Thanks to the ‘Durham Regional Police’ and their LETR (Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics) volunteer committee members for putting on a well run ‘Polar Plunge’ fundraiser today! The number of law enforcement and many other “plungers” from our community was amazing. Kudos to our GDSO athletes who bravely “plunged” you still have time to donate visit https://soopolarplunge.crowdchange.ca/128009
A BIG THANK YOU to Canadian Progress Club Durham Region Women and Canadian Progress Club Durham South City of Pickering for all your amazing support for our swim meet on March 22nd
Date: Sunday June 28th
Location: Mill Run Golf Club
Address: 299 Regional Rd 8 Uxbridge
Time: 8:45am Registration
10am Shotgun
2pm Lunch/Awards
Tournament Includes:
Registration Gift
Breakfast and Buffet Lunch
For more information: https://sites.google.com/specialo.../gdsogolftournament/home
Date: March 28th, 2026
Time: 10am - 1pm
Location: Tribute Communities Centre Oshawa
Sign Up: https://soopolarplunge.crowdchange.ca/.../choose...
More Information: https://soopolarplunge.crowdchange.ca/128009
Athletes are invited to our Soccer/Bocce Athlete Showcase Series event on April 25th. Please share this with athletes and their family or sign up a team!
Please use this LINK to register. The event will feature a Special Olympics Ontario-style 5v5 Soccer & 4v4 Bocce competitions.
This event is FREE & Lunch will be provided for Athletes and Volunteers ONLY.
The showcase will be a unified event where teams, parings, individual SO athletes or unified partners can sign up to compete.
Note, we do have limited capacity for this event, so make sure to register early to secure your spot!
We have attached a flyer above that has more information on the tournament.
A quick breakdown:
Location: Albert Campbell CI - 1550 Sandhurst Circle, Scarborough ON M1V 1S6
Date: April 25th
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 pm (Registration opens at 9:45 Am)
Event Type: Soccer (5v5) OR Bocce (4v4)- Standard Schools Qualifiers Gameplay/Rules
Food: Lunch will be provided by our Partners, Sobeys and Tim Hortons, For Athletes & Volunteers Free of Charge
Participants: Ages 15-30 (registration is open to teams, individual SO or unified athletes or SO Unified Parings)
We will be closing registration on April 17th
This decision follows a thorough evaluation process and extensive consultations with many partners across the country. The introduction of Floorball provides an exciting new avenue for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities to showcase their talents and strengthens our commitment to expanding our programs to reach more Canadians and foster a more inclusive sport landscape across the country
Our team is called Durham Generals we practice Wednesday nights at Sinclair Secondary School in Whitby from 6pm to 8pm
Look who is in the first winning photo, way to go GDSO Athlete Ryan H.!
Ryan is a multi-sport athlete, and is part of the ‘Durham Junior Dodgers’ softball team heading to the National Summer Games in Medicine Hat in August.