Empire Company Ltd. banner stores want to help us raise $1 million for Special Olympics athletes. When you donate in-store from June 1-8, your donation will be matched!* Are you up for the challenge?

The fundraising campaign will be held in Sobeys, Foodland, Lawton's Drugs, Needs and participating Atlantic Co-Op stores across PEI - just add "support athletes with an intellectual disability" to your grocery list.

To participate, all you have to do is say “YES” to donating $2 or rounding up your bill at check out. Every $2 donated helps provide one day of funding for an athlete enrolled in a Special Olympics program. Together, we can help support the health of individuals with an intellectual disability and create more inclusive communities across the Island.

*100% of the money raised will be donated to Special Olympics Canada with no administration fees retained by Empire Company Limited. No tax receipts will be issued for the donation made during this time. Empire Company Limited will match donations made in-store to a maximum of $500,000 from June1-8, 2023.

Meet our Local Athlete Ambassador

ROWAN KELLY 

“We are in the early years of participating with Special Olympics and I like to think the best is yet to come for accomplishments. Rowan has done so much already - his attendance has helped support him learning to walk, run, jump, throw a ball, catch a ball, kick a ball, balance and so much more. These seem like small feats but they are huge celebrations for us and watching Rowan take what he has learned and apply it at school and other parts of life is a joy. Our whole family participates. It is great to see his sisters in a role of being supportive and helpful and it is a very positive experience for all of us.”

- Stephen and Stancy Kelly, Rowan’s Parents