Special Olympics PEI Receives $10,000 Jumpstart Grant

Special Olympics PEI has received a $10,000 Jumpstart Community Development Grant. These funds are in support of our gymnastics partnership programs.

Through our FUNdamentals gymnastics programs, offered in partnership with both the Island Gymnastics Academy and Saultos Gymnastics Club, children and youth with an intellectual disability are able to learn basic motor skills in a fun environment. In addition to learning cooperation and social skills, our athletes are feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Thanks to this grant from Jumpstart Charities we were able to grown our program by over 30% this year. We saw expansion in the number of program sessions offered in both Charlottetown and Summerside, and have many athletes attending for the first time. The impact of this grown will be felt in our organization for years to come. By providing our young athletes with early instruction in basic motor skills and developmentally appropriate play they will have a strong opportunity to improve their physical, social, and cognitive abilities.  Through FUNdamentals gymnastics we are setting our athletes up for success later in life, and in sport.

Thank you Jumpstart Charities for the generous support of our gymnastics partnership programs through this Community Development Grant. We appreciate your commitment to inclusive sport.