With three boys and a neighborhood full of kids, there are many times throughout the year when we are asked to participate in a fundraiser either by buying or selling. There is one, however, that is extremely near and dear to my heart. These are my nieces:
The younger of the two, on the left, has Williams Syndrome. This will be the fourth year that her older sister will be taking part in the Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics of VA. She started doing this when she was just 15!! This picture was taken at last year's event - looks pretty cold to me!!
Below is a copy of her email that she recently sent out. I have always passed the information on to my friends per her request. We are very proud of her for her efforts!
Thanks for any help you may be able to give in helping her reach her fundraising goal.
Baby It's Cold Outside!
That means it's time to go swimming in the Atlantic Ocean!
That's right....our annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics of Virginia is coming up. For anyone that doesn't know (or anyone that's forgotten since last year's email :P), the Polar Plunge is Special Olympics' most important fundraiser. Thousands of us get together to raise money and take a nice, icy dip so that our athletes can continue to enjoy participating in sports ranging from bowling to wrestling and ensures that they all have crazy fun at State Games and dances.
75% of the money donated in our team goes directly to our local area in Fredericksburg while the remaining 25% goes to the State's funds for Special Olympics. Anything at all that you can donate is EXTREMELY appreciated by all of our athletes and their families. I work with an incredible group of athletes and volunteers and SOVA wouldn't be anything without them and your support.
To get to my personal fund raising site, just follow this link: www.firstgiving.com/karagerenser4
Thank you so much for your donations and support through the years. And don't forget to tell ALL your friends!!
-Kara Gerenser
That's right....our annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics of Virginia is coming up. For anyone that doesn't know (or anyone that's forgotten since last year's email :P), the Polar Plunge is Special Olympics' most important fundraiser. Thousands of us get together to raise money and take a nice, icy dip so that our athletes can continue to enjoy participating in sports ranging from bowling to wrestling and ensures that they all have crazy fun at State Games and dances.
75% of the money donated in our team goes directly to our local area in Fredericksburg while the remaining 25% goes to the State's funds for Special Olympics. Anything at all that you can donate is EXTREMELY appreciated by all of our athletes and their families. I work with an incredible group of athletes and volunteers and SOVA wouldn't be anything without them and your support.
To get to my personal fund raising site, just follow this link: www.firstgiving.com/karagerenser4
Thank you so much for your donations and support through the years. And don't forget to tell ALL your friends!!
-Kara Gerenser
1 comment:
Hi Catherine, what a wonderful thing to do to raise money for the Special Olympics. Your niece is way braver than me - I don't go into water when it's slighty cool let alone freezing cold!! I wish her all the best for her fund raising. You do have 2 very special nieces.
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