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2012 Summer Games
The Marystown Superstars will be hosting the SONL Summer Games this year. Athletes from all across the Province will be gathering for a one day extravangana of events! We will have athletes participating swimming and athletics as well as trying out bocce for the first time at the summer games!! We are excited for these [...]
Bridging the Gap Award
Congratulations to Volunteer Mary Holloway Every year Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador hosts their Annual Provincial Awards. (http://www.recreationnl.com/program.aspx?ProgramId=20). These awards are to help recognize individuals and/or organizations that have made lasting contributions to recreation in our province. People from across Newfoundland and Labrador can nominate individuals and/or organizations that they believe should be recognized on a [...]
Welcome to the 2012 Big Bowling Bash!
Welcome to the 2012 Big Bowling Bash! This year SONL Bowling Provincials will be co-hosted by SO Mount Pearl and SO CBS on May 26th. We will be using Paradise Bowl, Paradise, and Riverdale Lanes, CBS. This will be a one day event with a schedule to be sent out from SO Provincial Office once [...]
Jeremy Mueller of Region 1 – St. John’s has been named to the National Team!!
Team Canada roster announced for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games TORONTO, ON, May 17, 2012 – Special Olympics Canada announced today the names of the 141 athletes, coaches and mission staff who will represent Canada at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Billed as the world’s largest sporting event in 2013, these [...]
Canadian Progress Club’s 17th Annual Bowling Tournament
On Sunday, May 13th, 2012 The Canadian Progress Club will be hosting their 17th Annual Bowling Tournament at the Plaza Bowl on Pennywell Road for all clients of the Vera Perlin Society and athletes of Special Olympics. This event will begin at 9:30am and end at 12 noon. Pizza and Drinks will be provided for lunch. [...]
Floor Hockey Tournament – Gander
SONL is pleased to announce that the Special Olympics Provinical Floor Hockey Tournament will take place in Gander on Saturday, May 12th. All athletes participating in the event will be divided into teams – and not necessairly their club teams! Clubs from all across the island can bring their Floor Hockey athletes to the tournament [...]
Special Olympics Festival May 5th, 2012
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FESTIVAL Saturday, May 5th, 2012 Special Olympics is about the power of inclusion, and we’d like to include you in our annual Festival celebration! CELEBRITY BREAKFAST – Tickets $100 New this year, the Festival kicks off with our Celebrity Breakfast Buffett in the Clovelly Gazebo OPEN HOUSE – No Ticket Required Drop by [...]
Region 1 – St. John’s Dance
Special Olympics athletes are invited to attend Region 1 – St. John’s re-arranged Easter dance at the Knights of Columbus (49 St Claire Avenue) on Friday, May 4th. Tickets are $3.00 and include a hot dog and a drink. Canteen services will also be available. Everyone is welcome!
“Coach, volunteer and friend”
We are very fortunate to have great volunteers working with our organization. We are pleased to link you to the story about Rhonda Cater from Special Olympics Grand Falls-Windsor the Exploits Hurricanes. Please take moment to read a wonderful article written about an excellent volunteer: http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Sports/2012-04-20/article-2958962/Coach%2C-volunteer%2C-and-friend/1
SO Community Course – St. John’s, April 21st
Once again course Conductor Mary Holloway and co-conductor Darrin Reid will be hosting the Special Olympics Community Coaching course. This course will take place in St. John’s and is dependent upon registration! If you would like to do the SO Community course please call the office (709) 738 1923 or email darrinr@sonl.ca for more information! [...]
Invitational Swim Meet – TriCon
TriCon will be hosting an invitational swim meet on Sunday, April 15th. They look forward to welcoming athletes to a friendly in the pool competition!
Nominated for: Athlete of Month – Jeremy Mueller!
Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to announce that one of our athletes has been nominated for the Molson Coors Athlete of the Month for the month of March! Jeremy Mueller, of the St. John’s club, has recently returned from the National Winter Games held in St. Albert, Alberta. Jeremy excelled at these games [...]
St. John’s Year End Snowshoeing
This past weekend, on Sunday, March 26th the St. John’s snowshoers got together for a Year End celebration. Their plan was to go snowshoeing around the trails in Torbay and then have a weiner roast. This plan had to be slightly modified due to the lack of snow on the trails! Athletes, coaches and volunteers [...]
Snowshoeing Competition – hosted by Gander Wings
Gander Wings hosted a snowshoeing competition on Saturday, March 17th! Grand Falls-Windsor (one of our clubs in Exploits) and one Mount Pearl athlete also chose to attend this competition. All eighteen athletes had a great competition and we congratulate them on their successes; we were even more please to say meet 4 new snowshoe athletes at [...]
First Annual Special Olympics Athletes and IceCaps Luncheon
Fifty-six Special Olympic athletes – from St. John’s, Mount Pearl, CBS, TriCon, Marystown and Fortune all congregated at the St. John’s Convention Centre for a very special event. These lucky athletes were invited to attend an exclusive luncheon with the IceCaps hockey players and their corporate sponsors on Sunday, March 11 2012. Brian Rogers, the voice [...]
Team SONL returns from National Winter Games in St. Albert, AB
Special Olympics NL Athletes Finish Games in Fine Style with 12 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals Wow! What a fabulous week! Twenty-seven of our athletes travelled to St. Albert, AB for the Special Olympics National Winter Games. The athletes and thirteen mission staff arrived on Monday, February 27th after a long day travel. They [...]
