ATLANTA, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Special
Olympics Georgia (SOGA) received a $90,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, which
drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for
UPS (NYSE: UPS).
The grant will be used toward the organization's State
Competitions and Volunteer Activities year-round programs.
This grant is truly important as Special Olympics Georgia is
truly a grassroots effort. With only a small team of
full-time employees, it takes a large and dedicated volunteer force
to fulfill our mission and to make our State Games a reality.
Whether a volunteer can commit to a single afternoon or come for a
full weekend to volunteer there is a place for everyone.
"The UPS Foundation's financial support of SOGA is much needed
and appreciated. The hundreds of UPS employees along with
their family members who come out to the State Games is a tradition
that we count on and look forward to every year. Special
Olympics Georgia can always depend on the UPS volunteers who assist
and cheer on the athletes and coaches throughout State Games
weekends. Thank you to UPS employees, the athlete's biggest
fans," said Georgia Milton-Sheats,
Chief Executive Officer of SOGA.
Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, Ga., The UPS Foundation identifies
specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social
issues. In support of this strategic approach, The UPS
Foundation has identified the following focus areas for giving:
volunteerism, diversity, community safety and the environment.
In 2016, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested
more than $116.6 million in
charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be
found on the web at UPS.com/foundation. To get UPS news
direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
"The UPS Foundation is honored to support the Special Olympics
Georgia efforts to provide sports training and competition to
children and adults with intellectual disabilities," said
Eduardo Martinez, president of The
UPS Foundation and chief diversity and inclusion officer at
UPS. "Our goal is to fund powerful programs that make a
lasting difference to the global community."
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