This section contains information about the Eastern Ontario District of Special Olympics Ontario. This district is comprised of communities from Northumberland to Ottawa. Please see minutes and newsletters below for the latest news! |
District News
Call For Volunteers To Fill District Administrative Positions
Special Olympics Ontario is looking for volunteers with a strong administrative background to fill district level administrative positions in Eastern Ontario. The District Administrative Team (DAT) consists of an Administrative Lead, Financial Lead and Secretary. For a full outline of duties and responsibilities please visit section 5.0 on the Information Portal. All interested applicants should contact their District Developer and fill in the application form found HERE, by Oct 1, 2016. Applicants may be contacted for an interview and references may be checked. District Administrative Team selections will be voted at the DAT meeting to be held October 23, 2016 announced following notification of all applicants. If you have any questions regarding the DATs roles and responsibilities please contact your District Developer, Stacey McKeown, staceym@specialolympicsontario.com or (888)333-5515 ext. 278. |
Provincial Floor Hockey Championships a HUGE Success!
On May 7th, Floor Hockey teams from across Ontario rallied at Carleton University in Ottawa for the 2015 Provincial Floor Hockey Championships. Athletes, Coaches, Family, Friends and Fans all had a spectaular time from Opening Ceremonies to the Victory Dance. Eastern Ontario teams did extremely well! Senators Division Ottawa Gladiators - Gold Medal Ducks Division Brockville Islanders - Gold Medal Lennox & Addington Lightning - Bronze Medal Leafs Division Ottawa Spartans - Bronze Medal Many thanks go out the the volunteers, Games Organizing Committee and Sponsors who made this weekend possible. |
Eastern District athletes and coaches at Provincial Winter games
In the wee hours of the morning on January 29th, athletes and coaches from accros eastern Ontario loaded into buses and started out on the journey to the 2015 Provincial Winter games in North Bay Ontario. Athletes competed in 6 different sports, Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snoe Shoeing, Figure Skating, Speed Skating and Curling. All had fun and many came home sporting medals. Please select the links below to see the resulkts of our Eastern District athletes and their photos. |
2015 Provincial Floor Hockey Championship Announcment
BY MEGAN DELAIRE, OTTAWA CITIZEN MARCH 13, 2014 |
SOO Launches Youth Sport Survey in Partnership with York University
Special Olympics Ontario is working with York University on a comprehensive assessment of sport participation in youth ages 11-21 years with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics research team at York University is inviting parents/caregivers to participate in a survey that can make a huge difference to the Special Olympics community. If you’re interested in a participating please visit, www.specialolympicsontario.com/parentsurvey. By combining your voice with up to 6,000 other Special Olympics Ontario families, we hope that this research will inform how policies and services, including sport programs like Special Olympics, are developed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This survey is important because your feedback will help us understand how and why athletes participate in sport as well as in other home, community and school activities. We also want to learn about their well-being and that of your family. We hope that this information can be used to help improve services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families, in and out of Special Olympics. Participants are automatically entered into a draw to win a pizza party for their child’s entire Special Olympics team! Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you have any questions or concerns regarding the study, please contact: Lauren Wolman at laurenw@specialolympicsontario.ca or call (416) 447-8326 x 257 and leave a message and she will respond to you as soon as possible. We appreciate your time and consideration! |
Region 7 Pre-Season Coaches Meeting Minutes
Please see attached meeting minutes. Thanks to all who attended. |