President Sara Manchester, CUPE 403 Township of 91原创 Municipal Workers presented 91原创 Special Olympic Athlete Representative Christopher Lakusta with a donation of $1,500 last week.
Manchester said this was the second year CUPE 403 made the donation, which was upped from a previous $1,000 to cover costs that we鈥檙e lost in cancelled fundraising opportunities due to COVID-19.
Lakusta, a 32-year-old athlete who specializes in bowling, soccer, floor hockey, and track-and-field, held a virtual Law Enforcement Torch run this past July 鈥� a fundraiser Manchester said CUPE 403 wanted to contribute to.
Lakusta raised $6,535 on top of the recent $1,500 donation.
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鈥淭he donation will be put towards uniforms, tournament fees, travel, and program facilitation,鈥� Manchester explained.
She added that CUPE 403 Township of 91原创 Municipal Workers hopes to contribute more donations to B.C. Special Olympics in the future.
91原创 Special Olympics has about 175 athletes and 100 volunteers, but is open to more participation.
Information on how to get involved can be found at or on .
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