https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4302368&GUID=92D50F99-FB78-41FB-8E52-EB0A0963D43ALegistar15https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4302368&GUID=92D50F99-FB78-41FB-8E52-EB0A0963D43A92D50F99-FB78-41FB-8E52-EB0A0963D43A-2020-01-10-20-36-03Title: PRESENTATION CONCERNING THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS - BARRIE CHAPTER Dawn Windross, Community Coordinator for the Special Olympics Ontario - Barrie Chapter provided a presentation concerning the Barrie Community of Special Olympics Ontario. Ms. Windross advised that there are currently 250 athletes that train year round for the Special Olympic sports programs and that the Barrie Chapter of Special Olympics is a non-profit organization which relies soley on volunteers and fundraised money to support their many programs. Ms. Windross noted that athletes who train for the Special Olympics sports programs have been shown to experience a boost in their confidence level and take great pride in their accomplishments. Ms. Windross discussed slides concerning the following topics: · Photographs illustrating the many Special Olympic sports programs; · The Community Partnerships and Sponsors; · The Special Olympics Provincial, National and World Games; · The training associated with Special Olympics sports programs; · The role of the Healthy Athlets program offered by Special Olympics; and · PhoFri, 10 Jan 2020 20:36:03 GMT