Grimsby-Lincoln
Special Olympics sent five athletes to Vancouver July 8-13 to compete in the 2014
Special Olympics National Summer Games. The athletes were flown to Vancouver
and housed on the campus of UBC, as the events took place on the UBC grounds.
These are first rate facilities and the performances were first rate as well.
Our five Grimsby-Lincoln athletes brought home eight medals and a lifetime of
memories. The weather was hotter than usual and the competition was stiff but
they all worked hard. Some personal bests were achieved and everything was left
on the playing field. They also had time for some fun, fantastic opening and
closing ceremonies and the making of friends that they will keep forever. Grant
Flagg of Wainfleet took home 3 medals, silver in the 200m, bronze in shotput, bronze
in long jump and came 5th in the 100m. Chris Sharpe of Grimsby
brought home 2 medals, gold in the 100m, silver in long jump and came 6th
in shot put. Josie Guilbeault of Thorold won bronze in shotput and finished 6th
in the 100m in spite of a knee injury that also kept her out of long jump.
Christina Unger and Ian Macleod each brought home silver medals in the team 5
pin bowling competition and finished 6th and 5th
respectively in the individual 5 pin bowling competition. Team Ontario had their biggest medal haul ever and finished 1st overall for the whole Games. The track & field athletes will now wait to hear if they have advanced to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. Thank you to all the coaches and volunteers and to our great supporters who make all of this possible. |
Congratulations for an amazing Summer Games
Volunteering Opportunity!
Special Olympics Ontario is looking for volunteers to get involved with the upcoming
Mud Hero
event in Caledon. Mud Hero is Canada’s largest Obstacle Event
Series. Part of the proceeds raised through the event will be donated
back to Special
Olympics.
Volunteers will also receive a FREE lunch, $50.00 gift card to the
Mud Hero Shop, and are invited to visit the Mud Hero Beer Garden
following their shifts.
If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering please see
below for details. Please feel free to pass this information along to
any other interested volunteers.
Dates: Saturday August 26 and/or Sunday August 27
Location: Albion Hills – 16500 Peel Regional Road 50, L7E 3E7
Shift Times: 7:00 am-12:30 pm or 12:30 pm-5:00 pm
Volunteer Tasks: Collecting bag-check fees throughout the day via cash and/or POS machine
PLEASE REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER HERE: http://forms.specialolympicsontario.com/view.php?id=276893
Please note: Volunteer positions will be filled on a first-come basis. |
Space Balloon Launch Opportunity
AstroNuts Space Odyssey
In early October of this year, 100 children will have the opportunity to “launch into space” with the AstroNuts Kids Space Club. Special Olympics Ontario has been invited to participate in this fun event!
Interested participants must be registered with Special Olympics Ontario and be of elementary school age.
Participants will forever look back on this experience and know that they’ve “reached for the stars” and “dared to dream”. AstroNuts is “just” an amazing kids space club whose goal is to inspire and educate.
The plan is to launch a high altitude helium weather balloon from the launch site in Goderich Ontario to an altitude of 120,000 feet. The goal is to become the first kids space club in the world to launch "kids into space" by sending their DNA. “DNA Services of Canada” is a sponsor graciously donated 100 DNA swabbing kits.
Participation is FREE.
For more information please contact: Ray Bielecki Founder AstroNuts Kids Space Club AstroNuts Space Odyssey |
Flag Raising in Support of Special Olympics!
The Knights of Columbus of District 6 have been granted permission to hold a Flag Raising on Monday April 4 at 10:30 a.m. in support of Special Olympics. The event will be held at Grimsby City Hall - 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby. Mayor Bob Bentley will be in attendance and I hope that several Brother Knights, Sir Knights and representatives from Special Olympics will be able to attend as well. The local media have agreed to cover the event. |
SOC NCCP Competition Course in Kitchener
A two day SOC NCCP Competition Course is being held in Kitchener. Date: February 20-21, 2015 Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration Cost: $85/person Location: CrossFit Kitchener - 543 Mill St Unit 6, Kitchener, ON N2G 2Y5 More information is available on the Special Olympics Ontario Web Site here. To go directly to the registration form, please click here. |
An amazing young man with a great message!
How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? | Matthew Williams | TEDxVancouver |
2016 Ontario Coaches Conference - Registration now OPEN!
NCCP Competition Course in Grimsby
2016 Provincial Spring Games Coach & Volunteer Games Registration
Special Olympics Ontario is now accepting applications for Spring games positions.
Please go to 2016 Provincial Spring Games Coach & Volunteer Games Registration Form to complete an application form.
Even though the deadline for signup has passed, applications are still being accepted. This form is to be used by volunteers that would like to apply for the following positions:
(summer provincial games coaches will also have a chance to apply for the 2018 National Summer games when they apply to the 2017 Provincial Summer games).
Please remember that Games coaches are required to meet minimum Coaching Certification requirements prior to coaching at major games (see SOO policy 10.3.2 Certification Requirements for Higher Competition). If you are missing any of these certifications, please see the following information on how to obtain them. Please remember that courses may only be offered a limited number of timers per year in your area, avoid missing out and register in the earliest course possible. 1. Special Olympics NCCP Community (1 day) or Competition (2 day) Coaching course. Visit Training Calendar for a list of scheduled courses 2. NCCP Multi-sport module (formerly Part A) Planning a Practice; Nutrition; Making Ethical Decisions. A list of available courses can be found on the Coaches Association of Ontario Course Calendar 3. Making Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation can be completed once the Multi-sport course appears on your NCCP Transcript. Once you have completed the MED training, and it appears on your transcript, you will have unlimited attempts at the MED evaluation. If you opt to take the evaluation without first completing the MED module there will be an $85 fee associated with the evaluation. |