Southwest Iowa Challengers - Special Olympics Team

09/04/2026

Greetings Challengers
Take the weekend off and enjoy Labor Day weekend!

08/25/2026

Labor Day weekend No Practices.
No Bowling or Football Skills
September 5 to 7 enjoy your weekend!

Bowling returns September 13.
Final day for scores in September 15.

Continue to practice to area competition on October 20.

We will be at Bowlero practicing
September 13 and 27
October 11 and 18.

08/22/2026

Doing a shout out to Challengers and there people on raffle ticket sales, if your struggling please reach out to me ASAP

These tickets fund our year… gas money, hotels, new swag for athletes.
We need everyone to do their part .

08/22/2026

Tonight the Challengers and there caregiver/parent were able to attend a Bocce Ball Clinic at the home of Don and Marie Losole and their friends.

We are go grateful and thankful for their hospitality, support and knowledge of helping the Challengers improve their skills.

We can’t do this without Community Partners and new friends to the Challengers.

08/18/2026

IMPORTANT DATES!

08/13/2026

Farmers Marker in CB! Come down and get your Raffle! And see some of your Local Challengers!

08/11/2026

⚽ We are so proud to offer TOPSoccer at the Sports Plex this fall! 💙

US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a recreational soccer program designed for children with intellectual, emotional, or physical disabilities. It provides everyone the opportunity to play the game they love in an environment that is safe, fun, supportive, and inclusive.

📅 4-week program — every Wednesday evening in September
🗓️ September 9th – September 30th

📍 Iowa West Sports Plex | 3260 Mid America Drive, Council Bluffs, IA

Soccer is for everyone and we mean that. We would love to see you out there this fall!
🔗https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/x/ #/online/iowawestsportsplex/programs/19/level?facility_ids=1&season_id=27

Share this post and help us spread the word to families who would love this opportunity! 🙏

08/11/2026

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⚽ We are so proud to offer TOPSoccer at the Sports Plex this fall! 💙

US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a recreational soccer program designed for children with intellectual, emotional, or physical disabilities. It provides everyone the opportunity to play the game they love in an environment that is safe, fun, supportive, and inclusive.

📅 4-week program — every Wednesday evening in September
🗓️ September 9th – September 30th

📍 Iowa West Sports Plex | 3260 Mid America Drive, Council Bluffs, IA

Soccer is for everyone and we mean that. We would love to see you out there this fall!
🔗https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/x/ #/online/iowawestsportsplex/programs/19/level?facility_ids=1&season_id=27

Share this post and help us spread the word to families who would love this opportunity! 🙏

08/11/2026

Shout Out to Tommy at Bowlero,
He informed me that today and moving forward, ALL Special Olympics Athletes get 30% of Bowling, Shoes and Food ( alcohol not included)

Thanks to Tommy and crew at Bowlero!

Just let them know your a Challenger from Special Olympics of Iowa !

Thank you to community partners that make this happen!
🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳

08/04/2026

SWI Challengers is looking for volunteers to support our fast growing team!

A background check, two webinars and some sports training webinars to be an assistant coach!

https://www.soiowa.org/get-involved/class-a-volunteers/

Have questions ask me, send a DM!

This will change your life!

Special Olympics Iowa programming and events are made possible by two different types of volunteers, Class A Volunteers and Event Volunteers. Event Volunteers are individuals that help the day of an event. Class A Volunteers are anyone who ...