Calling all Frontline Workers
We are always looking to learn more about our OLY family. Are you an essential worker currently helping out your community during the current pandemic? We would love to hear from you! Please send an email to oly@olympic.ca to let us know what you’ve been up to.
Team Canada Colouring Pages
Looking for a relaxing and calming activity to do with children and students? Explore the new Team Canada Colouring Pages by the Canadian Olympic School Program highlighting inspirational Team Canada athletes, as well as Olympic values that can be embraced on a daily basis. The five athletes featured are Ellie Black, Jennifer Abel, Skylar Park, Josiah Morra and Scott Tupper. The colouring pages can be found here.
Free Delivery at Pillitteri Winery
Looking to support a local business as well as athletes in need? Official Wine Supplier of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Pillitteri, is currently offering free delivery and will ship throughout the country. If you haven’t had a chance to try it yet, be sure to check out the Team Canada Collection, where $1 from every bottle will be directly contributed to the Canadian Olympic Foundation.
Pride 2020 Update
We know this is a difficult time for many of you, and that pride celebrations are something we all look forward to year after year. However, the health and safety of the Olympic family and the world community is and always will be our primary and paramount mission. Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, as of right now, the Canadian Olympic Committee will not be participating in Pride Parades in-person this year. Please know that this was not an easy decision but we feel is the responsible approach in light of the current pandemic. We will continue to support the LGBTQI2S movement and our partners in this space.
That being said, we are still registered and like many organizations, we are uncertain what the future holds as the pandemic changes daily. We will continue to monitor the situation and should we be able to participate, we will do our best to plan some activities and invite our staff and athletes to join. We will also be working on several digital activations in an effort to find ways to make sure we can all celebrate Pride in the ways that are most meaningful to all of you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to Alicia Renaud at arenaud@olympic.ca.
HBC Celebrates 350 Years
We know these past few weeks have been a challenge but with darker times, optimism shines brightly through our community togetherness and Team Canada’s partner Hudson’s Bay wants you to get involved! HBC’s 350th birthday is coming up on May 2nd and, while we are social distancing, we wanted to use this occasion to spark some positivity and celebrate with our employees, media partners and customers. So, Hudson’s Bay is inviting you to participate in their unofficial #ShowUsYourStripes TikTok challenge, hosted by Donté Colley, to bring people and the community together with a shared dance. Check out Donté’s video here #ShowUsYourStripes.
How You Can Participate?
- Download the TikTok App
- Search and follow @hudsonsbay
- Click on our video with Donté Colley
- Tap Share, then Duet or click on the audio tag on the bottom, and hit “Use this sound”
- Pull out your fave Stripes, break out your fave dance moves and post to TikTok with #showusyourstripes
