTTx2rABHIYpDZE3KFAI-wU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br>
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<i>For Pam, Special Olympics has never been something you do only a few hours a week. She has successfully lobbied the North Kansas City School District to consider the Northstars as a true school district team. Through her work, the Special Olympics high school athletes have received varsity letters and pins for years and have six sports from which to choose.</i><br>
<i> As a special education educator, she has insight into the lives of SOMO's athletes and their families that goes far beyond Special Olympics. The Northstars have more than 100 athletes and she knows each by name. As her athletes graduate from high school, she is working to make sure they have a smooth transition and are able to continue their Special Olympics careers after high school.</i><br>
<i> Pam encourages other coaches to push their athletes to maximize the tools they have and be netter than they think they can be. While competitiveness is front and center, she demands this occur in a fun environment and with sportsmanship being an essential ingredient.</i><br>
<i> Overall, Pam loves her athletes and is always looking to create an energetic, inclusive athletic environment full of fun and celebration.</i><br>
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Amanda Starks (North)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_754a_4ae2_c9c9_11a9" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/JgwlUTSUsTUE966UFewM6545mcI0Pq2JQBoovWEt5ff4t4N5gJr75h5gDRU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br>
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<i>Amanda is a newer coach that took on all three of the sports that the Kirksville Titans offer. Coach Straks also organized some of her Truman State University students to assist in a variety of ways.</i><br>
<i> These college students respect her and want to help at Special Olympics events and with the Kircksville Titans because of the relationship they have built with er. She has recruited, fundraised, promoted awareness, coaches, provided rides, and assisted in starting the Kirksville Titans- an adult SOMO program for the North Area.</i><br>
<i> Coach Startks not only did all of this with a smile on her face, but was raising a toddler and working full time at Truman State University at the same time. She is now doing all of this as she is expecting her second child and still shows up with a smile, positivity, and determination to make this team the best it can possible be for her athletes.</i><br>
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Jeanetta Sansoucie (Southeast)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
<i>Jeanetta is one of the most patient, compassionate and caring coaches in the Southeast Area. She coaches track and field and bowling. She makes it a priority to give all her athletes individual attention. It's easy to tell from her interaction with her athletes how much they respect her. Watching her cheer on her athletes and give them advice to aprove their skills shows her passion for not only her athletes, but also sports in general.</i><br>
<i> She puts in the extra time and effort required to successfulyy run a Special Olympics program, in addition to her daily full-time job as a teacher. Other attributes that are characteristics of Jeanetta include her knowledge, organization, flexibility, compassion, and ability to recognize and meet the needs of her athletes. Many times these needs go beyond teaching a sports skill; more often it is teaching a life skill. She gives so much time and effort to improving the lives of her athletes.</i><br>
<i> This award nomination is just a small way SOMO can acknowledge the energy she gives to this program year after year.</i><br>
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<b>Kevin Chapman (Southwest)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_5a4b_26b_96b4_aa46" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/s-GRqoLT6WNsTnKlvzv0Q3TVvDqO_ZrSh-LBf9wrAenFb2_j5MxWfqlVPB0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><b><br></b>
<i>Kevin started the Special Olympics program at Clever schools in 2017. Over the past few years, he has not only grown the program in terms of athlete involvement, but has also introduced Unified Partners to the program. Kevin has recruited new coaches and volunteers to help coach and assist as they have added more sports to their program. The Clever Special Olympics program is active at area, regional and state events in bowling, basketball, volleyball and track & field.</i><br>
<i> Kevin strives to provide his team with competition opportunities that allow them to grow and compete at their highest level. He has also worked with other area Special Olympics coaches to host Special Olympics basketball games in conjunction with their high school games. This has provided as great opportunity to showcase the athletes of Special Olympics in their local community.</i><br>
<i> In 2019, Kevin approached Clever High School about hosting the 2019 Southeast Area Spring Games. Through his effort along with a team of administration and school faculty, Clever High School hosted a very successful event. The entire school supported the event, along with many members of the community and area Law Enforcement.</i><br>
