Special Olympics South Dakota Newsletter

September 23 2025

IN OTHER NEWS

Calling all Sioux Falls area Special Olympics South Dakota athletes! You’re invited this Saturday to take part in a basketball scrimmage against the Sioux Falls Area Police Recruits! Everything kicks off at 1:00 PM. All are welcome, even if you do not want to play basketball! Email Michelle Paulsen if you are interested!

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Our friends at New Directions Down Syndrome Association will be celebrating 25 years of the Buddy Walk. You are cordially invited to join the party.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

SONA Move Challenge Informational Webinar for Athletes

September 25 at 5:30p CT / 4:30p MT

Join the SONA Health team as they host a webinar for athletes interested in the SONA Move Challenge. The SONA Move Challenge is open to all athletes and will run from October 13 through December 8, helping to increase fitness and support mental health, all while having fun.

Come on, athletes of Special Olympics South Dakota, we want YOU to participate in this Challenge. Click here to learn what’s next.

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SPORTS

Hey Aberdeen Friends…

Your Race, Your Pace is an event for the community to come together, and for each individual to succeed. It’s for ALL abilities, ALL athletes, to ALL achieve their goals. This is a unique race with multiple route options empowering and celebrating each participant from the avid to adaptive runner and everyone in between. Whether athletes walk, run, jog, or wheel to the finish line, they will be given a medal; they are champions for finishing their race at their pace.

Date: September 27, 2025

Location: Wylie Park – Aberdeen

Start time: 9:30 AM

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Volunteer Opportunities

Please join us for the Northeast Area Bowling Tournament on October 10th for some volunteer opportunities! You can click the link below to register. For more information, please get in touch with Michele Zahn at michele.zahn@yahoo.com.