Special Olympics Colorado - Western Region

06/09/2026

🍓🏃‍♀️ 50 Years and Still Running! 🏃‍♂️🍓

Join us for the 50th Annual Strawberry Shortcut 🍓👟 on June 21, 2026! Whether you're running the 10K, 5K, Fun Mile, or cheering from the sidelines, you'll be part of a beloved Glenwood Springs tradition that has been bringing our community together for 50 years.

Special Olympics Colorado's Western Region is proud to once again be the beneficiary of this incredible event. Even better, proceeds from the Strawberry Shortcut stay right here in Western Colorado, helping provide year-round sports training, competitions, health programs, and leadership opportunities for local athletes with intellectual disabilities.

🎉 Celebrate 50 years of tradition
🏃 Run, walk, or cheer
❤️ Support local Special Olympics athletes across Western Colorado
🍓 Be part of a community tradition that gives back

Register today: www.strawberryshortcut.org

06/09/2026

What a weekend! 🎉
A huge congratulations to all of our Western Region athletes, Unified partners, coaches, volunteers, and families who represented our communities so proudly at the 2026 State Summer Games presented by Spectrum.

From personal bests and medal moments to new friendships and unforgettable memories, you showed the true spirit of Special Olympics every step of the way. We are so proud of each and every one of you!

Thank you for making Western Colorado shine. 🌟

05/04/2026

It was an incredible weekend in the Western Region! ⚽️ 🏃‍♀️
We had an amazing time at Regional Soccer on Saturday, followed by Regional Athletics on Sunday. It was so inspiring to see so many smiles, great competition, and true sportsmanship on display throughout the weekend.

A huge thank you to JG Management Systems as a Supporting Sponsor of Athletics and for coming out to volunteer. We truly appreciate your partnership!
We also couldn’t do it without the continued support of our Western Region Championship Sponsor, Canvas Credit Union.

Lastly, we want to give huge kudos to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office for their help with timing, awards, and all the high fives.

Thanks to everyone who helped make the weekend so memorable! Keep up that training and we’ll see you at State Summer Games presented by Spectrum-Adding More to Life!

04/28/2026

We could not have had a better time at Western Regional Swimming and Powerlifting last weekend!

Thank you to the Montrose Recreation District for hosting us, Montrose Police Department for passing out awards, and Canvas Credit Union for sponsoring the fun!

04/27/2026

Thank you to Vail Ski Resort and the Epic Promise Program for supporting the Vail Valley Dream Team again this winter - we can't wait for next year!

04/27/2026

We are still looking for businesses/ non-profits to be in our resource fair and still have some sponsorship opportunities available.
Scan the qr code or sign up here

Resource Fair
https://form.jotform.com/26092420293815

Sponsorship
https://pci.jotform.com/form/260087303590151

We would love for you to be apart of our event!!!

04/09/2026

The Tiny Tornadoes are off and running—pun intended! 🌪️🏃‍♂️

Check out their incredible second practice—making leaps and bounds each week! This Special Olympics Colorado Young Athletes team is the first of its kind in the Roaring Fork Valley, and brings kids of all abilities together to learn, move, and make new friendships.

A huge thank you to Coal Ridge High School for generously allowing use of their facilities at no cost—we’re so grateful for this amazing community support! 💙

04/07/2026

‼️Western Region Update‼️
We are thrilled to share that we are hiring a Western Region Coordinator! This is a full-time position based in Grand Junction, with regular travel throughout the Western Region.

Are you passionate about:
- Creating an inclusive community?
- Supporting educators, coaches, and athletes of all ages?
- Ensuring individuals with IDD have access to meaningful participation in sports, leisure, education, and advocacy?
- Engaging your community through outreach, partnerships, and fundraising efforts?

If so, click below to learn more and apply:

About Special Olympics Colorado: Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) is at its core a sports organization, but it is so much more! SOCO is dedicated to promoting inclusion for ALL people across Colorado, using the undeniable power of sport as a catalyst to create change.

04/07/2026

Reach out to your friends, family, people, and tell them to register by the end of the day on April 3rd for the early bird discount and for a guaranteed shirt! If you don't have a team yet, it's not too late!

04/07/2026

A 5K that will make your smile glow, too! Register now for Glow N Games 2026 presented by Kooler Garage Doors - the brightest and best night of the summer! Whether you walk, run, roll, dance, scoot, or skip through, you're bound to have a glowin' good time as you raise funds for Special Olympics Colorado.

Register now at https://p2p.onecause.com/glowngames26

Shout out to our presenting sponsor! It's going to be an awesome 5(K), because it's Kooler with a K!

Thanks to our Platinum Sponsor Chick-fil-A Grand Junction for being our official food vendor for the day!

Massive appreciation to FirstLight Home Care of the Western Slope for being a Gold Level Sponsor, PH Home Builders for their Silver Level Sponsorship, and Bros Roofing LLC for being a Bronze Sponsor.

There's still time to become a sponsor! Send us an email at [email protected] for more information.