The Jays care foundation has created daily and weekly isolation challenges for Little League players with the opportunity to stay active and earn prizes. Details are as follows:
We hope you are all safe and adjusting to the new changes and challenges that COVID-19 has brought on. We know that many of you have had to quickly adapt to caring for your loved ones at home whilst juggling work and all other responsibilities. In order help, we have and will continue to create a series of fun challenges, activities, zoom-activity classes and on-line resources for families to access and use as you work to manage each day.
Today we are launching our Jays Care Unstoppable Kids Challenges. Here’s how it works:
Be Unstoppable! Get involved in Jays Care’s daily Unstoppable Kids Challenges and have fun while gaining new skills at home.
Here’s how it works:
WHO ARE THESE CHALLENGES FOR? They are for children and youth ages 4 to 18+ who live in Canada. These activities can be adapted to the unique and individual goals and skill levels of our Challenger Baseball athletes and their peers of all ages!
HOW DO YOU COMPLETE THEM? Work through as many of the challenges as you can in a day. Each time you complete a challenge, take a photo of the completed challenge and log it in the Challenge Log Book (this can be found at the end of each challenge package). When you’ve filled a log page, submit it (along with the photos) to Jays Care at UnstoppableKids@bluejays.com. At the end of each week, Jays Care staff will look through all of the submitted challenges, tally points and send prizes to top 50 points earners!
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE CHALLENGES? Jays Care releases a new week of challenges every Monday. They will be posted on our website starting next week at: (www.jayscare.com/Challenges). Starting next Monday, you will also find a whole series of additional resources for children, youth and families who are adapting to isolation.
WHY IS JAYS CARE CREATING THESE CHALLENGES? Jays Care believes that children, youth and adults across the country are truly unstoppable. COVID-19, isolation and a change of life’s schedule can’t stop them. These challenges are designed to help kids, athletes and families continue to nurture each person’s unstoppable nature while staying fit and having fun. Please share these resources with all of your friends, colleagues and family members to help them make each day as packed with fun and adventure as possible. Feel free to spread them far and wide – does your family, Challenger Baseball League, or Organization have a Facebook page? Feel free to share it there and tag @JaysCare
THESE CHALLENGES ARE FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS IN ALL OF JAYS CARE’S PROGRAMS. WHAT OTHER RESOURCES/INITIATIVES CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO FROM THE INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS TEAM SPESIFIC TO CHALLENGER BASEBALL? The Inclusive Programs Team is working closely with our partners to create and develop engaging content meant to help connect, support and engage our amazing Challenger Baseball Community. Some of these initiatives include:
- Challenger Baseball At Home Sessions – This resource will include 15 Challenger Baseball @ Home Session Templates to encourage and empower parents and/or guardians to lead their athletes to be active with Challenger Baseball-based activities while at home.
- Video Pen Pal Challenge - Challenger Baseball is a huge community all across Canada! This activity challenge is meant to engage and connect athletes, families and leagues across the country through video messages.
- Bi-Weekly Webinar Series - We live to learn! With help from our partners and experts in various fields, we will host a bi-weekly Webinar Series to engage coaches, coordinators, program leaders, teachers, and/or anyone who is interested in various topics surrounding adapted recreation, disability, baseball, community engagement, and much, much more!
- Buddies and Community Catalysts Project - This initiative is designed for Buddies to feel empowered in their communities including online, interactive programming surrounding diversity, inclusion, breaking down barriers and empowerment.