<i> Kevin also served as a softball umpire for the Southwest Area Softball Tournament. SOMO appreciates Kevin's enthusiasm and dedication to the athletes in Southwest Missouri.</i><br>
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Kirk & Tammy Halveland (STL Metro)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_ce28_fb6b_182a_bcfe" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/frH6w71-BTn4ZxMny3eyoOl6dSI7kaiwzrfqOf2FACvy0PQv9mpaIeBvKJc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>
<i>To just nominate Kirk & Tammy would as Paul Harvey would say, leave out "the rest of the story" Kirk & Tammy kids, Lilah and Patrick, have been Unified Partners that the Special Olympics Falcon athletes look up to, respect and consider best friends. The entire family is outstanding and each one of them is an outstanding coach.</i><br>
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<b><u>Outstanding Athlete</u></b><br>
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Clarence Bentley (Central)<br>
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<i>As Joe DiMaggio said: "A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, by example." Clarence embodies this quote through his participation in Special Olympics. He is a quiet leader who always give his very best to whatever sport he is competing in.</i><br>
<i> Clarence is working toward becoming a coach through Athlete Leadership Programs. He wants to help other athletes do their very best, gain skills and get stronger. When you see Clarence working or talking with other athletes, you can see the respect that they have for him.</i><br>
<i> Clarence enjoys going around the state for competitions and has met many new friends. He offers his assistance with fundraisers and other opportunities where athletes are needed. This summer he was faced with a difficult situation when one of his favorite coaches left. He didn't think he wanted to continue, but after being asked, he came back. Teammates and coaches alike are glad when Clarence is around.</i><br>
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Collin Garrison (KC Metro)<br>
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<i>Collin has competed in Special Olympics Missouri for 13 years and has participated in bocce, basketball, softball, track, bowling, aquatics, flag football, soccer and tennis. He participated in track and field in the 2010 USA Games in Nebraska.</i><br>
<i> Last year, Colin competed in bocce at the USA Games in Seattle. This year, Colin was Missouri's only athlete on Special Olympics USA at the World Games in Abu Dhabi and came home with gold, silver, and bronze medals in bocce.</i><br>
<i> In the Kansas City community, Colin works at Goodwill assisting with computer recycling. Due to his accomplishments as a Special Olympics athlete and an excellent employee, he was selected to throw out the first pitch at a Kansas City Royals game.</i><br>
<i> When competing in Missouri or around the world, Colin is an impressive representative of Missouri, showing confidence and encouraging others. The fans always cheer for Colin because he demonstrates excitement with outstretched arms with making a basket, a point in bocce, or just running by them in track.</i><br>
<i> If an athlete needs help or someone to pump them up, it is Colin. He probably knows more athletes' names than anyone else in the state! Colin is a positive role model for all athletes. </i><br>
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<b>Jared Niemeyer (North)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><img id="id_c798_8530_bb2f_3116" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6IKW716AfGxoh8cm5Ffw1H9OTmBcD8l4cAna_upPwepS3jyjBOGnwCS731o" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><b><br></b>
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<i>Jared has gone above and beyond competing in Special Olympics Missouri sports. He sits on the Board of Directors serving as the athlete representative. He is a graduate of the Athlete Leadership Programs and he is a Charter Class member, where he raised funds for the Training for Life Campus. He served as a Plunge Ambassador for two years and he was on of the first Global Messengers for Missouri.</i><br>
<i> This summer, he visited 16 Casey's General Stores to thank them for their employees' fundraising efforts! For the second time, he visited the United Nations in June and spoke about life for people with intellectual disabilities. Jared participates in everything that the local LETR does; Cops on Top, Drive it Home Raffle ticket sales, Tip-A-Cop, the local annual Torch Run in Kirksville, and more.</i><br>
<i> On top of everything he does for Special Olympics, he has worked eight years at the Kirksville Hy-Vee. Jared is a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and a Knights of Columbus member. He started his own business called Jared's Jams, which sells jams and jellies at the Kirksville Farmer's Market and regional festivals with some of the proceeds coming back to benefit SOMO.</i><br>
<i> Jared is an advocate for inclusion because he believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to be all they can be.</i><br>
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Lucas Blattel (Southeast)<br>
