Chat with Special Olympics BC athletes, staff, and special guests on Facebook Live!
Special Olympics BC athlete leaders, staff, and special guests host SuperLive conversations monthly on the SOBC Facebook Page! We want to stay connected, active, and positive at home. The SuperLive shows bring together SOBC's previous What's On Your Mind Wednesday and health Facebook Lives.
Upcoming SuperLives will be on the first Wednesday of the month. Please come chat with us and share your comments and questions!
Past shows
2020
- April 1 featuring SOBC – Comox Valley athlete Jake Hooper
- April 8 featuring SOBC – Kimberley/Cranbrook athlete Erin Thom
- April 15 featuring SOBC – Ridge Meadows athlete Katherine St. Amand and motionball Vancouver's Sarah Kapur
- April 22 featuring SOBC – Kamloops athlete Megan Gourley and motionball Vancouver's Sarah Kapur
- April 29 featuring SOBC – Dawson Creek athlete David Johnston and motionball Vancouver's Sarah Kapur
- May 6 featuring SOBC – Vancouver athlete Mathew Schmiing
- May 13 featuring SOBC – Smithers athlete Kaylee Richter and RCMP Cst. Robyn Diddams
- May 20 featuring SOBC – Delta athlete Chelsea Kaake and retired BC Lions quarterback Travis Lulay
- May 27 featuring SOBC – Oceanside athlete Kerri Lipsack
- June 3 featuring SOBC – Coquitlam athlete Ariel Taylor and Oak Bay Police Sergeant Sheri Lucas
- June 10 featuring SOBC – Nelson athlete Nick Toner, motionball Kelowna Event Director Derek Fuhr, and Vancouver Police Department Inspector Joanne Wild
- June 17 featuring SOBC – Vancouver athlete Sarah Brown and BC Lions running back Jamel Lyles
- June 24 featuring SOBC – Williams Lake athlete Austin Weber and SOBC Board of Directors Chair Ted Hirst
- July 9 featuring SOBC – Delta athlete Cory Duhaime with a Return to Sport update from SOBC President Dan Howe
- July 22 featuring SOBC – Kelowna athlete Roy Stephens and motionball Vancouver Co-Event Director Mike McClenahan
- August 5 featuring SOBC – Cowichan Valley athlete Julie Black and Olympic and world figure skating medallist Patrick Chan
- August 19 featuring SOBC – Abbotsford athlete Justice Erickson and CFL linebacker Adam Bighill with a Return to Sport update from SOBC Sport Manager Helen Cheung
- September 2 featuring SOBC – Golden athlete Sebastian Gylander, SOBC Director Pamela Keith, SOBC – Burnaby athlete and Health Messenger Katie Little, and SOBC – Burnaby coach and parent Liz Little
- October 7 (Halloween warmup :) featuring SOBC – North Shore athlete Danielle Juilfs, Olympic gymnast Brittany Rogers, and SOBC – Kelowna's Kassidy and Kimberly Rutledge
- November 4 featuring SOBC – Prince George athlete leader Marinka VanHage, SOBC – Quesnel athlete and Health Messenger Matthew Hender, and SOBC Vice Chair and Wheaton Precious Metals President Randy Smallwood
- December 2 featuring SOBC Leadership Council Chair Donna Bilous, SOBC – Burnaby athlete and volunteer Katie and Liz Little, SOBC Athlete Speakers Bureau facilitator Jackie Lowrie, and SOBC – Vernon athlete Justin Sigal
2021
- January 6 featuring SOBC – Nanaimo athlete Simon Phipps, SOBC – Surrey athlete and Health Messenger Kayley Olund-Rak, SOBC – Kelowna coach and mental wellness advocate Kimberly Rutledge, and SOBC staff Michelle Cruickshank and Joseph Knowles
- February 3 featuring SOBC – Delta athlete Kim Davies, SOBC – Abbotsford athlete and Health Hero James Clifford, SOBC Director and Treasurer Colin Yakashiro, and SOBC staff Charlotte Taylor, Marlow de Paul, and Megan Pollock
- March 3 featuring SOBC – Smithers athlete Torben Schuffert, SOBC – Oceanside athlete and Health Messenger Kerri Lipsack, and SOBC staff Melainie Hatt, Marlow de Paul, and Megan Pollock talking about Spread the Word>>Inclusion, the Virtual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics BC, and so much more
- April 7 featuring SOBC – Creston athlete Claire Lemaire and volunteer Corinne Lemaire, SOBC – Kamloops athlete Shinji Matthews, motionball Vancouver volunteer Reza Askari of Brandcamp Digital, SOBC Health Promotion volunteer Breezie Mitchell, SOBC Leadership Council member Steve Oliver, and SOBC staff Marlow de Paul and Michael Obendoerfer
- May 5 featuring SOBC athletes Chris Harrington of Kelowna and Tanya Norman of Powell River, joined by #SOBCChallengeGames Region 7 Chef de Mission Tina Giesbrecht and Region 4 Chef de Mission Peter De Marchi, plus SOBC staff Helen Cheung and Megan Pollock
- June 2 featuring SOBC – Coquitlam athlete Abby Sudom, SOBC – Burnaby athlete and Health Messenger Katie Little, SOBC Region 6 Coordinator Jason Yan, Metro Vancouver Transit Police Deputy Chief Barry Kross, and SOBC staff Charlotte Taylor and Michael Obendoerfer
- July 7 chat with inspiring individuals about Special Olympics and the Global Week of Inclusion July 19 to 24! Featuring SOBC – Richmond athlete Jason Gubbels, SOBC – Comox Valley athlete Lauren Philley, SOBC coach and ultramarathon runner/fundraiser Kalyn Head, Vancouver Whitecaps FC legend and ambassador Carl Valentine, and SOBC staff Jocelyn Kerr and Megan Pollock
- September 1 featuring SOBC – Vancouver athlete Alex Pang, SOBC Board of Directors Executive Committee member Michael Campbell, SOBC – Kelowna coach David Wilkinson, motionball Vancouver volunteer Jimmy Darbyshire, and SOBC staff Amy Gibb and Joseph Knowles
- October 6 featuring SOBC – Powell River athlete Jordyn McGregor, Olympian and SOBC – Burnaby Registration Coordinator Emily Overholt, and SOBC staff Melainie Hatt and Michael Obendoerfer
- November 3 featuring SOBC Director Ashley Adie, SOBC Leadership Council Chair Donna Bilous, and SOBC staff Jean Tetarenko and Joseph Knowles