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Supporting Special Olympics North Carolina with your time, energy
and funds truly makes a difference in the lives of people with intellectual
disabilities. Thanks to the generosity of individuals, foundations
and businesses across the state, Special Olympics athletes are never
charged a fee to participate.
Companies like McDonalds, Progress Energy and Procter & Gamble
have partnered with Special Olympics North Carolina to increase
their level of social responsibility and community involvement and
to positively impact their company's bottom line.
Becoming a Statewide Partner
offers year-round, statewide recognition for your company, while
a Fundraiser & Events Sponsorship
can offer valuable opportunities for corporate brand enhancement
and employee morale building.
Benefits to partnering with Special Olympics North Carolina:
- Universal Impact. Among athletes, donors and volunteers, Special Olympics touches the lives of one in every six families in America.
- Extensive Recognition. Special Olympics enjoys
a 95 percent recognition rate in America.
- Overwhelming Participation. Special Olympics
is the world's largest amateur sports organization, involving
more than 2.25 million athletes and 250 thousand coaches in more
than 150 countries. There are more than 37,000 athletes in North
Carolina alone.
- Unrivaled Favorability. Special Olympics has
been named"the most credible charity in America" by
the Chronicle of Philanthropy and rated "Number One",
in a Procter & Gamble study, compared to other national and
international charities.
- Overwhelming Support. Special Olympics has
a loyal army of more than five million donors and 500,000 volunteers
in the U.S. and more than 20,000 donors in North Carolina!
- Out pulls the Olympics. Consumer purchasing
intent for products affiliated with Special Olympics is more than
double that for the Super Bowl and 47 percent greater than for
the Olympic Games.
- High-Profile Events & Participants. Special Olympics North Carolina hosts six annual competitions at the state-level and has drawn support from well known personalities in the sports community such as Coaches Roy Williams and John Bunting of UNC and Skip Holtz of ECU, Dale Jarrett of NASCAR, numerous Charlotte Bobcats players and coaches and Jake Delhomme of the Carolina Panthers.
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