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<i>Lucas has completed in 291 events in 157 games just through SOMO. In addition, Lucas has participated in USA and World Games. </i><i>In addition to his well-rounded athletic performance on the field, he is an asset off the field to this program as well. He participates in all Southeast Area fundraisers. He plunges each year, helps at area Tip-A-Cop events, helps sell Drive It Home Raffle tickets and assisted at the first ever Scott Wright Memorial Cornhole Tournament. Lucas also spends several long each May at the Wagon and Trail Ride fundraiser.</i><br>
<i> He helps with several teams his mom coaches. He is a mentor to new athletes joining Cape Independent. Often the coaches rely on him to get athletes rounded up a certain place or ready to go at a certain time. He is well-respected by his teammates and coaches, as both great athlete and reliable teammate.</i><br>
<i> Lucas Blattel's hard work and dedication to Special Olympics is deserving of recognition as an Outstanding Athlete!</i><br>
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Kit Hillihan (Southwest)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_7302_ae04_158e_4363" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h0rMBq7qOUQrUKQnlFRx0LsLtrYFOAUFRT_XrF9u74JNcNwzqkWWUJ3zSto" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><br>
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<i>Kit has been a model athlete and an inspiration to Special Olympics coaches, volunteers and other athletes. He meets challenges head on and welcomes the opportunity to conquer any challenge that he encounters.</i><br>
<i> He holds himself to high standards of excellence, is an inspiration to all, and motivates others to do the same. Rather than giving up and quitting due to stress, Kit never stopped or allowed himself to be hindered by societal injustices. He always come back song. </i><br>
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Jacob Ritter (STL Metro)</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_ee39_ddc_2cfb_7d56" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/pw8EgY9dP6uKOarb6WqT452q-H4y7ESD6h64JbgQkrpvN6FBGxBrk6Z9SU4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br></div><div>In the past year, Jacob has recently grown into a leader within the SOMO community. Jacob is an athlete for Warren County Handicapped Services, where he competes in just about every sport available to him. For the first time in his athletic career, Jacob attended SOMO Sports Camp this summer to add to his knowledge of sports. While there, he soaked in all the pointers and drills he could.</div><div> Jacob attended the Missouri Association off Student Council’s week-long camp earlier this year, where he met new people from around the state and learned leadership qualities and inclusive activities he can bring back to his own school. Every event Jacob comes to, he comes with a positive attitude and make sure he follows Special Olympics Athlete’s Oath.</div><div><br></div><div><br>
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<b><u>Other 2019 Winners</u></b><br>
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Aiden Petterson (Central)<br>
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Kendal Starke (North)<br>
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Keeley Spence (KC Metro)<br>
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Odessa School District (Central)<br>
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Novak Leadership Institute (Headquarters)<br>
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Epic Sports Lodge (KC Metro)<br>
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First Christian Church of Savannah (North)<br>
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Ft. Zumwalt West Middle School (STL Metro)<br>
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<b>Law Enforcement </b><br>
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Trooper Joseph Peart (Central)<br>
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Josh Gasper (KC Metro)<br>
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Rita Ketchem (North)<br>
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Matthew Kappler (STL Metro)<br>
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<b>Media</b><br>
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Rod Smith (Central)<br>
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Mike Clayton (Headquarters)<br>
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North Missourian (North)<br>
