LUBBOCK– Special Olympics Texas’ (SOTX) – South Plains Area has received a $6,000 grant from the Community Foundation of West Texas. The grant will sponsor 33 SOTX athletes over 15 counties in the West Texas area, providing funds for local training and competition opportunities. 

The mission of the Community Foundation of West Texas is to improve the quality of life for all people in West Texas through the development of organized philanthropy.

The Community Foundation of West Texas envisions a flourishing West Texas made up of safe, thriving and diverse communities, strengthened by a dynamic and robust nonprofit sector that is critical to our quality of life, and that inspires civic participation through philanthropy.

About Community Foundation of West Texas
Established in 1981, the Community Foundation of West Texas is a regional philanthropic entity created by and for the people of the Texas South Plains region. The Community Foundation exists to improve quality of life in this region by helping area donors to give in ways that make an enduring impact on their community. In 2015, the Community Foundation and its affiliates awarded more than $1.7 million in grants ans scholorships, funding projects of hundreds of noprofit organizations, schools and government agencies. Visit www.communityfoundationofwesttexas.org to learn more.

About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect.  SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 58,800 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship.  To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646.  Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas. Visit the SOTX- South Plains Area Facebook page at fb.com/SOTX17.