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Check out the activities taking place in our SPORTSZONE brought to you by Parasport Ontario!

The SPORTSZONE will be running Saturday, September 18 from 10am-2:00pm. Fully accessible and family friendly - this is your chance try out a variety of adapted sports including:

• VOLT Hockey
• Floor Curling
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Sitting Volleyball
• Bocce
• Sledge Hockey & more!

Live at parasport.workbay.net February 18, 2021, ParaSport® Ontario is hosting an empowering, one-of-its-kind virtual event to release the book, The Power of ParaSport: Celebrating Five Decades in Ontario.

The live-streamed event - The Power Within - will feature exceptional individuals who revolutionized sport for athletes with a disability and paved the way for new generations.

An incredible hour of inspirations! JOIN US!

Join Paragolfers (golfers with a disability), PGA of Canada Pros, Paralympic Athletes and other Special Guests for brunch, a special exhibition, awards and presentations and our PARAmazing Challenge... and a BBQ lunch.

T H U R S DAY AU G U S T 1 S T, 2019
Angus Glen Golf Club, Markham

A truly unique event with terrific prizes, awards, food and beverage services, TRY Me parasport demonstrations and incredibly inspiring people all around.

A day to be remembered.

Join us in supporting excellence in sport for persons of all abilities and inspiring individuals with disabilities to get active, in golf or any adapted sport.

Niagara ParaSport Festival

ParaSport® Ontario hosted the first ever Niagara ParaSport® Festival at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls recently. Over 25 adapted sports and activities were on display for the public to try. Norah-Jean Howard brings you this report.

 

Un-fore-gettable Day for ParaSport® Ontario

 

TORONTO — The inaugural Para Pro Am Golf Tournament, hosted by ParaSport® Ontario, welcomed over 225 golfers and guests, including PGA of Canada pros, ParaGolf Ontario golfers, celebrity golfers, members of the Federal Government, para athletes, Paralympians and other special guests.

Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes presented an award from the House of Commons during the dinner portion of the evening, congratulating ParaSport Ontario for its “role in the development of athletes with disabilities in our province” and “continued support toward providing active living opportunities and commitment to the principle of inclusive sports.”

Honoured guest Khelyse Crowe-Kasule, 8, and her father Ivan shared some incredible moments together on the greens.

 

It was the first time since her injury less than three months ago that she had met so many others with limb loss like herself.

 

Crowe-Kasule was also in good company among 30 other youngsters with disabilities who all share a passion for sport, and played seven different parasport games throughout the day with ParaSport Ontario’s team of ambassadors.

 

Crowe-Kasule was also presented with a special set of TaylorMade junior golf clubs and personal coaching from guest Todd Keirstead, world-class entertainer, trick-shot artist and adapted golf instructor.

There was much talk and enthusiasm throughout the day among sponsors, members of the parasport community and of course paragolfers themselves to see ParaGolf included in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

 

Said Joe Millage, ParaSport Ontario Chair, “We are committed as an organization to take on that challenge to get paragolf on the Paralympic program.”

For more on the event watch the CTV Toronto coverage.

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For more information, please contact:
Erin O’Sullivan
Communications Coordinator
[email protected]
416-426-7187 ext. 304

 

One Of The Most Unique Golf Tournaments Is Levelling The Playing Field In Parasport

ParaSport Ontario will be hosting one of the most unique golfs tournaments ever held before, with five-player teams made up of professional golfers, celebrities, para athletes and corporate sponsors.

This tournament is a great opportunity to highlight how inclusive the sport can be and raise the profile of para golf to one day become a Paralympic sport.

Guests will have the opportunity to try many adaptive sports and meet the para athletes who play them, while also enjoying a great day on the greens.

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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2018

TORONTO —ParaSport® Ontario will be hosting the first of its kind Celebrity Pro Am Golf
Tournament, with the support of PGA Canada and RBC, showcasing excellence in the sport of golf with
persons of all abilities encouraged to play together.

5-player teams consisting of a Paragolfer, a PGA Canada Pro, corporate players and a celebrity player.
Confirmed celebrity guests already include Greg Westlake, Canadian Paralympic ice sledge hockey
player and captain of Team Canada, Paul Rosen, former Canadian Paralympic ice sledge hockey goalie,
motivation speaker and disability advocate, and Todd . The winning team has the chance to move on and
compete for the RBC PGA Scramble National Championship Final Experience in Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia.

“Golf is a sport that is inherently inclusive,” says Jeff Tiessen, Executive Director of ParaSport® Ontario. “It’s a sport for everyone, and its remarkable to witness the excellence within the ParaGolf community-
be it players with limb loss, or players with functional or mobility impairment, or even golfers who are visually impaired or blind. This tournament will spotlight that excellence in a very unique way thanks not
only to our golfers, but our prestigious sponsors and partner family. We believe ParaGolf should be a
sport at the Paralympic Games. Our tournament will demonstrate why.”

 

The tournament takes place Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 at the beautiful Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham,
Ont., where guests will enjoy a game of golf with clinics run by world-renowned celebrity golfer, Todd
Keirstead, who specializes in trick shots and coaching athletes with disabilities in the game of golf.
ParaSport® Ontario will host sessions introducing people to different parasport games of sitting
volleyball, boccia ball and showcasing the many different versions of adaptive equipment.

About ParaSport® Ontario
ParaSport® Ontario is a non-profit organization providing support to all members of the disability
community – regardless of age or stage in life – to find, connect with, and participate in competitive and
recreational sport programs and activities of their choice to enhance physical function and quality of life.

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For more information, please contact:

Jeff Tiessen
Executive Director
[email protected]
416-426-7187 ext. 302

Joe Millage
Chair of Board
[email protected]
905-922-4676

1st Annual Celebrity Pro Am Golf Tournament 2018

Join us this summer for one of the most unique golf tournaments ever seen!

ParaSport® Ontario will be hosting the 1st Annual Celebrity Pro Am Golf Tournament presented by RBC PGA Scramble and PGA of Canada.

 

5-player Teams consisting of a ParaGolfer, a PGA of Canada Pro, Corporate Player(s) and a Celebrity will deliver the atmosphere and competitiveness of a professional tournament, along with a great line-up of engaging social events. The team entry fee is $5,000, and the winning team will qualify for the RBC PGA Scramble Regional Final and with a win there, on to the National Championship at Cabot Links in Cape Breton in October, all expenses paid.

 

Registration includes: the Quality Participant Package, 18 holes of golf, use of practice facilities, lunch, clinic hosted by Todd Keirstead, cart, dinner, great entertainment and much more.

 

For more information on teams/registration or sponsorship opportunities, please contact our Executive Director, Jeff Tiessen.

 

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