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It was so great to spend time with with family and having Canada Thanksgiving! We did so many fun activities, but there is one more fun activity that is going to happen today. We are going to visit British Columbia Special Olympics! <div><br></div><div>I woke up at 8:20am. It’s 9:27am right now, we are driving to SOBC, it will take us 46 mins drive. We are really excited! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Currently there is 4,800 athletes in SOBC. I got some pamphlets and we got a pin from them! Jesse couldn’t wait to see it! It was a good short visit! Enjoy the pics! </div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Here’s some interesting facts: </u></b></div><div>•4,800 registered athletes </div><div>•3,900 volunteers </div><div>•55 communities </div><div>•18 sports </div><div>•365 days a year </div><div><br></div><div><u><b>Athletes:</b></u></div><div>By gender: male 60% female 40%</div><div><br></div><div>By ages: 60+ 6% 19-59 72% 12-18 13% 7-11 6% 2-6 2% </div><div><br></div><div>athletes by region: Fraser valley 25% Vancouver island 20% Okanagan 14% Vancouver Squamish 12% Frazier river delta 10%</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Competition cycle</u></b></div><div>•1 local</div><div>•2 provincial </div><div>•3 national</div><div>•4 international </div><div><br></div><div>There summer sports are:</div><div>• 10 pin bowling •athletics •basketball •bocce •golf •power lifting •rhythmic gymnastics •soccer •softball •swimming </div><div><br></div><div>There winter sports are: </div><div>•5 pin bowling •alpine skiing •cross country skiing •curling •figure skating •floor hockey •snowshoeing •speed skating </div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Additional Programs:</u></b></div><div>•club fit •health initiatives •youth programs </div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Youth Programs:</u></b></div><div>Family-centred and focus on monitor and sport skill development through fun and positive.</div><div>•active start-2 to 6 years •fundamentals- 7 to 11 years •sport start- 12 to 18 years </div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Athletes benefit from: </u></b></div><div>Access to:</div><div>•certified coaches •high quality training & competition •travel •a welcoming & challenging environment </div><div><br></div><div>Opportunity to:</div><div>•make new friends •be part of a team •gain confidence •improve their health </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_15c2_5865_7dca_2286" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/f0jxqGVbdLBcGnjsfXvtq0fr9hBHfobgCDF5gsJxPI5fKfTK5zYy4dTgdd4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_db24_ba5d_c436_6115" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Rpk-YzYrDeSuKUk8tpV5RYAmxT1XPoPF3QKHC76I3adorBNj5_k9deN_boM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_1bb5_7abe_4fd3_29af" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/NL6sSgzWfMCcCrB9Ia_nHTqw1FXv955frUDkH639qaZd8_YemCgXKLb5TTA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_5563_faca_f6f0_8017" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XTVuwZS1ATfFAMhkMMtF00HDqsM5ASvilZdLfIwlrMJHZLvvuNl0XTMOE_k" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>This is the pin we received from them <br><br></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-68225951626848782842019-10-01T15:18:00.005-07:002019-10-01T15:18:40.661-07:00Outdoor games 9-27-19 to 9-29-19<div>
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Special Olympics Missouri Outdoor Games 2019</div>
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Traveling day (9-26-19)</div>
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Jesse, Darion, my mom and I met up with the ones who are going to Jefferson City early. We arrived at the hotel, we are getting into our rooms, I’m in 904. We waited for everyone to unpack and get into their rooms. We ate at Theo’s Midtown. I had a calzone. It was really good! I never had one, I didn’t think I would finish it all, but I did! I also had a side Caesar salad. It was a good dinner! After dinner we walked back to the hotel, and went on the 9th floor. We waited for the rest of our crew (rest of Lee’s Summit) Rest of the evening we just visited with our teammates and we sang happy birthday to and had cupcakes. We had three people who had birthdays. Tomorrow will be a early one, some the athletes play bocce in the morning. I’m really excited about it. My dad came later tonight, because he is Jesse’s unified partner for bocce. I better get to sleep. Got everything ready for tomorrow. </div>
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Competition Day One : Bocce (9-27-19)</div>
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This morning I woke up at 6:30am. Got ready for the day. For breakfast I had scrambled eggs, sausage links, Apple, and grapes. After we all ate breakfast we got loaded up into vans and drove to our location. Once we got there, we went to our spot and sat down. We got our tags, which say what we are doing and what time we play etc. In singles I played against 3 other athletes, my competition was Becca (another athlete I knew) I didn’t know who were the other two athletes were) it was a thought competition, in the result I got 4th place. After I got my ribbon, I thanked the volunteers, and the athletes who I competed against. I ate some of my lunch then went to participate in unified doubles. Again another tough competition, I played against Becky again lol we bother had a good laugh. At the end of the competition and I received a silver medal. Again I said thank you to the volunteers and the athletes I competed against. I watched everyone else who competed, after my dad and my brother competed, my dad had to leave. My mom came and watched us. After the competition ended, I helped by judging who’s turn it was (in bocce). I really enjoyed it. After we helped picked up, the Lee’s Summit Crew went to get ice cream, when we got there, I was going to order , but my dad was paying for my. I thought my dad left, but I guess I didn’t. I got cookies n cream ice cream (my favorite). Also when I was competing in singles I asked my dad to get me a shirt, and he did. I was happy about that. In the evening, we went to the open ceremony, it was outside, for dinner we had hamburger, snack size chips, banana, energy bar and chick fil a chocolate chip. I visited with some of my friends, went to the SOMO store, saw fireworks, they were pretty amazing. Everyone else went back to the hotel, except my mom, Jesse, TJ and I, we stayed to see a softball game. It was good. Went back to the hotel after the game, got ready for bed and the next day. I was tired from a full day of fun! </div>
