Special Olympics South Dakota Newsletter

August 26 2025

BH Area Softball

Sat, August 30th

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NOTE: Programs are

subject to change. Scan the QR Code immediately before events to get the most up-to-date information

SPORTS

We are set! Click for our updated USA Games roster

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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Important Update: We’re Moving to a New App!

The SO Fit Now app will no longer be accessible as of September 1st, 2025.

We’re excited to introduce the all‑new Special Olympics Fitness App, featuring improved trackers, goal setting, and new ways to stay active with your community.

Transition today! Keep tracking your activity, earn badges, and set goals—switch to the new app now.

OTHER EVENTS

Burger King Icons

We are excited to be partnering with Burger King again this year for the Burger King Icons!

Please join us at participating Burger Kings around South Dakota and purchase your $1 Icon to support the more than 2,800 athletes across the state.

They will begin selling icons on August 25th.

Who’s ready to take their Cornhole, bags, bean bag toss, or whatever you call it to the next level?

You can support Sioux Falls’ brand-new delegation, the Sioux Falls Bulldogs, and Special Olympics South Dakota, and you could WIN a set of boards decked out in your favorite school colors!

You can purchase your tickets by clicking the button below for the boards you’d like to win!

Tickets for the SDSU Boards

Tickets for the USD Boards

The drawing will be held on Friday, September 5th at 1:00 PM – tune into the Special Olympics South Dakota Facebook page to watch the live video to see if you’re the lucky winner.

LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

109 TOTAL CHANCES TO WIN!

GRAND PRIZE: $1,000

(Have the highest accumulated score at the end of 18 weeks to win!)

Weeks 1-18

Highest Team Total | $200

Second Highest | $100

Third Highest | $80

Fourth Highest | $60

Fifth Highest | $50

Lowest Team Total | $20

Total awarded each week | $510

Purchase Tickets Online

Pigskin Madness Rules

This ticket is unique and valid for 18 weeks of the regular professional football season.
Each week, four (4) team scores are added together to determine the winners.
If there is a tie, prizes will be combined and split equally between the winners.
If a team does not play in a given week, including bye weeks, their score from the previous week will be used.
Winners will be contacted by Special Olympics South Dakota staff via phone and will receive their prize money shortly after.
Tickets are sold at random and not available for review until purchased.
Decisions of Special Olympics South Dakota are final.
Ticket holders do not need to know anything about football or keep track of weekly scores.

Saturday, September 6

The Lanes

722 Western Avenue

Brookings, SD 57006

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Join us for the Brookings Strikes for Special Olympics event! Proceeds from this event will benefit Brookings Area All Stars and Special Olympics South Dakota.

There are three (3) shifts to choose from on Saturday, September 6th:

– 12:30 PM -2:30 PM

– 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

– 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Registration is $40 per person; teams can be up to four (4) people. Each participant will receive an event t-shirt, snacks & water, shoe rental, and two hours of bowling fun!

There are only 6 days left to shop for the Special Olympics South Dakota Pampered Chef Party!

Proceeds from your purchase will go towards this year’s Truck Convoy!

SOSD Pampered Chef Party

22nd Annual Truck Convoy for Special Olympics South Dakota

Friday, September 19

Saturday, September 20

W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds

100 N Lyon Blvd

Sioux Falls, SD 57107

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Please join us for the 22nd Annual Truck Convoy for Special Olympics South Dakota to celebrate the trucking industry, partners, and law enforcement working together to raise funds for Special Olympics South Dakota.

Click Here to Register for the Truck Convoy