YYC Disc Golf

Kids Cancer Care x Disc Golf Calgary - Learn to Disc Golf!!🥏❤️‍🩹

Volunteer sign-up! ⬇️
https://forms.gle/uFi1fXvjsL1FXXPu8

We are proud to announce a special partnership between Kids Cancer Care and Disc Golf Calgary!

The PEER Program is an innovative program backed by academic research, offered by Dr. Carolina Chamorro and her team promoting exercise benefits as therapy and treatment specifically for childhood cancer patients.

We are recruiting between 5-8 equally special and committed volunteers from the disc golf community to share in this incredible opportunity from Kids Cancer Care to use the sport of disc golf as helpful therapy for children in the program. From the PEER website: https://www.kidscancercare.ab.ca/for-families/camp-and-outreach/peer-exercise/

“PEER (Pediatric cancer patients and survivors Engaging in Exercise for Recovery) is an evidence-based exercise program developed by researchers at the University of Calgary Health and Wellness Lab in collaboration with oncologists at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. PEER is designed for kids on or off cancer treatments and their siblings.”

Volunteer sign-up! ⬇️
https://forms.gle/uFi1fXvjsL1FXXPu8

Preferencw for volunteers to be able to make all of the in-person sessions and be comfortable teaching disc golf in a safe manner. Volunteers will be paired with children for the duration of the program and building a bond with the same children throughout the sessions.

Learn to Disc Golf Sessions
VECOVA Centre, 3304 33 Street NW
Monday, May 26: 6-7pm
Monday, June 2: 6-7pm
Monday, June 9: 6-7pm

For the outdoor sessions, if the weather is nice we will be doing the clinics in a small, nearby field. If there is inclement weather, then we will conduct the training sessions in the VECOVA indoor gym.

For those volunteers that are interested, there will be a special, online session from Dr. Chamorro for a Lunch and Learn about pediatric cancer, the PEER program and an opportunity to ask questions via ZOOM:

Online Lunch and Learn
Thursday, May 22, 2025 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)