We can’t play in person this year, so we need your support more than ever. With many Special Olympics programs and fundraising initiatives on hold, our goal is to ensure that no athlete is left behind when programs resume.
Your donation is critical in supporting athletes participating in Special Olympics programs at every level, from the athletes who bring home gold medals and make Canada proud on the world stage to the thousands who look forward to weekly practice for fitness, fun, and friendship. You are supporting the parents, siblings, caregivers and friends of individuals with intellectual disabilities, who imagine a world of inclusion & endless possibilities.
By supporting motionball, you are helping raise important funds and creating awareness for the Special Olympics movement and making it possible for more people with intellectual disabilities to benefit from the transformative power of sport.
Thank you for your consideration -- any support is greatly appreciated.
For more information on motionball or how you can join me in the 2020 Virtual Marathon of Sport please visit motionball.com/marathonofsport/
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Special Olympics Athletes On My Team
Neil MacDonald
Meet Neil, a Special Olympics athlete who represents the 50,000 Canadians with an intellectual disability who participate in Special Olympics programs. Your support is ensuring athletes like Neil can get back to the playing field, and that no one is left behind.
What Special Olympics sports do you participate in?
floor hockey, baseball, curling, bocce ball, 10 pin bowling, 5 pin bowling, did alpine ski racing for 14 years, soccer for 10 years
What is your happiest/proudest Special Olympics memory?
Competing in Winter and Summer Provincials in soccer, baseball, bocce, skiing and curling. Competing in Summer Nationals in soccer and bocce, and Winter Nationals in Floor Hockey (ThunderBay Feb2020). Competing in bocce for Team Canada at the World Games in Abu Dhabi in March 2019
How do you like to spend your time outside of Special Olympics?
I do volunteer jobs at the YMCA, our local Food Bank, and I help prepare food for a downtown soup kitchen held at the Church. I like to travel with my family and we have been many places together all across Canada and the USA, (including Alaska) the Caribbean and Dubai/Abu Dhabi. I love to ski with my family in Alberta, BC and New Hampshire and Vermont. I like to go biking with my family on many rail trails. My sister is teaching me how to do the Mountain Bike trails she goes on. I like hanging out with my friends. I like doing social activities with my sister and her friends. I like to go camping, canoeing, fishing in the summer with my family.
What do you love most about motionball events?
I love to meet all the players on my team and make new friends. I love to compete and help our team win. I love to listen to the loud music! I REALLY REALLY like to win all our competitions. Its fun being with people my own age and doing stuff together.
My Activity Goal
Corporate teams have been challenged by their employers to hit a certain number of minutes of fitness-based activities.
I have completed 0 minutes.
Our team has completed 50 minutes of our goal of 10
Fundraising Totals
I have raised $400 out of my goal of $2,000
My team has raised $2,002 out of our goal of $5,000
Team: Rock & Roll
My Wall Of Awesome
HOW CAN YOUR DOLLARS HELP?
motionball for Special Olympics is a registered not-for-profit corporation, raising money for Special Olympics programs across Canada. 70% of the funds we raise are distributed to programs in the province where they are raised, with the remainder going to the long-term funding of programs through the Special Olympics Canada Foundation.
While COVID-19 has affected us all, Special Olympics athletes are feeling the effects of this global pandemic more than most. Sport programs are suspended, competitions have been cancelled, and many athletes remain stuck indoors, at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 than the general population. Now more than ever, the role of motionball in these athlete’s lives is incredibly important. As one of the Special Olympics’ largest funding partners in Canada, motionball has donated over $13M to date. motionball supporters are dedicated to ensuring that every local club and program can return stronger than before, and that no Special Olympics athlete is left behind.
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49,626
The number of Special Olympics athletes across Canada
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20,184
Child and youth Special Olympics athletes across Canada
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21,953
The number of Special Olympics Canada volunteers
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