Revved Up

No elevator access to Revved Up into the week of July 22nd. We will continue to keep members updated.

No Elevator Access to Revved Up, Friday, July 19. We apologize for this inconvenience.

🌟 Join Us at the Kingston Access Expo! 🌟

Accessibility empowers everyone to live fully and reach their potential. Discover the latest in adaptive technologies and accessible products, and connect with your community over free food and inspiring ideas.

🗓️ When: Thursday, July 11
⏰ Time: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
📍 Where: Lake Ontario Park Pavilion, 920 King St. W., Kingston, ON

Register today and let us know you’re coming. See you there! https://ow.ly/vVyV50SvpRW

[Image description: Text Kingston Thursday July 11. Women using mobility device. Text Access Expo. Spinal Cord Injury Ontario logo at bottom]

It's 80's week in the Revved Up program this week! Get ready for music from the 80's all week long in the gym. Dress in your best 80's gear for your exercise sessions. Those who participate will be entered into a draw for some Revved Up merchandise!

Through participation in the The Inclusive Play Project., Revved Up was the lucky recipient of a draw for free tickets (accessible seating) to the upcoming Alan Doyle show in August in Toronto! Thanks to the The Inclusive Play Project for this opportunity. We polled our members to determine who were the true Alan Doyle fans :) and found many worthy contestants. 11 members entered our draw with the lucky winner notified by email today!

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Support the The Inclusive Play Project with purchase of a pizza on June 19, 2024!

🥰 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th 🥰

Come on by the Inclusive Fun Fair The Inclusive Play Project today and have some fun with the Revved Up crew! Try your skills at Ring Golf and win a prize! Today's event goes until 3 pm today at the Rideau Heights Community Centre.

Revved Up is super excited to be participating in the Inclusive Fun Fair this Saturday, June 8! As an accessible exercise program for adults experiencing disability in the Kingston and greater community, Revved Up is lending our support to this effort to raise awareness of the important of accessible play for all. Funds raised at the event will go towards the The Inclusive Play Project. Come on out and visit the Revved Up booth and play some "Ring Golf" with the Revved Up team!

Something shiny and new arrived in the Revved Up gym this week! We could not have achieved this goal of equipment purchase without the support of our generous participants, friends of Revved Up and community supports. Through fundraising efforts lead by the Let's Get Revved Up Club and the 1st Annual Walk n Roll-athon we met our goal and raised over $12,000 for the new equipment. We are looking forward to less of a line up for the Nu Step and hope you enjoy the new machine!

Hi Revved Up Members and Volunteers,

Revved Up will be closed Friday, April 26. As well, Revved Up is closed Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 3 for end of term shut-down. Summer sessions begin the week of May 6!

We look forward to welcoming our members and summer volunteer team back into the gym soon!

Revved Up Team

This year's 1st Annual Walk n' Roll-athon which took place on Saturday, March 23 was a huge success! A round of applause for the Let's Get Revved Up Club who dedicated many hours over and above their academics to pull off a successful year of advocacy for persons experiencing disability, enhancing community relationships and fundraising efforts for the Revved Up program!

The Let's Get Revved Up Club 1st Annual Walk n' Roll-athon exceeded our expectations in providing a fantastic event for community members, students, Queen's staff and friends of Revved Up. Additionally, the incredible community support came pouring in and we have met our fundraising goal to purchase a piece of equipment for the Revved Up Gym! The Walk n' Roll event was held on Saturday, March 23rd and we hope to see you next year!!

On April 7, we will be hosting another Wheelchair Basketball 🏀 TRY IT session! The session will begin with an introduction to Wheelchair Basketball, warmup exercises, and basic skill development. The TRY IT session aims to generate awareness for parasport and is open to everyone!
Sign up today at getactive.gogaelsgo.com!

The Let's Get Revved Up Club has raised over $3000 towards their $11,000 goal. This exciting 1st annual event takes place Saturday, March 23, 1-3 pm at the Athletics and Recreation Centre with all funds raised going right back to the Revved Up gym to purchase equipment. We hope to see you there! Donation Link: https://www.givetoqueens.ca/project/view/1069

The Let's Get Revved Up Club in the news! Revved Up Club

Let’s Get Revved Up Co-Chairs Discuss Importance of Revved Up Fundraiser on Global News Kingston – Queen's School of Kinesiology and Health Studies https://globalnews.ca/video/10367215/students-at-queens-university-create-a-new-club-to-help-promote-exercise-for-those-experiencing-a-disability/

We are days away from this exciting event brought to you by the Let's Get Revved Up Club (LGRUC)! All the hard work of the club is paying off with fundraising efforts going well along with media attention. The LGRUC was recently interviewed and will appear on Global News Kingston! The link to the interview will be posted in a subsequent post.

We are days away from this exciting event brought to you by the Let's Get Revved Up Club (LGRUC)! All the hard work of the club is paying off with fundraising efforts going well along with media attention. Check out an interview with the LGRUC Co-Chairs and a RU participant on Global News Kingston here: https://globalnews.ca/video/10367215/students-at-queens-university-create-a-new-club-to-help-promote-exercise-for-those-experiencing-a-disability/

An article was posted March 13, 2024 in the Whig Standard (available online) to highlight Justyne's journey toward Team Canada! We are through the roof proud of you too, Justyne, and are privileged to support your training as part of the Canada's National Para Hockey team! Go, Justyne, Go!

We are through the roof proud of you too, Justyne, and excited to be here for you as you train for your Team Canada Para Hockey competitions!

Kingston teen turns many tragedies into triumph To sit across from Justyne Bennett inside a downtown Kingston coffee shop and listen to her recount a tragic life story that few could even fathom, one can’t help but walk away inspired.

Revved Up is excited to launch a student-focused training program for Queen’s students with disabilities! Students with mobility impairment, chronic pain or chronic fatigue resulting from a chronic health condition, intellectual disability or neurodivergence (e.g. autism, ADHD) are eligible. Students can self-refer using the link provided and will be contacted by our team. School of Kinesiology and Health Studies https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1WT3wZPG2rGokcu

Come out and try Wheelchair Basketball! Queen's Athletics and Recreation will be hosting 3 (free!) Try It Sessions for participants to come out and try the sport of wheelchair basketball. The hope is to introduce the sport to our community, raise awareness of parasport and use this as a starting point to start a more formal program come fall 2024!

Program details and registration can be found:

getactive.gogaelsgo.com