Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Hamilton I have reached the halfway point of being a SportWORKS Officer and have already had a great experience. It’s been incredible working with Newcomer youth to help them acquire life skills through sport. It’s also been fantastic to watch their confidence grow with time. Our weekly […]
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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Calgary Last week wrapped up the Girls Only All Sports Week at the Genesis Centre in Northeast Calgary. This event was an opportunity for Newcomer girls to connect and play with others girls in a similar situation as them. All the girls who participated were very thoughtful of […]
S4N Hamilton – Sport for All
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton The 6th of April is a significant day. It’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which celebrates the role sport plays in the everyday life of society. This is a day to honour the importance of sport in the lives of those who are simply […]
S4N Hamilton – Commonwealth Day and the Celebration of Sports for Everyone!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton What an amazing month!! With restrictions slowly being lifted, I have been able to work in person with our host partner at YMCA Hamilton. We are currently running a soccer program for Newcomers on Fridays, the joy of the participants to be around others again is wonderful to […]
Commonwealth Day!!
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Calgary Monday, March 14th was Commonwealth Day and marked the first session in a week long of Newcomer sport programming opportunities!!! 72 countries and territories of rich diversity celebrate unity through Common Values such as; Democracy, Rule of Law and Equality and are innovating, connecting and […]
S4N Hamilton – Let the Games Begin!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Hamilton Spring is just around the corner and things are starting to look up for our project in Hamilton. Restrictions are slowly being lifted and we have developed partnerships over the last month with some strong local and provincial organizations. These organizations have been wonderful to work […]
First In-Person Event Complete!
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Calgary Our first in-person event was just completed on January 29th 2022! This event is a key marker to show that this project is indeed charging forward toward change once again. I organized a Try Badminton Day at Calgary’s Sunridge Badminton Centre, which is located east of central […]
Pushing Ahead!!
As 2022 begins, I am excited to start planning events. Our newest obstacle is the restriction put in place in Ontario. Currently, all programs are being delivered virtually. This is a slight setback, but does give us all time to reflect. I am using this to grow the soccer program already in place. I want […]
The Next Steps
December marked the beginning of conversations about the plans we want to achieve in the year 2022. These plans were given more form after the two focus groups that took place at Village Square Leisure Centre. The focus groups helped to clarify which specific barriers need the most attention in the Calgary sport landscape. Reducing […]
Sport for Newcomers Hamilton – The Journey Begins!
After a long wait, the Sport for Newcomers Initiative (S4N) is set to begin. Myself, along with the local youth are very excited about this opportunity and cannot wait to begin. We have started to develop plans with our host partner YMCA Hamilton Burlington Brantford. Hello, my name is Ronald Hollingsworth and I am the new SportWORKS […]