People In Motion

Our FALL 🍁 PROGRAMS are back!



We are excited to have our programs up and running all week long! We are hoping to have all of these wonderful classes thriving all year long and we NEED YOUR HELP.

Please consider donating today at peopleinmotion.org
Every dollar donated greatly helps our mission to support and improve the every day life of people living with diverse abilities.

Each member whom attends these programs speaks highly of their time spent with friends and the important things they learn! If you feel like joining us please reach out today.





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Happy Fall Yall 🍁

We are so excited and grateful to share that our programs are starting up again and we want to see your smiling faces!

This month is our official opening and we can wait to celebrate 🎉

Swipe to check out our September calendar and stayed tuned for more announcements to come!

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💛 MEET OUR STAFF: Karen Baird 💛

Karen’s story with People in Motion started back in the summer of 2004, when her daughter Dominique joined our Youth Program. What began as a mom cheering from the sidelines quickly turned into “helping out wherever needed” — and nearly two decades later, that spirit hasn’t changed one bit!

Ask Karen about her favourite memories, and two stand out right away:

🏕️ White Lake Camping Trip (2009) A group of parents pitched in, nobody got much sleep, and the laughter of youth experiencing their very first camping trip is a memory Karen says is etched in her heart forever.

☕ Mother’s Day High Tea
Held recently at our new location, this event was all about giving our clients an experience they might not otherwise get to enjoy. Karen says moments like these are exactly why she does what she does.

In 2022, Karen officially joined the staff team — teaching Diverse Designs (our crafting program), running life skills programs, and even pitching in as a driver and with janitorial duties. By spring 2023, she’d stepped into an exciting new role: instructor for the Thompson Rivers University Life Skills Program.

Before People in Motion, Karen spent years working for a government crown corporation as a trainer and communications operator. Turns out those skills translate beautifully to the classroom — she says the transition to teaching “felt perfect,” and that her students are just as bright and enthusiastic to teach her as she is them!

With 34 years of lived experience, Karen believes she landed in exactly the right spot at exactly the right time. We’re endlessly grateful to Karen for bringing her heart, her leadership, and her laughter to the People in Motion team. 💛

NOMINATE SOMEONE & WIN ! 🤩🎉


We want to hear from YOU 🫵

Is there someone in your life or community whom you feel goes ABOVE and BEYOND to give back to their community? Do you know someone whom is an ambassador for inclusion? What about someone who celebrates DIVERSITY with passion and support?

Please tag them or name them below to be entered to win a FREE People in Motion shirt! We will draw the winner this Friday August 28th at 7pm.



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Volunteer shout out 🥳

Dominique is also one of the many dedicated team members who support our Community Reach program. Through Community Reach, people with varied disabilities visit City of Kamloops staff meetings and School District 73 classrooms — from Grade 1 all the way to Grade 12 — sharing their lived experience with disability in a positive, engaging question-and-answer format. It’s a powerful way for our community, young and old, to learn directly from those with lived experience and build a more accessible, understanding Kamloops.

From client, to volunteer, to valued staff member and community educator — Dominique’s story is a beautiful example of what People in Motion is all about: building a community where everyone can go everywhere, and where everyone belongs.

🎉 Please join us in congratulating Dominique on over 20 years of dedication, heart, and service! We are so lucky to have you on our team. 🎉

Let’s do this!

A new school year and return to work season is upon us! If you haven’t already done those things on your summer bucket list, you better get to it!

It feels like we blinked and summer flew by but don’t fret there is still time to feel the sun ☀️, get out on the water 💧 or relax in the garden 🌼

What feels like summer for you, spend the next month soaking up every bit of it!

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Back to School 📚 is almost here


The shelves are stocked and the flyers are out for back to school shopping! We are looking forward to getting back into our scheduled programs and life skills classes.

It’s incredibly important for us all to learn and feel independence. Sometimes we may not have as much as we would like but learning life skills it’s important at any age or experience level.

Let’s challenge ourselves to educate others on inclusion, diversity and how we are all going through challenges! Be kind always and remember to learn something new it’s never too late and never a waste.

Donate today to help fund our programs!
peopleinmotion.org

Get out and enjoy the summer sun ☀️

For all of our community members whom are planning an adventure or to get outside this long weekend, PLEASE REMEMBER to drink lots of water, where a hat and access the smoke risk!

It’s been a challenging summer with bouts of severe smoke from surrounding fires! Make sure to take care of yourself and support others during this time.

STAY SAFE AND HAVE FUN THIS LONG WEEKEND 🥳

We want to hear from YOU!

Send us a message sharing your favourite program memory of 2025! We love to reminisce and it also helps us figure out how to best serve our members.

Please consider DONATING today to help those programs thrive and continue to expand. Visit peopleinmotion.org

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Meet our Staff Highlight ✨

Debora DeLyzer has led People In Motion — a nonprofit serving the community for 37 years — as Executive Director for the past seven, writing grants and driving fundraising and donations from people in the community to power 10-12 programs for people living with disabilities.

A self-advocate at heart, she champions accessibility and inclusion for all, including through the disabled parking permit program, and is especially passionate about Memories in Motion, a transportation program building a community where everyone can go everywhere.

We are truly grateful for her leadership, passion and dedication to this community and its members!!