National Grid Extends Special Olympics Deal
National Grid has extended its position as the premier partner of Special Olympics Great Britain, the country’s largest sports organisation for people with learning disabilities, for a further three years.??
The partnership began in 2007, as part of National Grid’s community and employee programme with the objective of making a positive impact in communities.
?Special Olympics GB has nearly 8,000 athletes in 135 community-based clubs in England, Scotland and Wales, run by over 2,600 volunteers that act in a wide variety of roles from sport coaches to fundraisers. ? ?
Over the past three years, National Grid has developed Special Olympics GB volunteer hubs at 13 offices across the UK.
As part of the deal National Grid will continue to provide significant funding as well as continuing to expanding its employee volunteer programme.
It will also be setting up a sports development fund for Special Olympics clubs to help them develop their sports locally and provide more sporting opportunities for people with a learning disability.
The Special Olympics GB Team takes part in the Special Olympics European Summer Games in Warsaw, Poland, 18th-23rd September.
