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Who We Are
2 The youngest age of a child with an intellectual disability who can enroll in Active Start
What We Do
42 The number of years since Special Olympics arrived to Canada in June 1969.
Be Involved
762 golfers registered in Special Olympics programs across Canada.
Ways to Give
111 free 'special smiles' offered at the 2010 national summer games as part of the Healthy Athletes initiative
Connect
3 The number of new sports - basketball, soccer and golf - added to program roster for Special Olympics, bringing the total to 17 Olympic-type sports (2011).

267.5 kg lifted by Jackie Barrett

setting a world record in the squat competition at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece.

1,680 children

now enrolled in both Active Start and FUNdamentals, two Special Olympics programs targeting children ages two to six years and seven to twelve years, respectively.

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Media Room

Thank you for your interest in Special Olympics Canada.

If you are a member of the media, and in need of resources to complete your story, we are happy to help. Please feel free to reach out to:

Allison Love
Communications Officer
Alove@specialolympics.ca
1.888.888.0608, ext. 4312 (toll-free)
416.927.9050, ext. 4312