Buncombe County Special Olympics is a volunteer-driven, donation-funded program designed to create sporting opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The program’s efforts focus on inclusionary programming that builds connections between Special Olympics athletes and the community at large.
In an attempt to move away from labor intensive fundraising
campaigns that often pull volunteers from other critical program needs such as
coaching and transporting athletes, Buncombe County Special Olympics is
unveiling a “Coffee for Champions” program.
The intent of the program is to partner with coffee shops throughout
Asheville and Buncombe County to help communicate awareness of the program and
to raise funds through a more crowd-sourced approach. Buncombe County Special Olympics has virtually
no administrative cost burden, so money raised during this campaign will be
directly to programming for athletes.
Interested coffee shops and establishments are encouraged to contact the
organizers.
Organizers are asking that each participating coffee shop
donate one penny from each cup of coffee sold throughout the month of August to
the program. Buncombe County Special
Olympics Local Coordinator, Josh O’Conner says of the effort, “We are excited
about the potential for making new connections for our program. We view this
fundraiser as an opportunity to bring awareness to our athletes and their
accomplishments. Just like any sports team, we want the support of our
hometown.”
Buncombe County Special Olympics is looking to recruit as
many coffee shops and businesses that sell coffee as possible to participate in
the month long campaign which will generate a new base of community support and
highlight the power of small-scale collective support.
Participating businesses will be featured on the programs website buncombecountyspecialolympics.org along with a map that helps coffee
connoisseurs locate those establishments.
The program will also use its social media channels to help promote the
participating business throughout the month.
Businesses interested in participating in the event can
contact Buncombe County Special Olympics via e-mail special.olympics@buncombecounty.org,
or call 828.250.4265.
Buncombe County Special Olympics is a year round athletics
program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. For information on the Spring Games or for
general information on the program visit http://www.buncombecountyspecialolympics.org,
e-mail special.olympics@buncombecounty.org,
or call 828.250.4265. Information
can also be found at https://www.facebook.com/buncombecountyspecialolympics/.
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