Welcome to the Central Ontario District Site!
We provide quality sport training programs and competitions for athletes living with an intellectual disability in the district of Central Ontario.
If you're an athlete, a coach, or a volunteer, or thinking of becoming one, check us out and learn about the exciting opportunities that we have to offer. To receive email newsletter updates from Special Olympics Ontario, subscribe at www.specialolympicsontario.com/subscribe. | It's Awards Season! Each spring, Special Olympics Ontario puts out the call for nominations for the annual Provincial Awards. Reflecting over the period of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, we look forward to nominations of deserving athletes, coaches, and volunteers in various categories. To nominate athletes and volunteers please visit our Provincial Awards Site https://www1.specialolympicsontario.com/provincial-sport-awards/ and submit your nomination on the online forms provided. Please note that the deadline date is Friday, June 18, 2021. Also, there is a helpful checklist on the main page of the awards site detailing some of the key information you will need when submitting a nomination. If you require any assistance with your nominations, please contact Program Consultant Hellaina at hellainar@specialolympicsontario.com.  Suspension of Programs due to Covid-19 In consultation with local and provincial health authorities and Special Olympics programs across Canada, all Special Olympics Ontario in-person sport programs, competitions, fundraisers and any related activities remain suspended. While the province begins to open up services regionally, the obligation for safety, security, protocols and liability lies with the business or organization. Sport in general and Special Olympics specifically, has a duty of care beyond the normal scope of most organizations. Special Olympics Ontario is working with Special Olympics Canada and all Chapters on finding the best way to navigate this challenging situation. For certain, guidelines and procedures need symmetry across the country, always respecting the population we serve and those who volunteer to do so. Community leaders can visit Special Olympics Ontario's Return to Program website http://specialolympicsontario.com/return-to-program to find out more about the steps to follow to re-open programs locally, including sport practices. Protecting the health and safety of everyone involved is the primary objective, while getting programs operational in some form. Stay informed by going to our website www.specialolympicsontario.com for the latest updates. Should you have any questions or would like to speak with a staff person about the pandemic, please email covid19@specialolympicsontario.com or call 1-888-333-5515 ext. 311, leave a message and we will follow up. Healthy @ Home Stay healthy and stay connected at home with Special Olympics Ontario's online resources, found at the provincial website home page: http://specialolympicsontario.com/.  2018/2019 - A Special Year for Special Olympics: our 50th Anniversary! Who knew fifty years ago that a one-day sports festival for athletes with an intellectual disability would become a global movement for inclusion? Well, more than a few people that day in 1968 at Soldier's Field in Chicago certainly must have! Canada was represented by a Floor Hockey team from Toronto, and the vision came from a young researcher in Ontario: Dr. Frank Hayden. Read on to learn more about the history of how Special Olympics was born, as we celebrate what it has become: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-how-the-special-olympics-were-born/.  |
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