The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has affected us all. 

For university students it’s meant online courses, cancellation of varsity sports, postponement of social gatherings and important events, virtual hangouts with friends, and new living situations for many. 

For the Special Olympics athletes motionball proudly supports, it’s meant suspension of sport programs, cancellation of competitions, and isolation away from the rest of society as individuals with intellectual disabilities are at a much greater risk of contracting illness than the general population. 

Special Olympics programs funding to ensure sports can return safely and with strength. Athletes need social connections and human interaction now more than ever while they wait inside for the world to reopen to them. 

In this modified, strange, challenging academic year, our motionball leaders aren’t stepping down. 

Instead – they’re stepping up, to ensure that Special Olympics programs have the support they need, and that no athlete is left behind.