Special Olympics Canada is pleased to partner with JYSK Canada on the inaugural “Be a Fan: Donate, Coach, Compete” campaign rolling out next month at the leading home furnishing retailer’s 36 locations across Canada.
JYSK customers will be encouraged to donate to Special Olympics either in-store or online. All funds raised through the “Be a Fan” campaign will support Special Olympics in its mandate to provide quality sport training and competition experiences to Canadians with an intellectual disability.
“The ‘Be a Fan: Donate, Coach, Compete’ campaign allows Canadians to help change the lives of athletes with an intellectual disability –simply by donating,” said Deborah Bright, SOC’s president and CEO. “JYSK Canada continues to support the dreams of Special Olympics athletes allowing them to win on the playing field and at life.”
"Be a Fan: Donate, Coach, Compete" campaign, running July 1 to 31, 2008 at all JYSK retail locations across Canada. Donations will also be accepted at http://www.jysk.ca
JYSK Canada has been a national partner of Special Olympics Canada since 2006, continuing the tradition of sponsoring Special Olympics programs worldwide when the company was founded in 1979 in Denmark. JYSK Canada was Team Canada’s largest sponsor at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Shanghai, China.
July 2008, Volume 2(6)
Special Olympics Canada
Jason Walker & John Barrett
Special Olympics Canada would like to congratulate both Ontario’s Jason Walker and Nova Scotia’s John “Jackie” Barett on their most recent and prestigious distinctions. Jason Walker was recently inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame with six other sport luminaries, while Jackie Barett was runner-up for the IKON Male Athlete of the Year from Sport Nova Scotia, the 12th annual sport recognition event.
A Special Olympics athlete for 11 years, Jason Walker attended his first international Games last summer in Shanghai, China after winning two gold medals and a silver at the 2006 summer nationals in Brandon, Manitoba, his first appearance on the national stage. He competed in bowling doubles, bowling singles and as a team in Shanghai. He is also the recipient of the 2007 City of Brampton Sports Achievement Award and was also named the 2007 Athlete of the Year.
Jackie Barrett has been a Special Olympics athlete for 19 years and has an impressive resume dotted with national and international competitions, including numerous National Summer Games (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) and World Summer Games (1999, 2007). At the 2006 nationals in Brandon, Manitoba he won four gold medals, and then travelled to Shanghai, China for the 2007 World Summer Games where he clinched impressive first-place finishes in each of the powerlifting squat lift, bench press, dead lift and combination of all lifts in the 125+ kg level.
A Special Olympics athlete for 11 years, Jason Walker attended his first international Games last summer in Shanghai, China after winning two gold medals and a silver at the 2006 summer nationals in Brandon, Manitoba, his first appearance on the national stage. He competed in bowling doubles, bowling singles and as a team in Shanghai. He is also the recipient of the 2007 City of Brampton Sports Achievement Award and was also named the 2007 Athlete of the Year.
Jackie Barrett has been a Special Olympics athlete for 19 years and has an impressive resume dotted with national and international competitions, including numerous National Summer Games (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) and World Summer Games (1999, 2007). At the 2006 nationals in Brandon, Manitoba he won four gold medals, and then travelled to Shanghai, China for the 2007 World Summer Games where he clinched impressive first-place finishes in each of the powerlifting squat lift, bench press, dead lift and combination of all lifts in the 125+ kg level.
Upcoming Events
- July 1-31, 2008 JYSK in-store "Be a Fan" campaign across Canada
- July 10 - 13, 2008 - Team Canada Training Camp, Mississauga, Ontario
- December 3, 2008 - 26th annual Special Olympics Festival, Toronto
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