This day not only brings awareness to the Special Olympics movement, but allows people with and without intellectual disabilities to interact, build lifelong friendships, and ultimately create more inclusive communities. The highlight of this event each year is having the opportunity to compete alongside local Special Olympics athletes like Ryan.
Ryan has been involved in motionball for 10 years! Since then, Ryan has participated in countless motionball events, including the Toronto Gala and many local Marathon of Sport events! This year, we’re excited to have Ryan take on the role of motionball’s 2023 Honorary Athlete Ambassador. Hear from Ryan about what being part of motionball means to him:
“motionball means having the opportunity to play sports with new individuals who want to become part of the Special Olympics family and also being able to connect with sponsors to really show them how and where their support makes a difference.”
With Special Olympics programs and initiatives back in full swing, our friends at Special Olympics need us more than ever. For many of them, Special Olympics is not just about sport, or staying fit and healthy, but also about providing a social network, a sense of belonging and a valuable source of stability – all essential to their mental and physical health.
By making a donation to motionball, you're helping to ensure that athletes like Ryan have the resources they need to continue the sport programs they love.
Thank you very much for your support, Wendy
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Company: Scarborough Toyota
Special Olympics Athletes On My Team
Troy Ford-King
Name:
Troy
What Special Olympics sports do you participate in?
Golf, bocce, curling and alpine skiing
What is your happiest/proudest Special Olympics memory?
Being the first Canadian athlete to be chosen to be on the Torch Run Council. I have been with motionball since it started!!!! Played with motionball in the Dome!!! have met many Friends and pro athletes through motionball international Global messenger. I was the first athlete to be on the international Torch Run council
How do you like to spend your time outside of Special Olympics (jobs, hobbies, activities, etc)
Skiing and golfing with family and friends
What do you love most about motionball events?
Meeting and talking with people and telling them all about my fellow athletes and what we are cable of doing!!!
Mark Haggarty
Name:
Mark
What Special Olympics sports do you participate in?
Swimming & Floor Hockey
What is your happiest/proudest Special Olympics memory?
Qualifying for Swimming Provincials for the very first time and getting to go back to Montreal with my swim team again for the first time in 4 years!
How do you like to spend your time outside of Special Olympics (jobs, hobbies, activities, etc)
I love working at McMaster at the Athletic Centre meeting all the students and as a camp counsellor at McMaster Sport Fitness School and Camp Wanakita!
What do you love most about motionball events?
Getting to see all of my best friends and making new friends!
Fundraising Totals
I have raised $25 out of my goal of $350
My team has raised $5,025 out of our goal of $3,500
Team: Scarborough Toyota / Toyota on the Park #2
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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25,944
The number of Special Olympics athletes across Canada
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10,000
Child and youth Special Olympics athletes across Canada
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13,814
The number of Special Olympics Canada volunteers
