Thank you for such an inspirational Gala night at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club! Celebrated Canadian Paralympic athletes, Whistler Adaptive Alumni, board members, current volunteers, participants and honoured guests were all on-hand to raise funds to increase and enhance adaptive sports programming in the Sea to Sky over the next year.
Here are some of the extraordinary highlights:
With these donations, we plan to:
"This is a big milestone for us. It means we can grow our organization to the next level. We couldn't do it without your support. From our generous donors to those who jumped in to bid on the silent auction last minute, as well as those who matched contributions during the evening; It was a great effort by all and will make a really big difference. Thank you." - Chelsey Walker, Executive Director.
Each year, Whistler Adaptive participates in helping find volunteers and captain stations for Ironman Canada (Specific details this year coming in June).
The Ironman stations are an essential part of the event and for each station we coordinate, Ironman will donate $1,000 to Whistler Adaptive. We need a lot of volunteers to help make it a success, so please sign up and support Whistler Adaptive as we support one of the biggest events to Whistler!
Below were our stations from Ironman 2018. We will be getting confirmation for 2019 details by June:
Athlete Bag & Packet Stuffing - Tuesday, July 25, 2018 | 12pm to 6pm | Registration Tent (Whistler Olympic Plaza in Whistler Village)
Help Whistler Adaptive Sports Program ensure that all the athletes get all the gear and swag they need. We'll work in an assembly line to pack bags with items from event sponsors. Hang out under a tent in the sun, meet new people and check out what it takes to put on an international event. Includes volunteer t-shirt & a bag lunch.
Bike Aid Station #4 Shift 1 - Sunday, July 29, 2018 (race day) | 7:45 am to 12:15 pm | Lake Placid Road North Bound
This station is FUN! As the first bike station after the athletes transition from swimming, we get to see strong athletes climb the Callaghan Road and fly back down. We need people to help hand out hydration and snacks as the athletes bike by. We need people to cheer and show support. This shift ends in time to get back to Whistler Village to watch the rest of the race. Wear a costume, cheer loudly and get stoked! Includes volunteer t-shirt, breakfast, coffee and swag.
Bike Aid Station #4 Shift 2 - Sunday, July 29, 2018 (race day) | 12:15 pm to 4:30 pm | Lake Placid Road North Bound
This station is FUN! As the first bike station after the athletes transition from swimming, we get to see strong athletes climb the Callaghan Road and fly back down. We need people to help hand out hydration and snacks as the athletes bike by. We need people to cheer and show support. This shift ends in time to get back to Whistler Village to watch the rest of the race. Wear a costume, cheer loudly and get stoked! Includes volunteer t-shirt, breakfast, coffee and swag.
Sign-up to volunteer at one of these stations by clicking here. (Coming Soon in June 2019)