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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR MARATHON OF SPORT OTTAWA!

MAY 11, 2024

CARLETON UNIVERSITY 

 

Join us on May 11th at Carleton University for the 2024 motionball Marathon of Sport Ottawa presented by PCL Construction.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Sign up as a Team Captain and recruit up to 10 participants to join your Team! When you arrive onsite at Marathon of Sport, you will be joined by 1-2 local Special Olympics athletes from the community! 

Together you will participate in a variety of sports and activities throughout the day including soccer, football, ultimate, bocce, giant pong and benchball, all while raising funds and awareness in support of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation!  

HOW TO REGISTER

There are 2 ways that you can register to participate in Marathon of Sport Ottawa:

Standard Team: As a Standard Team, you and your teammates will each donate $50 to register and work together to reach your Team fundraising goal of $1,500. Refund your registration and play for free when you reach your individual fundraising goal of $150!

Corporate: As a Corporate Team, your organization will donate $1,500, waiving the $50 registration fee and inviting your employees to participate at no cost. This is a great employee engagement and Team Building activity while supporting an important cause. Your organization will also receive online and onsite logo recognition, along with all of the items listed above for your entire Team! 

Included in the $50 registration, each participant will receive:

  • a motionball hat
  • a motionball t-shirt
  • a healthy lunch
  • opportunity to earn motionball incentives!

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT:

  • Become an Event Sponsor! In addition to registering a Corporate Team, there are many other ways for your organization to support with custom Sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, please contact paytonn@motionball.com.
  • Join us onsite as an event-day volunteer! motionball Toronto is looking for volunteers to support onsite at the event and we need your help! Roles can include registration, raffle ticket sellers, sports refs and more!  Questions? Contact marley@motionball.com.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES

If you are a Special Olympics athletes interested in participating at the motionball Marathon of Sport Ottawa, please connect with Special Olympics Ontario directly for more info on how to sign up! We hope to see you there! 

Questions? Please click here to connect with the motionball Ottawa Team!

This year’s event will have all of the traditional elements of the Marathon of Sport you know and love with Teams playing alongside local Special Olympics athletes for a fun-filled day of sport all in support of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation!

 

WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS

By entering a Team, you’ll help to ensure our friends at Special Olympics Ontario have the resources they need to stay active at home and that when the time comes, they can safely return to the sport programs they love.

WHO ARE WE

motionball is a national non-profit organization that empowers young Canadians to be leaders in their communities, raising funds and awareness for Special Olympics through inclusive social and sporting events.

At motionball Ottawa, we’re working to ensure that individuals with intellectual disabilities living in Ottawa are included, supported, and celebrated.  motionball events put the fun back into giving, in Ottawa and across Canada. 

Interested in getting involved with motionball Ottawa Committee? Click here to connect with the team!

#NOGOODWAY

motionball is working to promote positivity and inclusion, demonstrating that there is #NoGoodWay to use the “r-word” (retard). This word is hurtful, outdated, and brings back memories of being bullied and excluded for individuals with intellectual disabilities.  

As motionballers, we are proud ambassadors of the #NoGoodWay campaign. Learn more and take the pledge at motionball.com/nogoodway.

PAST EVENTS

Marathon of Sport Ottawa 2020

Marathon of Sport Ottawa 2022

Marathon of Sport Ottawa 2023

motionball is proud to donate 70% of the funds raised from motionball Ottawa events to Special Olympics Ontario. This funding is directed to support programs for local athletes in the community. 25% is directed to the Special Olympics Canada Foundation, whose mission is to ensure the long-term financial integrity of the Special Olympics movement in Canada and to fund long term athlete and volunteer growth. The remaining 5% will help grow the #NoGoodWay Campaign aiming to end the use of the R-word (retard) in everyday conversation. We’re encouraging Canadians to make the choice to eliminate the R-word from their vocabulary and empower them to take #NoGoodWay to their circles of influence.

motionball’s mandate is to introduce the next generation of volunteers and donors to the Special Olympics movement through integrated social and sporting events. motionball now hosts 50+ annual events in 27 cities across Canada. motionball is proud to have donated $14M to the Special Olympics Canada Foundation since our inception in 2002. 

To learn more about motionball, please click here

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