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The family plans a celebration of life when larger gatherings are allowed. Memorials may be made to North Suburban Special Olympics, 1008 Woodview Drive, Grafton, WI 53024

We have received word from Special Olympics Wisconsin that all competitions and practices for Wisconsin are now cancelled through May 31, 2020.

So – that means no practices, no tournaments, no NSSO special activities through the end of May.  With that date span, it means we will NOT have a spring sports season – no soccer, no track, no swimming.  We don’t know what the plan is for state games in June, but because we will not have a season for those sports, we will not plan on attending, even if the games are held.

Softball, bocce and tennis will NOT start in May.

We will send out any additional information as we receive it.

Stay healthy, please.

Kevin and Linda

The subject line is correct.  SOWI has cancelled the Sectional Team Basketball tournaments (March 15), the State Basketball Skills competition (March 21) and the State Gymnastics competition (March 21 – NSSO does concessions.)  There will be no make-ups and there will be NO State Team Basketball competition as originally scheduled for early April.

We are a SOWI Agency, so, in keeping with SOWI guidelines and preferences due to COVID-19, we are cancelling ALL NSSO sponsored activities thru April 5th.  Activities past that time will depend on SOWI decisions made.

Canceled activities are effective immediately and include ALL practices, the NSSO dance, and the March Healthy Steps program.

The WISO made the very difficult decision to suspend all in-person sports training and competition activities, and other activities involving our athletes, through April 5, 2020, due to concerns related to the spread of the corona-virus. While the news is incredibly disappointing for all of us, the health and safety of our athletes, volunteers, staff and partners is our top priority.

 The cancelled events include, but are not limited to:

·         March 11, Bucks Training Clinic, Mequon

·         March 15, Sectional Team Basketball, Stevens Point and Mukwonago

·         March 21, State Basketball Skills, Neenah

·         March 21, State Gymnastics, Glendale

·         March 29, LETR Bowling Tournament, New Berlin

·         April 4-5, State Indoor Sports Tournament

Attachments include a letter from the SOWI CEO about the cancellations and two information sheets on staying healthy.

Kevin and Linda