The popular local sporting event benefiting Special Olympic athletes害羞草研究所攎otionball Marathon of Sport害羞草研究所攊s turning the page on its summer event and starting a new chapter this fall.

Popular among young professionals, this jam-packed day of sports has typically taken place in June, but is being moved to September as of this year.

The charity害羞草研究所檚 local Board of Directors believes this new date will allow for more participant teams and Special Olympic athletes to take part in the annual event.

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Ungaro and the rest of motionball Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 event supporters are urging individuals and businesses to mark September 23, 2017 in their calendars.

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Locally, motionball Marathon of Sport Kelowna has raised over $230k net over the past five years for Special Olympics British Columbia and nationally motionball events across Canada have raised over $1.2 million as of 2016 in support of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation.

To learn more about motionball Marathon of Sport visit or email Donnie Ungaro at donnie@motionball.com.