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Competition Day two: Softball (9-28-19)</div>
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This morning I woke up at 7:30am. Got ready to play some softball. We grabbed our belongs that we need for the day and met everyone at breakfast, I ate a light breakfast, mostly just protein and fruit. We all were finished we met up in the entry of the hotel inside, waited until everyone is ready, we all loaded up to the vans and drove to the softball fields. Our first game was at 12pm, we have to be at the field an hour pearly before the game start. We all got settled in, we all practiced catching and throwing and we all hit off the tee. When the game was over (that just ended) we got into our dugout and got everything prepared to go. And guess what...we were going to play against Becca’s softball game. We were playing into the first inning, and it started to storm, so both teams rushed to the dugouts and see if it’s okay or if we should grab our gear and head to the vans. While we were waiting in the dugouts we are out lunch, when our coach got the call, we all headed to the vans and waited there, and ate our lunches. When the coach found out that they canceled the game, we went to get ice cream again, but this time I had chocolate ice cream,, we all went back to the hotel after we finished our ice creams. We all got cleaned up, and relaxed, some of us played uno, watched tv, or got on our phones (not saying any names lol) some of us walked around our floor (9th floor) it was cool because I started a walking club on my team while we had free time. Got ready for the dance. And we all met up at the elevator and got into the vans. For dinner we had home made Mac and cheese) green beans, pull pork sandwich and ice cream. We all decided what we wanted to do, dance or bingo. I missed the athlete input council. But I heard it was a great turnout, so I was glad to hear that! We all danced, and I saw some of my friends, Jesse went to bingo and won 2 beanie babies. When the dance was over, we all got ready for bed, then met up in the hall, and we visited, ate some snacks and walked (again) on our floor. Then eventually we all went to bed, before I went to bed I started to pick up my stuff. </div>
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Day Three: Going Home (9-29-19)</div>
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We woke up and packed up our last minute stuff and ate breakfast before we all go home. We all got our suitcases and met outside to load up, we all said our goodbyes. And we left. Jesse, Darion and I slept the whole way (before we stopped to get drinks) when I got home, both of the dogs jumped on me, they always put a smile on my face! </div>
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Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-64874519129041564062019-10-01T15:02:00.002-07:002019-10-01T18:58:45.616-07:00Last step challenge (health messenger) Aug 19 to Sept 23 2019<img id="id_80bf_a5a0_68a_119d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/WST6Monce9Zl2Azrt5oni3XU-Rny1kMQzCd_UczFSGM_nOhsB6cviFYmwoY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br>
So, I hosted the last step challenge for Special Olympics Missouri and the health messenger athletes for the year. I didn't have that many participants that I had in the past. But that's okay, because I know people are getting busier this time of the year. So, I understand. I had 21 participants, that included 13 athletes, 1 Special Olympics Missouri Staff and 4 coaches, 1 volunteers and 2 parents.<br>
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For this challenge I changed somethings. I didn't remind daily, I let them tell me, but I did remind people at the end of challenge, if I needed their steps counts. The step challenge is for 6 weeks. On facebook, I did poll to see which challenge they would like to do in the coming year. I got some great feedback.<br>
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1. Jessica Grammer-722.500 12. Jay Collins- 350,846<br>
2. Irvin Jones- 658,734 13. Bobby Bates- 293,595<br>
3. Allen Tobin-590,858 14. Kelsey Porter-280,053<br>
4. Lynna Hodgson-566,285 15. Anna McDaniel- 266,587<br>
5. Pierce Rash-569,873 16. Michelle Howell- 220,756<br>
6. Jaime Rosso-539,451 17. Connie Pado- 209,452<br>
7.Tim Kunz-441,260 18. Debbie Koch- 205,351<br>
8. Jared Niemeyer-397,176 19. Rand Hodgson- 186,397<br>
9. Leah Shoemaker-385,454 20. Amanda Koch-146,925 <br>
10. Becca Tincknell-365,000 21. Kayla Hull- 117,473<br>
