Special Olympics Ontario - Stratford & Area

Special Olympics Ontario - Stratford & Area SOO - Stratford & Area provides year round sport training for persons with intellectual disabilities This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties.

We acknowledge that our Special Olympics Ontario community is located on/in the traditional territory of the Anishnabek, Haudenosaunee, Ojibway/Chippewa peoples. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work, live and play on this land.

Congratulations to SOO - Stratford & Area athlete Rich Matthews (front row, right), winner of SDSS’s 2025-2026 “Golden P...
06/19/2026

Congratulations to SOO - Stratford & Area athlete Rich Matthews (front row, right), winner of SDSS’s 2025-2026 “Golden Paws Award”.

Well done, Rich! 🏆

06/18/2026

June 18/26: Track & field cancelled tonight (weather).

06/18/2026

June 18/26: Golf cancelled today (weather and wet course).

06/18/2026

June 18/26: Lawn bowling cancelled today (weather).

06/17/2026

June 17/26: With a Special Weather Statement in effect for our area for this afternoon and this evening, we’ve made the decision that it’s best to cancel t-ball tonight in order to keep everyone safe.

Please note that with the potential for some very nasty weather tonight, Coach Cheryl will be closing her studio for the evening. As such, there will be no alternate “inclement weather” option for our t-ball athletes tonight.

See everyone next week!

Jane

UPDATE on our athlete visits to Sobeys and Foodland stores in Stratford today as part of the annual Sobeys (Empire Inc.)...
06/13/2026

UPDATE on our athlete visits to Sobeys and Foodland stores in Stratford today as part of the annual Sobeys (Empire Inc.) fundraising campaign in support of Special Olympics.

Athletes Mike K, Russell and Tiffany will be at Sobeys, and athletes Franny, Jamie, Marcy and Meghan will be at Foodland (Stratford) until 1 pm today.

SOO - Stratford & Area would like to thank Sobeys Stratford store owner Jason Hart and Foodland Stratford owners Cheryl and Don McWilliam for inviting our athletes into their stores today to help promote this year’s Sobeys (Empire Inc.) fundraising campaign for Special Olympics.

We’d also like to thank the participating athletes for taking time out of their weekend to take part in this important annual event, which raises both funds for and awareness of Special Olympics athletes and programs across Canada!

This campaign runs through until June 21/26, so there’s still lots of time to make a donation at check out.

And stay tuned for the final fundraising total when that’s available!

Jane

06/13/2026

Today’s the day ... that a number of our SOO - Stratford & Area athletes will be attending our local Sobeys and Foodland stores in support of the annual Sobeys (Empire Inc.) fundraising campaign for Special Olympics!

So, if you’re out and about this morning between 10 am and 1 pm (Sobeys) or 11 am and 1 pm (Stratford Foodland), consider dropping by to say “hi” to our athletes, chat with them about their experiences with Special Olympics and make a donation at the check out to help support this year’s $1.5 million fundraising goal in support of athletes and programs from coast-to-coast-to coast!

Jane

06/09/2026

June 9/26: Given the current high humidity and a forecast which includes rain and possibly thunderstorms late this afternoon and into this evening, we’ve decided to cancel soccer for tonight.

With a number of the athletes who attended last week’s lawn bowling Open House having previous commitments that kept the...
06/05/2026

With a number of the athletes who attended last week’s lawn bowling Open House having previous commitments that kept them from attending session two, a small but mighty group of eight returned to the Stratford Lawn Bowling Club today for more instruction and game play.

Under the watchful eyes of a number of Club members, all of the athletes showed steady improvement as the session progressed. And even better, everyone (including the volunteers!) really seemed to enjoy their day!

Assuming that a sufficient number of our Open House attendees wish to register for lawn bowling this summer, we’ll be starting our regular season next Thursday (June 11) at 11:45 am (weather permitting).

Sessions will run weekly on Thursdays (11:45 am - 1:20 pm) until August 20 (weather permitting). Cost per week will be $5 (collected prior to play each week).

SOO - Stratford & Area would like to thank the members of the Stratford Lawn Bowling Club for making our athletes feel so welcome, for giving them the opportunity to try out the game and for providing Open House and regular season volunteers. We really do appreciate it!

Looking forward to watching the athletes improve their skills and spending some fun times “on the greens” this summer!

Jane

It was kind of like "Christmas in June" when community volunteer Patty O’Donovan arrived at my door early this afternoon...
06/03/2026

It was kind of like "Christmas in June" when community volunteer Patty O’Donovan arrived at my door early this afternoon with our brand new community feather flag - all boxed up!

Of course our curiosity got the better of us, so we just had to assemble it so we could get a good look - and of course a picture. The verdict? We think it’s pretty awesome!

It came with both a stand and a ground spike, so we can display it at both indoor and outdoor events.

We’d like to give a huge shout out to Dave Skinner at Stratford Printing & Graphics (B&V Enterprises Inc.) for working with us on this project. We’re beyond pleased with the final result!

Rumour has it that the newest member of our community may make its debut in the next week or two, so be on the lookout for it. It’s hard to miss! 🙂

Jane

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