- 68% of British Columbians who support the Games have indicated they believe it is important the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games leave behind a "non-bricks and mortar" legacy in their community.
- 101 literacy task groups, involving more than 1,000 organizations and representing more than 400 communities and neighbourhoods across B.C., are participating in the Literacy Now Communities program, which guides task groups through a planning process to address local literacy needs.
- More than 220 Parents as Literacy Supporters (PALS) programs in communities across B.C. are encouraging parents to get involved in their child's learning.
- Every school district in B.C. is participating in ActionSchools! BC™, more than 590,000 students have registered since 2003.
- Game Plan BC has supported more than 1,000 B.C. athletes in 17 Olympic and Paralympic winter sports with funding for coaching, training, competition, sport science and sport medicine.
- Leading up to the 2010 Winter Games, there were 95 Spirit of BC community committees established around the province, representing more than 200 communities.
- More than 1,200 community events were organized by Spirit of BC committees between 2006-2009 to help celebrate Spirit of BC Week, an annual celebration of events and activities showcasing pride in our province and profiling local programs and services strengthening sport and recreation, healthy living, arts, literacy and volunteerism.
- Between 2004 and 2008, more than 650 inner-city youth in Vancouver and Prince George participated in Chill, a snowboarding program presented by Bell.
- More than 16,000 students attended Explorations summer camps, a partnership of 2010 Legacies Now and the Ministry of Education, between 2004 and 2008.
- The Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament involved more than 275,000 hockey players in 1,300 local tournaments in communities throughout B.C. between 2003 and 2009.
- Since 2004, the BC Sport Participation Program has distributed more than $4 million to 36 provincial and multi-sport organizations to increase participation in sport and recreation in 110 BC communities.
- Through the Catalyst, Innovations and Creative Communities programs, 2010 Legacies Now has invested more than $4.3 million in 473 arts projects in communities across British Columbia.
- To date, Arts Partners in Creative Development has invested more than $6 million in 84 B.C.-based arts, cultural and heritage organizations.
- As of Games-time, VolWeb.ca™ hosted more than 10,000 volunteers and 1,900 organizations seeking volunteers for their events.
- More than 370,000 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour and Express, presented by Bell and the Province of B.C., from 2005 through 2008.
- Hosting BC™ invested over $2.7 million in 34 communities to host 197 national and international sport events between 2004 and 2009.
- The RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series hosted 10 international Olympic and Paralympic Games experts in communities throughout B.C.
- More than 90,000 children and youth have participated in SportFit™, discovering healthy, active lifestyles and new sports.
- The Local Sport Program Development Fund has invested $80,000 in 38 B.C. organizations that aim to attract more youth to community sport.
- More than 108 communities are involved in the Measuring Up process to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, seniors and others with accessibility needs.
- Growing Champions™, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific/PacificSport, BC Athlete Voice and the Province of B.C., is matching over 300 high-performance athletes with businesses providing financial support.
- The Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund, which is administered by 2010 Legacies Now, has awarded 174 community grants totaling $204,500 to B.C. organizations to support sport and recreation programs for Aboriginal youth. The fund has also awarded grants to 72 high-performance athletes and 13 students pursuing post-secondary education in sport and recreation.
- More than 3,300 tourism businesses in BC have received accessibility ratings from the Accessible Tourism program.
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2010LegaciesNow.com
2010andBeyond.ca
2010 Legacies Now thanks the Province of BC and numerous other
partners, sponsors and organizations for their invaluable support.
