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How
is Special Olympics Funded?
Special Olympics of Greater Knoxville serves over 1500
athletes, providing them with year-round training and
competition in 18 different sports. Opportunity for
athletes' growth is evident in so many areas:
Physical, emotional, social, just to name a few.
WE
REALLY NEED YOUR HELP ! !
As you may
or may not know, Special Olympics is funded solely by
donations and contributions from community
organizations, businesses and individuals.
Special
Olympics by-lows prohibit charging athletes for any
portions of their Special Olympics experience: Uniforms,
housing, meals, ribbons, medals, equipment, etc, Special
Olympic by-laws also prohibit charging any admission
cost for any competition. You can see that Special
Olympics does not generate any revenue from athlete
participation. This is to ensure that no athlete is left
out of training or competition due to their
socio-economic standing.
Won't you
please consider making an impact on the lives of the
Special Olympic athletes in your community? Below are
some funding needs. If there is any way you can help,
please print a contribution form (listed on the right
side of this page) and mail it to the address on the
form. Any help is appreciated.
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Larry
Laborde, on behalf of the Ice Chalet Skate Club, presents
Co-Directors Gina Legg and Tim Lee with a check for
$2,000.00 to Special Olympics of Greater Knoxville.
The presentation took place following their annual
Nutcracker performance.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO LARRY, RHONDA SPITZER (president
of the skate club) AND ALL THE SKATERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
SKATE CLUB FOR THIS GENEROUS DONATION!!
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Our
Funding Needs
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and/or Service Needs: |
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Bus Rental for State Competitions |
$15,000.00 |
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| Uniforms
for Fall Games |
$3000.00 |
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| Uniforms
for Winter Games |
$4000.00 |
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| Uniforms
for Summer Games |
$9000.00 |
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| Equipment
for Fall Games |
$1500.00 |
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| Equipment
for Winter Games |
$7500.00 |
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| Equipment
for Summer Games |
$5000.00 |
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| Medals
for all events |
$6350.00 |
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