From February 25 - March 2 athletes and coaches from across the country travelled to Quebec City to participate in the 2008 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games.
Send Off Party for the Athletes
Athletes and coaches returned from the Games with medals, souvenirs and colds!
We are very proud of the performance of both athletes and coaches.
Results . . .
Alpine Skiing - Slalom
- Male Intermediate M7: Philip Dickson - Gold
- Male Intermediate M4: Philip Dickson - 4th place
Snowshoeing
- 800m: Carol Anne Stocker - Gold
- 400m: Carol Anne Stocker - 4th place
- 200m: Carol Anne Stocker - 5th place
- 100m: Carol Anne Stocker - 5th place
Figure Skating
- Female Dance Level 2: Pauline Shaw - Bronze
Curling
- Team Victoria: Nathan Bodie, Kerri Lipsack, Maggie Tennant, Bill White, Winnie Whitman with Head Coach - Barry Loney - Bronze
Floor Hockey
- Division A: Team BC - North Island - 4th place
Speed Skating
- Lois Chamberlain, our Head Coach from Victoria, coached six BC athletes who all came home with medals!
The Greater Victoria Police Bonspield donates $1,000.
Safeway at Fort and Foul Bay held fundraisers for Special Olympics Victoria. Ten athletes volunteered their time helping to bag groceries, or greeting shoppers at the door.
The Safeway staff, under the direction of Linda, has been wonderful. They recruited their own volunteers to help out, supported our volunteers with drinks and snacks and encouraged everyone to be outgoing and respectful of shoppers.
Safeway has raised Ten Thousand Dollars for Special Olympics. This will help with the rental of gyms, soccer and softball fields and the bowling hall.