In 2008 Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador had two hosts for its Summer Championships. St. John’s played host to the bowlers on May 31st while Marystown hosted the swimmers and track athletes from July 4-6.
Hosting two provincial championships allowed the organization to better meet the needs of the individual sports as well as host a provincial competition in a smaller centre.
St. John’s Bowling Championships
The Bowling Championships was a one day event that hosted over four hundred bowlers, coaches and volunteers from clubs across the province. This event was the largest single sport competition ever hosted in the organizations history. The competition used two bowling centre’s to accommodate for the large numbers and was able to use Prince of Wales Collegiate for the dinner and dance. All athletes in attendance had a great sport and social experience which was a credit to the great work done by the organizing committee led by Daniel Reid.
Marystown Track and Swimming Championships
Hosting two provincial championships allowed the organization to better meet the needs of the individual sports as well as host a provincial competition in a smaller centre.
St. John’s Bowling Championships
The Bowling Championships was a one day event that hosted over four hundred bowlers, coaches and volunteers from clubs across the province. This event was the largest single sport competition ever hosted in the organizations history. The competition used two bowling centre’s to accommodate for the large numbers and was able to use Prince of Wales Collegiate for the dinner and dance. All athletes in attendance had a great sport and social experience which was a credit to the great work done by the organizing committee led by Daniel Reid.Marystown Track and Swimming Championships
On July 4th Marystown officially opened the first provincial Special Olympics championships to be hosted on the Burin Peninsula. That was a great moment for the organization, a moment that was built on over the next two days as 150 athletes competed in the sports of track and field and swimming.
The Town of Marystown Recreation Committee spearheaded by director Mike Mallay and Games Chair Albert Stacey took on the bulk of the responsibility for organizing the championships. They did an outstanding job of recruiting quality volunteers of all areas of expertise and energizing the community about the cause. The championships were one of the best in the organizations history as a result.
Everyone involved from the organizers to the athletes left those games feeling overwhelmingly positive. There was a great energy produced that weekend, an energy that has the organization and its athletes wanting to come back to the Peninsula in future years.
The Town of Marystown Recreation Committee spearheaded by director Mike Mallay and Games Chair Albert Stacey took on the bulk of the responsibility for organizing the championships. They did an outstanding job of recruiting quality volunteers of all areas of expertise and energizing the community about the cause. The championships were one of the best in the organizations history as a result.
Everyone involved from the organizers to the athletes left those games feeling overwhelmingly positive. There was a great energy produced that weekend, an energy that has the organization and its athletes wanting to come back to the Peninsula in future years.
