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Special Olympics Southern California

Splash for Cash Solar Plunge Valencia, CA, 
Training buddies: Kevin Ross

Jeff Ross's Fundraising Page

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page!

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

My son Kevin who you see with me to the left is a Special Olympic athlete, he competes and trains year aroud to attend tournaments throughout Southern California. Without fundraisers like the one we are participating in, he and many other athletes wouldn't be able to compete and train, but most importantly interact and meet friends and families with the same disabilities has himself. Special Olympics strive to make dreams come true for athletes like my son Kevin.

Well, it is that time of year again. Spring is here and the Basketball season has officially started.  Kevin plays on the youth team and I coach an adult team. I am very excited to be coaching for Special Olympics in my 5th season. I have a great team this year and we are looking forward to the practices, tournaments, and the Summer Games in June 2009.

I am also participating in the "Solar Plunge" again... actually last year it was the "Polar Plunge". We had some issues with using the name this year; not to mention it doesn't get to cold in May/June in Santa Clarita. This year is a little different than last year... we aren't plunging every hour for 25 hours. Instead, this is a half day event with 13 plunges on Friday, June 5th from 10:00am to 11:00pm. The venue will be the same as last year... Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in beautiful Santa Clarita, California.

What is the purpose of the Solar Plunge 2009? The Solar Plunge is a fundraising event where participants plunge into the Hurricane Harbor Wave Pool every hour. Last year, I set a goal of $2,000... and with all of the generous donations from friends and family, I exceeded my fundraising goal by raising over $2,500.

Due to the current economic conditions, my fundraising goal is set at a very achievable $1,000. Again, I am asking and challenging my friends, family members, business clients, and anyone else you can think of to help me reach and beat my goal of $1,000. The donations from the fundraiser will go towards the Santa Clarita Special Olympics program and assist the athletes in ways such as paying for uniforms and equipment, providing transportation to the tournaments, and providing year-round training. Please help me in supporting this cause.

Thank you for visiting my fundraising site and for any dontations that you can make. If you would like to volunteer for or become a part of the Special Olympics program, please contact me or visit www.sosc.org.



Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

Supporters

Comment Donation
Bob Theberge Good luck Jeff!
$50.00
Gerald Pope Have fun, guys!
$50.00

Donation Summary

Raised Offline
$0
Raised Online
$100
Total Raised
$100
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