UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
motionball is BACK and we want you to join us for our 2022 Move for motionball! Registration is now open, so call your squad and get ready for a virtual competition all in support of Special Olympics!
DATE: March 12 – March 26, 2022
LOCATION: Virtual – location of your choice!
INCLUDED: a motionball t-shirt and Pita Pit coupon
HOW IT WORKS: Move for motionball will bring together students and Special Olympics athletes for a two- week long, action packed physical activity and fundraising challenge. Students will register in teams and compete alongside local Special Olympics athletes to track as much physical activity as possible all while celebrating inclusion, sportsmanship, and community building.
REGISTRATION: $20 / person but when you personally fundraise $50, you can refund your $20 and play for free!
3 STEPS TO REGISTER
- Click here to Connect with the motionballU Team and sign up as a Team Captain
- Recruit 6-10 friends to join your Team!
- Work together to fundraise a minimum of $500 all in support of our friends at Special Olympics
Don’t have a Team but still want to participate? Awesome! Click here to connect with the Committee and they will help you find a Team to join!
FUNDRAISING
Thanks to our friends at Under Armour, when you crush your fundraising, you’ll also earn some amazing prizes including:
- $150 – motionball hat & #NoGoodWay Facemask
- $300 – Under Armour Backpack
- $600 – Under Armour Long Sleeve
- $1200 – Under Armour Running Shoes
WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
This day not only brings awareness to the Special Olympics movement, but allows people with and without intellectual disabilities to interact, build lifelong friendships, and ultimately create more inclusive communities.
You will also help to ensure our friends at Special Olympics British Columbia have the resources they need to stay active at home and when the time comes later this year, they can safely return to the sports programs they love.
WHO WE ARE
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 the University of the Fraser Valley, we’re working to ensure that individuals with intellectual disabilities living in British Columbia are included, supported, and celebrated. We create relevant, meaningful experiences for university students to give back to their community, while building relationships with local Special Olympics athletes.
motionball events put the fun back into giving, at UFV and across Canada.
This year in particular, Special Olympics athletes need us more than ever as many remain isolated and alone, at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 than the general population. Join us in raising funds and awareness for the cause so that Special Olympics sport programs can return with strength, and that no athlete is left behind.
Interested in getting involved? Connect with our local Team for more information: ufv@motionball.com
Follow motionball University of the Fraser Valley on Instagram for more updates!
MEET YOUR EVENT DIRECTORS
Katrina Frankenberger
KinesiologyKatrina grew up as a multi-sport athlete. Sport was where she formed friendships, cultivated skills, and developed into who she is today. Katrina still plays soccer and field hockey and coaches in her community. In university Katrina developed an interest in how exercise can improve health. Katrina plans to focus her future career on using sport and physical activity to help people live fuller lives, through improving mental and physical health. In Katrina’s spare time, she enjoys reading, hiking and running, and is always eager to try new activities and take on new challenges.
Annika de Vries
KinesiologyExercise and sport has been a huge part of Annikas life. Annika finds herself happiest when exercising in nature. Whether that is hiking, swimming, kayaking, or even just yoga outside. The part in Annikas life that drove her to study Kinesiology and further into physiotherapy was during high school. In my her grade 10 year she saw her father go through his second stroke and watched as his body failed in less than an hour to do basic tasks such as walking, talking, and writing his own name. Within 3 months of physiotherapy he had 95% of his normal function back in all aspects of life. That experience of watching him working so hard to fight to create new pathways in his brain and regain his normal life back drove her to want to be a physiotherapist.
#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.
motionball is proud to donate 70% of the funds raised from this event to Special Olympics British Columbia. 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.
