Michigan Special Olympics
- Mon, Aug 31, 2020 1:04 PM
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Special Olympics Needs Your MI Drive Support |
My Brother Knights,
September is upon us and the pandemic continues to impact our fundraising capabilities. As councils, we struggle with maintaining our programs and funding them. We share that struggle with the Special Olympics families. Sources for assistance has decreased, or in some cases disappeared, and many are in desperate need of our help. This fall, the MI Drive will continue its tradition of raising monies for those in need. Not just for the Special Olympics, but for all the agencies who assist the mentally challenged throughout the state.
Please conduct an MI Drive this October. Remember the oath that all Special Olympians take “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt!” Be brave in setting up a MI Drive program. Yes, many establishments may not want to have the Knights in their establishment this year. But there are many that would help us collect. Think about new ways to collect for the MI Drive. Put a canister in restaurants or stores to collect over several weeks. Talk with your pastor to see if you can do a drive after the masses in your parish. There are many more. If you come up with a particular idea that has worked well, please let me know by emailing me, (j.hundiak@mikofc.org).
Special Olympics of Michigan has come up with an easy way for the Knights of Columbus to help support the athletes through their Special Olympics of Michigan (SOMI) Car Raffle. We can help sell raffle tickets for SOMI and get credit towards our Form 4584.
Details of the raffle and tickets may be purchased here at SOMI Car Raffle
Each council will receive credit for the sale of the tickets, which can be counted toward their $ raised for Special Olympics Michigan (reported on form #4584 due Jan. 31st). Just help promote the raffle and give people the link to order their own tickets will be a great help.
Whether you help sell tickets, collect monies or both, please be brave and be a part of the 2020 Fall MI Drive. Let’s leave no Special Olympics athlete behind. Remember to follow the guidelines that have been published by our State MI Drive Director.
John Hundiak
State Special Olympics Director