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For the month of May, the Special Olympics of Butte County will be “The Greatest Gift Project”.

 

Mission: Special Olympics Butte County, SOBC (parent company Special Olympics Northern California) is a volunteer organization providing year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with disabilities. This gives athletes opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in sharing of skills and friendships. The vision is to provide sports training programs and athletic competition for all athletes within the county. Special Olympics athletes have a variety of sports they can choose from in Butte County such as basketball, swimming, bocce ball, track & field, softball, golf, and bowling.

 

Why it Matters: Most of the equipment and uniform needs are already met by SOBC. When the athletes compete in regional tournaments, volunteers purchase healthy snacks and drinks for day-long tournaments and weekend-long summer games. This is something we can help with. The competitions take place out of town, last all day and only lunch is provided. With physical activity and warm temperatures, the athletes need healthy snacks and drinks to get them through the day.

 

How Can You make a Difference: You can help by picking up a few items from the list below on your usual shopping trips. Bring them by our church on Sunday morning or during the week.

 

Chips Variety 1 oz. Bags

Gatorade 12 oz. Regular or Zero – NO RED

Goldfish Crackers

Soft Granola Bars – NO NUTS

Nature's Bakery Fig (blueberry, raspberry, etc.)

Nutri Grain Bars

Waters

(All items need to be individually wrapped; no perishable items please!)

 

The beauty of this campaign is, a little is a lot! Picking up a few items at your convenience will not overwhelm you from donating to the campaign the month to follow.