November 28, 2010

More Than 20 Years On, a Holiday Record Keeps Raising Money

A Holiday-Themed Fund-Raising Album Keeps Giving 1

Money raised by the sale of the Special Olympics A Very Special Christmas albums has helped support the charity’s programs around the world. For example, $7,000 went to create a program in East Timor.

By Nicole Wallace

In Philadelphia, Special Olympics is rebuilding its program of sports training and competition for young people with intellectual disabilities. The organization’s affiliate in Thailand is taking the program to the remote hill tribes in the northern part of the country for the first time, and volunteers in the African nation of Djibouti are building a brand-new Special Olympics chapter.

These three very different projects all owe their existence to a series of successful