Four51 is a great place to work for many reasons. The most recent is the fact that we are teaming up with Special Olympics of Minnesota (SOMN) to create a program that will allow companies to parter with SOMN in more ways than just providing volunteers (which is an awesome way to help…but there’s so much more we can do).
So - earlier this year they were looking for volunteers within the company to be a ‘captain,’ and of course I said I would love to. I was selected along with 3 coworkers to work on the new program. We had our first meeting with the Special Olympics people yesterday and got to see an athlete’s story as well as talk about what we will be doing. Four51 will be working specifically with Area 11 of SOMN. Our first event is May 19th already & so we will be getting started soon!! From the initial talks with SOMN we will be attempting to organize the Opening Ceremonies, arrange food for the athletes, and identify enough volunteers for the event which is the Athletics (track & field) event…one of Special Olympics largest and most well known. I’m looking forward to working on this project and helping to develop a system that has the possibilities of expanding SOMN in a large way!!
Has anyone ever volunteered at a Special Olympics event? Do you know any athletes? I think I may try to attend an event the 2nd week in April just to see what it’s all about.
If you are interested in volunteering May 19th, post a comment or get in touch with me & I’ll let you know when I have more information. Unfortunately at this time I do not even know what the schedule will be!