{"id":6934,"date":"2023-12-19T11:01:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T16:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:54:45","slug":"10-years-of-support-for-special-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/10-years-of-support-for-special-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Years of Support for Special Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-1168x1512.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CafeCollections_Q1-2024_Generic-1-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob\u2019s partners with Special Olympics for Caf\u00e9 Collection for a Cause January 1 to March 31, 2024.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bob\u2019s is kicking off the new year by celebrating 10 years of partnership with Special Olympics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re inviting guests to stop in any Bob\u2019s store to donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/?locale=en\">Special Olympics<\/a> January 1st through March 31st. Visit any Bob\u2019s store caf<em>\u00e9<\/em>, have a treat on us, and Bob\u2019s will match every contribution dollar-for-dollar up to $75,000, so the more you give, the more Bob\u2019s gives! You can also donate to the campaign online <a href=\"https:\/\/fundraise.specialolympicsma.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=772\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Collection for a Cause to benefit Special Olympics will support more than five million athletes and one million coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries. Special Olympics provides opportunities for athletes in the 171 communities where Bob\u2019s has stores.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SOCTBobsManchester13-John-Taggart-Tara-Baker-1168x876.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>John Taggart and Tara Baker visit a Bob\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Collection donation box at Bob\u2019s flagship location in Manchester, Connecticut.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBob\u2019s is thrilled to celebrate a decade of support for Special Olympics,\u201d said Lindsay Ruszczyk, Director of Communications and Community Outreach. \u201cOur Caf\u00e9 Collection fundraising enables us to make meaningful contributions to support the programs of Special Olympics in the communities we serve. Additionally, our partnership with Special Olympics has enriched the lives of our employees through volunteerism and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2014, Bob\u2019s has supported Special Olympics through financial giving and volunteerism. Recently Bob\u2019s surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/milestone-moment-for-bobs-and-special-olympics\/\">$500,000<\/a> in donations to the organization. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to financial contributions, Bob\u2019s employees have taken part in fundraising through <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/little-bobsters-raise-over-5k-for-special-olympics\/\">Polar Plunge<\/a> events across the nation and have volunteered at Special Olympics Winter Games and Summer Games to support athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17-1168x876.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photo-17.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Teams of Bob\u2019s employees have participated in Polar Plunge events across the country. The Little Bobsters of New Hampshire have contributed close to $20,000.&nbsp;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, prepare for entry into school and community programs, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz-1168x876.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-check-horz.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Long Distance Running and Walking Team from Erie, Pennsylvania Special Olympics accepts Bob\u2019s $32,000 contribution to Special Olympics following our 2023 Caf\u00e9 Collection fundraising campaign.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mary Beth McMahon, President &amp; CEO of Special Olympics Massachusetts expressed her sincere appreciation, \u201cA Decade! Bob\u2019s commitment to inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities has been expressed through their support of Special Olympics for ten years! We couldn\u2019t be prouder and we\u2019re incredibly humbled that they have chosen to not only continue building this relationship but expanding it as they have grown from a pillar in New England to a nationwide force.\u201d She added, \u201cThank you to Bob\u2019s and their incredible customers, staff and leadership for showing what it means to choose to include.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Caf\u00e9 Collection fundraising helps to support 100,000 competitions and the 32 Olympic-type sports of Special Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"6776\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SOCTBobsBrookfield6-Katherin-checks-out-Meghan-McCormicks-medals-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6776\" 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We\u2019re inviting guests to stop in any Bob\u2019s store to donate to Special Olympics January 1st through March 31st. Visit any Bob\u2019s store caf\u00e9, have a treat on us, and Bob\u2019s will match every contribution dollar-for-dollar up to $75,000, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,13],"tags":[14,151,73,167],"class_list":["post-6934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-community-outreach","tag-bobs-discount-furniture","tag-community","tag-community-outreach","tag-special-olympics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 Years of Support for Special Olympics | Bob&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bob&#039;s celebrates 10 years of partnership with Special Olympics. 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