Cop on Top kicks off at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, and ends at 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
During this annual fundraiser, local police officers sit atop of a scaffold in front of Safeway, located at 75-1027 Henry St. in Kailua-Kona. There they will eat, sleep, play and encourage shoppers to donate money toward SOWH. They will also increase awareness for this year-round program that offers sports training and competitions for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Donations can be made from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. over those three days.
“This is a very important fundraiser for SOWH because it has regularly generated 50 percent of this organization’s yearly operating budget,” said Area Director Dave Ross.
Purchases of select Meadow Gold or Viva products at any Safeway statewide during this time will also directly benefit the athletes of Special Olympics Hawaii.
Volunteers are needed to serve four-hour shifts, during which they will ask for donations, express gratitude, man the information table and pass out balloons.
“If you can only do one Special Olympics fundraiser a year, please, please, please make this the one,” Ross said. “Better yet, grab a friend or co-worker to help out.”
To learn more about the statewide fundraiser, visit www.specialolympicshawaii.org.
To volunteer for Cop on Top or donate to SOWH, call Ross at 808-345-1344 or send an e-mail to sowhdave@yahoo.com. Or, contact volunteer K.C. Strand at zionvideos@yahoo.com or 530-524-6456.
