Impact Report

See your support in action

Because of incredible donors like you, more than 45,000 Canadian children, youth and adults with intellectual disabilities can reach their full potential. Your ongoing support of Special Olympics Canada allows these individuals to access the transformative power of sport not only through Special Olympics’ competitive programs, but also its daily community programs offered across the country.


Learn more about the lives you’ve changed in the stories below.

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Barbara Prystai’s journey with the Special Olympics started nearly 20 years ago with a simple newspaper advertisement. “I found out about Special...
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Barbara Prystai’s journey with the Special Olympics started nearly 20 years ago with a simple newspaper advertisement. “I found out about Special...
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Dave has been a great coach, leader, and mentor for his athletes, assistant coaches, and program volunteers. He is currently a member of the Westman...
Dave_Volunteer
Dave has been a great coach, leader, and mentor for his athletes, assistant coaches, and program volunteers. He is currently a member of the Westman...
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1) How/when did you first become involved with Special Olympics? I first got involved with Special Olympics through my high school Interact Club...
Paul Turner
Paul has been involved with the Special Olympics movement for 37 years! As an avid sports fan, Paul has channeled his love of sports into being a...
Evan james
Evan James hails from Edmonton, Alberta and recently competed in his very first Special Olympics World Games in Austria in March of 2017. An...
Sarah McCarthy
The 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games might be more than nine months away, but that isn’t slowing down cross-country skier Sarah McCarthy, who...
Cole Davis
Cole Davis thrives on the smell of chlorine and the sounds of swimming strokes in the pool. At 62 years old, Cole Davis is spreading the power and joy...
JorDen Tyson
When you think about Special Olympics, grace typically isn’t the first word that comes to mind. But when you describe figure skater JorDen Tyson...