Community of Delta

More than 6,000  young hockey players participated in Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournaments.

The Delta Spirit of BC Committee hosted events in to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.

Close to 300 students attended Explorations summer camps in the Delta School District.

32  schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.

Students at seven Delta schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.

The Delta literacy task group received $60,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve local literacy in the community and surrounding area.

Two youth received high-performace athlete grants from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.

Four youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.

40 tourism businesses in Surrey, Delta and White Rock received accessibility ratings from the Accessible Tourism program.

Over 3,800 children in 41 communities across BC developed basketball skills in the Steve Nash Youth Development Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2008.

Seniors in 17 communities across BC learned the health benefits of participating in sport and recreation thanks to the For The Health of It promotional campaign, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007

Over 2,300 youth in 12 communities across BC learned about Dragon Boat racing with Canoe Kayak BC's H20 Go! program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

Over 37,000 youth in 70 communities across BC developed  physical and motor  skills with Gymnastics BC's Kids Can Move Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

Over 300 youth in 24 communities across BC participated in the BC Special Olympics' Project Outreach, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

Over 2,200 youth in 21 communities across BC developed basic volleyball skills in Volleyball BC's Atomic Volleyball program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007

Young People's Opera Society received $10,000 from Innovations for The King Who Wouldn't Sing, a children's opera that premiered at the Surrey Arts Centre.

Over 240 children in five communities were introduced to motor skills and sport through Special Olympics BC's Active Start and FUNdamentals program, which received $30,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program in 2007-2010.

Over 3,000 children in grades 2-7 in 41 communities participated in Basketball BC's Steve Nash Youth Development Program in 2007-2010 thanks to $25,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.

The Delta Gymnastic's received $2,000 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for the Tsawwassen First Nation Recreational Gym Program.

Delta receive $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

More than 9,600 students in 24 schools in the Delta School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.