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Who We Are
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).
What We Do
111 free 'special smiles' offered at the 2010 national summer games as part of the Healthy Athletes initiative
Be Involved
2 The youngest age of a child with an intellectual disability who can enroll in Active Start
Ways to Give
1209 golfers registered in Special Olympics programs across Canada.
Connect
42 The number of years since Special Olympics arrived to Canada in June 1969.

125 medals

won by Team Canada at the 13th Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Athens, Greece in 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.

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Key Events

A reason to celebrate

Throughout the year, we host several marquee events in order to raise both awareness and financial support for our movement. These events have become nationally recognized and we look forward to hosting each one of them as a chance to celebrate both the past and the future of Special Olympics in Canada.

Be a Champion

In-store fundraising campaign running throughout the month of April in Safeway stores across the country.

25th Special Olympics Canada Awards

Recognizing the outstanding performance and contribution of our athletes, coaches, and volunteers.

2013 Date – TBD

31st Annual Special Olympics Festival

Highly anticipated and quite simply, unforgettable. This annual Toronto tradition is one of the city’s most popular, giving sports fans the chance to support an amazing cause, while mingling with some of our city’s, if not our country’s, sport heroes and legends. Stay tuned for more information!

2013 Date – TBD