Special Olympics Alberta
#14, 2180 Pegasus Way NE T2E 8M5 Calgary, AB, Canada

Thank you Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics for all you do for your communities Happy Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!

Reach your PEAK with Special Olympics Alberta as the climb starts on January 25th! Mark your calendar: registration opens on Jan 18th.

Enjoy Special Olympics Canada’s Episode 11 Highlight Reel, featuring athlete, Spencer Stevens

A big thank you goes out to the incredible partners of Special Olympics for continuously supporting our athletes and helping us keep them active and hopefully get them back in their sports one day very soon!

We are wishing our Special Olympics family a wonderful holiday season! Hope you stay safe and healthy, and we look forward to connecting with you in the New Year! #HappyHolidays

Social Club with motionball Calgary & motionball Edmonton is back TONIGHT at 5 PM MT for our second holiday edition! Come hang out with your fellow Special Olympics pals and motionball gurus for the best event on Wednesday nights in December! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEuf-6tqjksGd2JyoX-MqSVzC58j-uiP

We have a special holiday message from our Special Olympics athletes. Thank you to the volunteers, sponsors, supporters and members for being part of our Special Olympics family. Happy Holidays!

We are pleased to share that we have been selected by Canadian Tire Jumpstart as one of 668 sport and recreation organizations across the country to receive a grant from their Sport Relief Fund. The fund helps community sport organizations like ours continue to provide access to sport and play for Canadian kids. This grant will go a long way towards helping us to continue to provide virtual opportunities to our members until we can provide in person programming again. #SportReliefFund

A holiday thank you message from Erin LeBlanc for #IVD2020. Thank you to our volunteers for everything you give to our athletes, programs and community!

Join Special Olympics Alberta tonight on Zoom for the 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony! They will be celebrating award winners across the province, and you can join from the comfort of your home! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/2H5fiTV

Enjoy the holidays with a fresh batch of baking, as Rochelle walks you through the steps of how to make Sugar Cookies next Friday! She will provide you with the tasty recipe, virtually walk you through the steps as you make the cookies together, and you can enjoy the evening of baking together - plus the delicious treats at the end! Make sure you’re stocked up on the ingredients as you don’t want to miss the baking extravaganza TOMORROW on December 18th @ 7:00pm MT.... Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEvcuqhrDsiG9JRGNxO9ZNBy5bVDamg2

We remember our veterans, and honour the men and women who made sacrifices that will never be forgotten. #lestweforget

We celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, as we continually strive to build a world where it is inclusive, accessible, and all individuals have an equal opportunity to thrive. #IDPWD2020

The countdown is ON to our first Festive Friday of December - Cards with Ally & Court! You can choose to make your own unique card, or follow along with Court & Ally as we guide you step-by-step through creating a card - what we will be making can be viewed on the website now! Details for the event are as follows: Festive Friday - Cards with Ally & Court Friday, December 4 @ 6:00 pm... Head over to the Special Olympics Alberta Presents: Home for the Holidays website at https://www.specialolympics.ca//tue-12012020/home-holidays to register and get all the information! You may gather all the supplies you have around the house, but you can make this card with just a pen and paper, too! Give the gift of "I'm thinking of you" this holiday season with a good old fashioned greeting card. See you there!

Great story here coming out during #CDSW2020, from one of our former families on the creation of Daylen's Place! Special Olympics Alberta Canadian Down Syndrome Society

Social Club is back for three holiday editions starting on Dec. 2 from 5-6 PM MT! Are you ready to chill and chat with your fellow Special Olympics pals? Led by our motionball gurus you’ll take some time to connect and chit chat with fellow members. Topics are always a surprise but could include your favorite holiday traditions all the to a lightening round of what kind of dessert you like. Social club wants you to join the ultimate club, make new lifelong friends from across... the country and have the best time doing it. Can’t wait to see you! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIofuyorD4vGdRdVTRCpcbznEFE-h-Hg

Our Home for the Holidays programming starts next week, and we have fun, festive events all month long! We want our Special Olympics family to come together over the holiday season and connect, reflect and celebrate with card decorating, cookie creating, trivia answering, dancing and socializing together. All members are invited to enjoy these virtual events, and you can learn more about each one, mark them on your calendar, and register to attend them on our website: https://www.specialolympics.ca//tue-12012020/home-holidays We hope you will join us, because although we can’t gather in person this year, we can still be together while we are Home for the Holidays.

These Special Olympics athletes want you to #SeeTheAbility this Canadian Down Syndrome Week - and every week.

Happy Halloween from these Calgary Flames loving bowlers!

Tune in NOW as Special Olympics Canada is LIVE with TSN's Jennifer Hedger, Helgi & Philippe, and soon our own golfer and figure skater, Emma Bittorf!