11. Jennifer Grammer-364,200 <b>Total Steps: 7,878,226</b><br>
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1. Allen Tobin- 591,015<br>
2. Lynna Hodgson- 566,275<br>
3. Jenni Hummel- 422,119<br>
4. Brandy Peterson- 85,005<br>
<b>Total Steps: 1,664,414</b><br>
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<b>*I want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who did all of the challenges I hosted in 2019. I really enjoyed it, and I hope you all did too! But don't worry..there will be more challenges in the year of 2020, I just don't know what or when, so please be patient and stay tune! *</b>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-56022344124226209552019-09-20T19:26:00.000-07:002019-09-21T13:33:14.882-07:00ALPs (athlete Leadership Programs) capstone struggles 9-20-19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I've been working on my capstone project practicum (homework) for ALPs (Athlete Leadership Programs), When I first started this project...which was March 10, 2019. My project was for me to produce 8 videos, these videos will educate the public what Special Olympics Missouri offers. I also was working on another practicum, I usually like to get things done, so I know that I got it done, and don't have to worry about it. But that wasn't the case this time. I was so worried about my other practicum I didn't pay any attention to my capstone project. In my mind, I would get the practicum for the class of technology: in the studio done quickly, (but I didn't) but I did everything I could do to reach out to the instructor. It took me a long time to face the facts. Regarding about my practicums. At the back of my mind I thought (maybe if I give him some more time, he will respond) or (if I send him another e-mail). I was always afraid that I would be bothering him or caught him at a bad time. So, after a couple of months (I know what you are thinking) (why did I waited this long, honestly I was to ashamed in myself) I sent a email to the person who is in charge of ALPs, and explained to him what's going on, and how I'm feeling about my practicums, we decided to have a conversation over the phone, after that phone call, I felt SO much better!<br />
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*Learned to ask for help</div>
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Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-50776128534092018082019-08-31T19:34:00.001-07:002019-09-03T20:20:13.145-07:00Royals Clinic 9-3-19<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_9468_a6d0_8b6_daeb" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/otNkerK3b6Ik0-o0v10TmhP__Pi9xyvoomY1Olt-weqRgaf4JIB6C6v-v5Q" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 180px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><br></div>Woke up at 8:10am. Alarm went off at 8am, but decided to sleep for 10 more minutes. Made breakfast for my brother, my dad, my mom and I. Did some house chores. We picked up Darion and are on our way to the Royals stadium. <div><br></div><div>We got to the stadium at 11:40am. The clinic ended at 1:20pm.<br><div><br></div><div>When we got inside of the stadium, we waited for everyone to show up. Once everyone showed up, we listened to the rules and what we were going to do. Once we got down to the field, we took a group picture. Then we split up in two teams, special olympics Kansas and special olympics Missouri. Special olympics Missouri got to bag first, every athlete got a chance to bat. Fox 4 and channel 41 the television station. Darion had two interviews! So that was exciting for him, I’m so happy for him! This was the first royals clinic for him, and he loved it! After the scrimmage, we all went to where we met up at first, and got our tickets and our boxed lunches. 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I’ve been working on being really quite in the mornings so I don’t wake anyone up. I did my morning routine. The dogs didn’t move an inch when I got up. <div><br></div><div>WOW what a day! It was a long one but it was a exciting day! Our first game was at 8am, we won that one, and the second was at 12pm. But we had to report back at 11am. Between my games, I went around the softball field with another athlete leader and tried to recruit more athletes and mentors, and talked to family members, I think we did prettt good!! I think we got some people who was interested, so that was a plus!! Some people even took some extra information to share with their teammates and their families. My second game was at 12pm. We won that game. So...drum roll please....we got GOLD! Oh yeah, I made my first home run!! I was very happy about that! Everyone did an awesome job! We all showed great sportsmanship! We all had a great attitude, there were some moments that we didn’t do so well, but we learned what we need to do! So overall it was a great day! </div><div><br></div><div>*what I enjoyed*</div><div>-made my first home run</div><div>-saw Some old friends and meet new people</div><div>-talked to people about ALPs</div><div>-Jesse got 5 RBI’s</div><div><br></div><div>(Enjoy the