SOBC Nanaimo is hosting a Paint Nite fundraising event on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Simon Holt restaurant, 6582 Applecross Road, Nanaimo, BC.

“Paint Nite is invading bars and restaurants near you with everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind painting. We’ll guide you and your friends through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing ‘til your cheeks hurt. The best part? You don’t have to be an artist to have an amazing time.”

Click here to view the event website and to purchase tickets

The February 2018 newsletter is now available. Click the link below to view it.

February 2018 Newsletter

Attention SOBC Athletes:

Please take a moment to click on the following link and complete an Athlete Satisfaction Survey.  Your participation in this survey will help provide a strong voice for Special Olympics Canada!  Surveys must be completed by April 30th, 2018.

Here is the link to the survey: https://specialolympics.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5jX2wrgrgmUVFuR

Your help is very much appreciated!

Thank you
Jake Hooper
Representative for BC for the Canadian Athlete Leadership Council

Hello all,

We are excited to share that the 2019 Special Olympics BC Winter Games will be hosted in Greater Vernon in February 2019! Please click here to read more from this morning’s announcement: http://www.specialolympics.bc.ca/news/2018/01/16/2019-special-olympics-bc-winter-games-set-be-held-greater-vernon

Social media posts will follow shortly on the SOBC accounts; thank you kindly for sharing these if you would like to spread the word!

All the best,
Lauren
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Lauren Openshaw
Office Administrator
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Special Olympics British Columbia
210 – 3701 Hastings St.
Burnaby, BC V5C 2H6
Tel 604 737 3078 Toll-free 1 888 854 2276
Email lopenshaw@specialolympics.bc.ca
Facebook specialolympicsbc
Twitter @sobcsociety
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http://www.specialolympics.bc.ca
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Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation. Authorized and accredited by Special Olympics, Inc. for the benefit of persons with intellectual disabilities.

The December 2017 newsletter is now available.
Click here to read it.

Attention Special Olympics BC Coaches!

We will be hosting a Functional Testing event in Victoria at Vic High (Roper Gym) on December 3, 2017. This testing will be a key indicator to show your athletes how they can improve to attain a personal best and it would be ideal if they could attend. You are not required to attend but please encourage your athletes to sign up!

Click here for the event information and instructions on how to sign up for the Functional Testing. The link to sign up is here:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/functional-testing-victoria-tickets-39340906711

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

Helen Cheung
Coordinator- Performance

Special Olympics British Columbia
210 – 3701 Hastings St.
Burnaby, BC   V5C 2H6
Tel 604 737 3078
Cell 604 737 3055
Toll-free 1 888 854 2276
Email  hcheung@specialolympics.bc.ca
Facebook specialolympicsbc
Twitter @sobc_sport

www.specialolympics.bc.ca

Location

Coal Tyee Elementary School

2280 Sun Valley Drive

Nanaimo, BC

This is a fun, free day with lots of giveaways, education and free screenings in the area of Fit Feet (podiatry), Special Smiles (dentistry), Healthy Hearing (audiology), Strong Minds (mental health), Opening Eyes (optometry) and Health Promotion. Come out and interact with others, learn more about your health, and get amazing resources and tools to help keep you healthy and active.

The professionals who lead Healthy Athletes screenings have received specific training to help them ask the right questions, and their interactions with Special Olympics athletes lead to referrals back into the health care system that ensure the individuals will get the treatment they need.

The Sports Celebrities Festival presented by Wheaton Precious Metals is an inspiring and interactive gala celebrating the power of sport and the human spirit, raising vital funds for the Canucks For Kids Fund and Special Olympics BC. The silent auction is an integral part of this support, and we are excited to offer all SOBC supporters the opportunity to bid in the 2017 Sports Celebrities Festival online auction.

The auction website http://www.scf2017.com is now open for online bidding and will close at 9:30 p.m. November 2 live at the Sports Celebrities Festival.

We would be grateful for your support in bidding on items and/or spreading the word about the auction. You’ll find a wide range of items to tempt all tastes, and perhaps the chance to get some exclusive Christmas presents, all while supporting Special Olympics BC and the Canucks for Kids Fund.

Please feel free to share the auction website link with friends, family, and colleagues.

If you have any questions about the auction, please do not hesitate to contact Charlotte Taylor at ctaylor@specialolympics.bc.ca

There is an update to the fall 2017 sports schedules.
See the sports page for details

Please use the above link for the authoritative sports schedules. There are some discrepancies between that schedule and the schedules shown on the individual sports pages. These discrepancies will be fixed shortly.

There’s been some updates to the sports schedules and locations. Floor hockey will be taking place at Rock City Elementary. 10 pin bowling will be starting the 2nd of October. Swimming will be starting on the 26th of September and finishing on the 26th of April, 2018.