Short Story
cover lunch sets for participants and their parents
Athletes’ Meals during Special Olympics
$2,022.00
Funding Goal-
$250.00
Funds Raised -
200
Kids Impacted
| Requested Item | Item Cost | # of Items | Total |
| To-go lunch for athletes, parents, and caregivers | $1400 | 1 | $1400 |
| Water for athletes, parents, and caregivers | $405 | 1 | $405 |
| Project Support (Mira) | 12% | $217 | |
| Project Total | $2022 |
About this Project:
Every year since 2007, Family Care Cambodia has partnered with the National Special Olympic Committee of Cambodia to host athletic competitions for intellectually challenged children and youth. The young athletes come from the capital city and from rural provinces across the country.
FCC organizes the donation, delivery, and distribution of free lunch, snacks, and drinks for all participating children, care-givers and parents, thanks to the generosity of sponsors like Mira Scholars Foundation. Each year the success of the Special Olympic Games are a tribute to teamwork and partnership! These youth often lead a marginalized, and difficult life due to their disabilities. So it is a thrilling and uplifting experience to join together for organized games and races, be cheered on by enthusiastic spectators, and receive medals for their efforts from government officials. A highlight of each year’s games has been to sit in the shade of the Olympic Stadium bleachers and enjoy a nutritious complimentary meal.
Donations of all sizes are warmly welcomed.
About This Organization:
Per Family Care Cambodia –
FCC is recognized by the Cambodian government with MOUs from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and Education, Youth, and Sports. Our activities include: translation, production and distribution of children’s books, and assisting a shelter for minor girls rescued from sexual exploitation and domestic violence. We provide English, computer and art classes; rice and cooking gas monthly, and weaving looms and sewing machines for vocational training. We built and maintain a second story with bedrooms and lavatories. At a primary school in Siem Reap, we built and furnished an IT lab, teacher’s office, 3-classroom school building and student lavatories. 300+ students benefit from our English, computer and sports training. 60 students benefit from our assisting a village school. We operate a hostel for 20 rural boarding students earning their post graduate degrees. We also help with the annual Cambodian Special Olympic Games.