My charity. Bringing people of all abilities together through movement, across Canada. No sidelines. No labels.
U.N.I.T.E. in Carleton Place
RSVP in 2 minutes, tell us who is coming, any siblings joining, and any allergies for Halloween treats.
Fun, games, and trick or treating at different stations, U.N.I.T.E. style. Costumes are encouraged and always a lot of fun, and they are absolutely not necessary. Come as you are, we just want everybody together.
Register / RSVP for Halloween
We are heading back to visit our friends at the fire department, just like last year. Meet the firefighters, see the station up close, and get comfortable with how everything works, while the firefighters get to know our amazing team better too.
Register / RSVP for the Fire Department VisitKnow another amazing person with superpowers who would love our team? We would love to meet them, bring them along!!
Questions? Email our U.N.I.T.E. team at unite@seanleduc.ca
Our events are based right here in Carleton Place, and our U.N.I.T.E. family reaches far beyond our town lines. U.N.I.T.E. is always growing, and we are building inclusive community events, plus sports and social programs for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities near Almonte, Lanark, Perth, Smiths Falls, Stittsville, Kanata, and Pakenham, with Carleton Place as our home base.
So if you are in Almonte, Lanark, Perth, Smiths Falls, Stittsville, Kanata, or Pakenham and you have been looking for a welcoming team like this, please travel in and join us at these Carleton Place events. New faces become friends fast here, and we would love to meet your family.
Movement changed my life. After my surgery, exercise was not just rehab. It was how I took my life back, one step at a time. On the hardest days, showing up and moving was the proof that I was still in the fight.
U.N.I.T.E exists because I believe every person, of every ability, deserves that same chance: to move, to belong, and to be part of something bigger than themselves.
U.N.I.T.E. was founded by Sean Leduc. Born and raised in Stittsville, Ontario, where he graduated from high school in 2014, Sean started U.N.I.T.E. while studying at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York. It began with a swim program so students with superpowers (disabilities) could become college athletes. It was incorporated in New York on October 12, 2018, and over 100 people with disabilities became college athletes through its early events. Sean knew firsthand what it meant to become a college athlete: he arrived at Roberts on a golf scholarship before switching to track and field as a pole vaulter, training under coach Jenn Suhr, and one year he competed at Canadian Nationals. U.N.I.T.E. began with a simple idea, open that same door for athletes with disabilities. Sean brought U.N.I.T.E. home when he moved back to Canada in August 2019 and settled in Carleton Place, and today our 100 percent volunteer team runs a yearly soccer program, community visits, and events like these, so people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities can enjoy everything our community has to offer, together.
Unified National Inclusion Through Exercise brings people of all abilities together through movement. No sidelines. No labels. Just people showing up for each other, through exercise, in communities across Canada.
Exercise events and programs where everyone participates, every ability welcome.
Inclusion is not a section of the program. It is the whole program.
One community at a time, building a truly national movement.
Want to support U.N.I.T.E, volunteer, partner, or bring it to your community? I would love to hear from you. This is personal for me. It will always be personal.
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Quick answers about joining, events, volunteering, and supporting U.N.I.T.E.
U.N.I.T.E. stands for Unified National Inclusion Through Exercise. It is a charity founded by Sean Leduc. Born and raised in Stittsville, Ontario, Sean started U.N.I.T.E. while studying at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York, and brought it home when he settled in Carleton Place in 2019. It was incorporated in New York on October 12, 2018. It is now based in Carleton Place, Ontario, and is 100 percent volunteer run. Nobody profits from U.N.I.T.E.
U.N.I.T.E. is for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities, whom Sean calls people with superpowers. Participants are known as athletes and friends, and their families are part of the community too. Siblings are welcome at events.
Events are based in Carleton Place, Ontario. Families from Almonte, Lanark, Perth, Smiths Falls, Stittsville, Kanata, and Pakenham are warmly welcome to join us in Carleton Place.
U.N.I.T.E. runs a yearly soccer program, community visits such as the fire department and police office, a Halloween event, and sometimes a Christmas event. Soccer registration for 2026 was $40 for the season. Sean's rule is simple: no child ever misses out because of cost, so please talk to the team if cost is a concern.
The Halloween Party is on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 1:00 pm at the park at 156 Gardiner Shore Road in Carleton Place. The Fire Department Visit is on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm at 15 Coleman Street in Carleton Place.
Costumes are encouraged and fun, and they are absolutely not necessary. Come as you are, we just want everybody together.
Use the Register / RSVP buttons in the Upcoming Events section on this page. For any other question about joining, email the team at unite@seanleduc.ca.
Yes. U.N.I.T.E. is powered entirely by volunteers, and new helping hands are welcome. Email unite@seanleduc.ca and tell the team you would like to volunteer.
Yes. Please use the Donate button on this page. Donations support program costs such as equipment, treats, and event supplies. U.N.I.T.E. is 100 percent volunteer run, and volunteers take no pay.
U.N.I.T.E. is Sean's charity and is run separately from his work, by volunteers, for the community.
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