Special Olympics BC Updates

Staying Active and Healthy at Home

The 2020 New Car Dealers Foundation / Special Olympics BC Auction will run from September 18 to 24

In light of the guidance from provincial and national public health officials, and in order to limit any possible risk to members of the community, Special Olympics BC paused all its programs and face-to-face activities, starting in mid-March and running into the summer. At the time of this writing, careful work was underway to develop the first steps in Special Olympics BC’s safety-focused, return-to-sport plan, to make sure everything will proceed in line with provincial health recommendations and the needs of the community.

During the pause of in-person activ

ities, Special Olympics BC athletes have strongly expressed how much they miss their SOBC sports and friends. Individuals with intellectual disabilities are forgotten and left behind far too often in our society. During these unique times, they have been facing many challenges, including significant isolation without their in-person access to their Special Olympics friends and supporters, and healthy activities.

So Special Olympics BC staff and volunteers have worked hard to create ways to keep athletes feeling connected, supported, active and healthy at home. They were able to do so because of the decades of generous support from BC’s New Car Dealers and provincial partners. This support has been critical, now more so than ever.

This spring, Special Olympics BC launched new virtual training tools to help athletes stay healthy at home, including a new calendar every week with daily athome workouts and mental and physical wellness activities. SOBC also built online and offline tools to maintain the social connections among its community, on which so many athletes rely.

Special Olympics BC – Trail athlete Jake Miller has completed every single daily workout and wellness challenge in

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However, recent consultation with dealers and supporters around the province has shown there is a desire to continue helping the Special Olympics athletes and programs. With the province beginning to restart, they have said the time is right to relaunch the 2020 auction.

the SOBC calendars, as well as at-home golf training to keep his skills in shape for when programs return. His mother (and SOBC coach) Rhonda Chandler told the Trail Daily Times that Miller has thrived with SOBC’s at-home training tools and connection opportunities.

“He was really disappointed at first (with the pandemic) and not being able to see his friends,” Chandler said. “But this has been really amazing, and he has turned my living room into a gymnasium. He just works hard every day and loves it.”

In the coming months, Special Olympics BC will be working hard to safely restart all in-person sports and activities, as the provincial health circumstances allow. While athletes have been doing their best to stay active at home, they badly want to get back out there. And the support of our friends in the New Car Dealers community will continue to play a vital part in making that possible.

SOBC knows these times have been challenging for so many people. It made the difficult decision to pause the spring 2020 New Car Dealers Foundation / Special Olympics BC Auction in order to reduce the pressures on its supporters who are so very appreciated.

However, recent consultation with dealers and supporters around the province has shown there is a desire to continue helping the Special Olympics athletes and programs. With the province beginning to restart, they have said the time is right to relaunch the 2020 auction.

The 2020 New Car Dealers Foundation / Special Olympics BC Auction

will run from September 18 to 24. While this will be a smaller-scale event than in past years, given the current context, the support will be pivotal at a much-needed time. The generosity of the New Car Dealers makes a huge difference to the Special Olympics BC community.

DONATE TO THE AUCTION

To donate to the auction, or for more information on how you can get involved, please contact

Christina Hadley, SOBC Vice President, Fund Development &

Communications, by email at chadley@specialolympics.bc.ca or on cell at 604-616-1343.

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