SOBC Coquitlam

Attention valued Special Olympics BC coaches and volunteers!📢

We’re excited to offer more ways to grow your skills and support athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities!

Check out upcoming events, including SOC NCCP Introduction to Competition workshops and SOBC Volunteer Professional Development Series: Fit Families & Friends Summer Programming.

Explore upcoming opportunities and register today through our website calendar: https://www.specialolympics.bc.ca/calendar/

Starting this weekend, you can run, walk, and empower athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the province! 👟

The 2026 Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics BC returns in May, with law enforcement members leading fun and inclusive runs/walks across the province. 🙌

➡️ Register today and join an event near you: https://www.specialolympics.bc.ca/ways-to-give/support-our-fundraising-events/law-enforcement-torch-run/bc-letr-torch-run/

It’s National Volunteer Week, and this year’s theme is Ignite Volunteerism! From April 19 to 25, we're celebrating the power of volunteers to spark connection, belonging, and positive change in their communities. 💪

From organizing year-round programs and events to coaching athletes on the playing fields, thank you to our outstanding volunteers who pour their hearts into everything they do. You inspire us, and you truly make a difference. 💙

In celebration of the week, we invite all current volunteers to nominate a fellow volunteer who has made a positive impact. This is your opportunity to showcase the amazing volunteers in your community and help us celebrate them. If your nominee is selected as a winner, you will also receive a prize! We will randomly select one winner from each SOBC Region. 🤩

Learn more and enter our contest: https://www.specialolympics.bc.ca/what-we-do/national-volunteer-week

"What makes me smile on the field is being with my team, playing soccer, and just having a great time." -Amy Nelson, SOBC Coquitlam athlete

That joy is what it’s all about! ❤️

Right now, hundreds of Special Olympics BC athletes across the province are giving it their all at Regional Qualifiers, chasing personal bests, building confidence, and striving for the chance to compete at provincial, national, and even international levels.

With every Split the Pot Lottery ticket, you’re helping make these moments possible by creating year-round sport opportunities while fostering inclusion and respect for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities across B.C.

Recently, Special Olympics BC’s Heather Maciver and athlete Amy Nelson joined Your Morning Vancouver to share more about the impact of the Split the Pot Lottery and what it means to athletes and communities.

👉 Learn more, watch the full interview, and subscribe for updates: https://www.specialolympics.bc.ca/ways-to-give/support-our-fundraising-events/split-the-pot-lottery/