pictures)</div><div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_cf09_ea34_31f9_f1d0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7viSFbTZNRo8pTixL4A1QdOU2ysEsas1g5fk_VXBexuj7USTLLkS4QPMK04" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_7655_3286_b845_8f2a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FNUcHpB4AOHJtEp-QBZ-QWGiVT-3Vu0pf9-XtBYsdPVy7NmjmopdAfzZZK4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_ce52_a7b_2e73_94b7" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/CPT8Y03eS4n8yw7Xu4cDNzdxrH1idjpRYiwNojtuAz_KlEJ6PpDUfh0XT44" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_fc49_5735_ae98_378" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/CtdZLQXt-jh9eW8thSXYd0Q4zNT8yu3dB_9SsmlzugfzLGUUyFVBuppYcjE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><br><img id="id_cc9_495b_d48c_6fae" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7YQ-1xbCcgEowNZ-D1aXMqh1zjD8uU0h6aKhd9ObKWIb122MKPc1itodeQ4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_b6ff_bab1_2d71_2d4e" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/4LZHbsU5a1FKOX1ID1BZR78pCqk0s-4EOX6IxKWXYWfsZ3IZwQOO7Z7QmfQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_87b4_5b8c_3497_b325" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/s3OxWYdKNXYPKy3g7dvSTDo7XdkQ-uXb0F2AmvlJ9_zzfXPXMoIR2Iyn2jI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_903d_fec9_46f3_30cf" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/O5dFo-zHZOUnryflBPVHuj4EFQewxYTYWfboMxpqGSrMu4VS9CW93ZZT_34" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_5129_6751_8243_1627" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/WxU1B48bvifIHvLwjkeJt1gjc31QcRIfd8LadYtLBQkNmio8sju4WKqh-z0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_c23a_c9e7_eb93_e88a" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/mHJE9FOzKj18-3NaBXmaw6_jH5GZkbagdrfKjiBBuYq_s5VWC96dGjePGnM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_e36_1ea7_f153_856f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/bTwWkd-Jj6t9zdJAgzd_r7Wi7Z_qpc5an-v_oqLzA7y-AZmUxBALk0YKMRM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_3ae8_4b92_6da6_7a96" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/RGh5bkQ3QhsihZmGl-eF8Aswj7VH-43SJlMCqd6NuXsteYve_pP_7vpZ9ko" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_1823_3ac8_b7e0_b80c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/QouxM8iHR2-FyHSYvGmyoQ0asbbB1GkJB22XsqnWu9F1Kwv3Z0tAsqOELME" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_5ad5_7cd5_b706_911" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/B3y-OZ5ScTkrSGOVw1MJDNTswURCY70psYKBv3KGf18aDBEsASj06oUFv0Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_a05b_ac71_7f8d_89ae" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/A_dWLygZXXI0D29LgEdUXWzQb8zACFsybiHWaPNKpZN-6pfFJ7DaK6KrPNw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_d43f_eac8_ea80_2a37" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FhpBwt79CsbQdrePH0wDdDhcWSOgxnqPNa5C7Mc6Ovlh7JAOR8q1kdp7DAU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><br><img id="id_9843_1814_b132_ff02" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/OjBa6x2EhmxmSK2aIAVgCvfHcRlvjjY_zYt51caCnFf4a1vQBrwTo2Zc1fE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_36f6_c16b_12a6_7d0e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/H03Fw1NGkQx8uuZ0kNKekoHr-p6CHKPx_EYrCbanjJ4Hu23etaEAAcThSSE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div></div>Lynna Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574392313763143133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393787667527407989.post-811606091364168802019-08-05T08:56:00.001-07:002019-09-08T10:21:41.691-07:00Kansas City Bocce Tournament 9-7-19<div><img id="id_de3f_d34d_ee47_68ec" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wCEP8oOGSincRMH3X-Zp8cRTc93gpT5vip46z1oODO-2i_oJLENkx3SEjHM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Today is the Knsas City metro, St. Louis and Cental area bocce tournament! I wish all of my friends who is competing today! Remember our oath! This year in Kansas City area tournament is located at Epic Lodge in Independence. I’m starting to really like bocce, this is my second year of playing it. All of Lee’s Summit athletes compete at 1pm. I’m excited to see some of my friends that I don’t see very often. <div><br></div><div>Wow what a day we had yesterday! We had to get to the venue by 12:15pm. Once we got there, we changed into our new bocce shirts ( they are really nice) then said hello to everyone. We went inside for the parade of athletes. Everyone from Lee’s Summit played at 1pm. We did unified doubles. I did pretty good. My unified partner and I played another Lee’s Summit team and another team who went to nationals, they were from Park Hill. They were really good! The athlete was really good! Over all we got 2nd place. It was a good competition. Jesse and his unified partner (my dad) got got GOLD. After we all competed (Lee’s Summit team) we went outside to eat lunch. We went back inside because the girl athletes played next. I did very well. And guess what, I competed against the same person (who went to nationals) I played smart, overall I got 2nd place. Jesse played his singles competition much later then I did. After he competed he got SILVER! We watched everyone else who competed. Saw some friends, so that was awesome! Saw an volunteer that I’ve seen before, so that was really awesome! We all competed really good! Next stop is state! 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