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May is Draft an Athlete Month

EDMONTON, AB, May 4, 2018 - Special Olympics Alberta is connecting athletes and supporters with Draft an Athlete campaign. To celebrate the training...

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Unified Bean Bag Toss in Chestermere High School

Chestermere High School’s Unified Bean Bag Tournament Celebrates Inclusion and Sport

The Chestermere High School Lakers showed Unified pride on April 12 hosting their first Unified Sports event with a Unified Bean Bag Toss Tournament...

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Ron Schmidt, Finding Joy with Special Olympics

Of all things, Ron Schmidt realized how special it was to volunteer with Special Olympics Alberta through a dance floor. As Schmidt recalls, he was...

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Rianne Ho Special Olympics Alberta volunteer

Rianne Ho, Ten Years of Building Friendships

Rianne Ho started volunteering with the Special Olympics Alberta figure skating program when she was just 13 years old. “It was intimidating at first...

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Special Olympics Alberta-West Central Floor Hockey Invitational and Provincial Qualifier

Floor Hockey Qualifier and Star Skate Take Over Spruce Grove

Not one but two separate sports related to Special Olympics descended upon the Spruce Grove Tri Leisure Centre on Saturday, March 24. But despite...

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Qualifying for the 2019 Winter Games

Edmonton Hosts Over 120 Bowlers at Qualifying Event Since November, athletes across Alberta have been taking part in qualifying events and tournaments...

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Team Alberta Training: Winter Highlights

Athletics All athletes are training three times a week, with some pushing five times a week. Each athlete has been training and meeting with their...

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Team Formation Key Goal of First Golf Training Camp

Seven Special Olympics Alberta golf athletes traveled to Sherwood Park on February 24 to meet each other and hone their driving, chipping and putting...

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Special Olympics Alberta-Bow Valley cross country skiiers

Special Olympics Making Strides in Bow Valley

Bow Valley is not new to producing world class Special Olympics athletes, but 2018 marked the first time the community has taken on running its own...

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Striking Up Smiles and Scores with Joey Rempel

Joey Rempel is a comedian first and a 5-pin bowler second. He says his dad taught him the value of making people laugh as he grew up, and it’s an...

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