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Scotsman
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Aberdeen Special Olympian fronts Co-op and Coca-Cola campaign raising funds for inclusive sport
Aberdeen's Alex Rae – a medal-winning Special Olympics GB table tennis player and long-serving Co-op colleague – is fronting a new nationwide campaign from Co-op and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) to champion inclusion through sport. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Meals That Matter campaign, running in Co-op stores across the UK from 9 July to 5 August, raises funds for Special Olympics GB, which supports more than 12,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities across grassroots sports clubs. Shoppers can support the campaign by picking up a special £6 meal deal – including two Co-op pizzas and a 4-pack of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or Diet Coke – with 25p from every sale donated directly to the charity. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Alex, double silver medallist in table tennis, who works at the Co-op store on Rosehill Drive, is one of five Special Olympics athlete ambassadors proudly representing the campaign. He said: Alex Rae 'Being a part of the Special Olympics Grampian club is amazing – as is working for Co-op. The support and encouragement I've had has helped me build my confidence and really believe in myself. I'd love for more people with intellectual disabilities to have opportunities like these so they can really see what they can do.' Now in his 25th year at Co-op, Alex recently visited the Co-op store in Edinburgh, where he saw himself featured on the store's front windows as part of the campaign launch. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In a UK first, the campaign will also feature Makaton symbols – a communication tool using signs and symbols to support people with communication difficulties – on point-of-sale materials in-store. Alex Rae The campaign's visibility will be unmissable, with digital screens, floor vinyls, and front-of-store displays featuring Special Olympics GB athletes and messages about inclusion in everyday life. Holly Firmin, Senior Community Partnerships Manager at CCEP, said: 'This campaign is about showing what's possible when everyone is given the support they need to thrive – in sport, in the workplace, and in society. We're so proud to be part of something that helps raise awareness and funding for the incredible work of Special Olympics GB.' Coca-Cola has been a founding partner of Special Olympics since the movement began and continues its support through long-standing programmes that promote inclusion both on and off the field.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Aberdeen Special Olympian fronts Co-op and Coca-Cola campaign raising funds for inclusive sport
Aberdeen's Alex Rae – a medal-winning Special Olympics GB table tennis player and long-serving Co-op colleague – is fronting a new nationwide campaign from Co-op and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) to champion inclusion through sport. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Meals That Matter campaign, running in Co-op stores across the UK from 9 July to 5 August, raises funds for Special Olympics GB, which supports more than 12,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities across grassroots sports clubs. Shoppers can support the campaign by picking up a special £6 meal deal – including two Co-op pizzas and a 4-pack of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or Diet Coke – with 25p from every sale donated directly to the charity. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Alex, double silver medallist in table tennis, who works at the Co-op store on Rosehill Drive, is one of five Special Olympics athlete ambassadors proudly representing the campaign. He said: Alex Rae 'Being a part of the Special Olympics Grampian club is amazing – as is working for Co-op. The support and encouragement I've had has helped me build my confidence and really believe in myself. I'd love for more people with intellectual disabilities to have opportunities like these so they can really see what they can do.' Now in his 25th year at Co-op, Alex recently visited the Co-op store in Edinburgh, where he saw himself featured on the store's front windows as part of the campaign launch. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In a UK first, the campaign will also feature Makaton symbols – a communication tool using signs and symbols to support people with communication difficulties – on point-of-sale materials in-store. Alex Rae The campaign's visibility will be unmissable, with digital screens, floor vinyls, and front-of-store displays featuring Special Olympics GB athletes and messages about inclusion in everyday life. Holly Firmin, Senior Community Partnerships Manager at CCEP, said: 'This campaign is about showing what's possible when everyone is given the support they need to thrive – in sport, in the workplace, and in society. We're so proud to be part of something that helps raise awareness and funding for the incredible work of Special Olympics GB.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Olympian joins Co-op Special Olympics fundraising campaign
A Pembrokeshire Olympian is supporting a Co-op campaign. Bleddyn Gibbs is backing the 'Meals That Matter' campaign, which is being delivered in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Special Olympics Great Britain. The campaign aims to promote inclusion and raise funds for Special Olympics GB, which provides year-round sporting opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Running in Co-op stores across the UK from July 9 to August 5, the campaign will donate 25p from every sale of a special meal deal to support the charity. The deal includes two Co-op pizzas and a four-pack of 330ml Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or Diet Coke cans for £6. Mr Gibbs is one of five Special Olympics GB athlete ambassadors featured in the campaign. The other ambassadors are Alex Rae, Stephanie Gott, Katie Day and Lloyd Martin. Alex Rae, a double silver medallist in table tennis and a long-time Co-op colleague, said: "Being a part of the Special Olympics Grampian club is amazing, as is working for Co-op. "The support and encouragement I've had has helped me build my confidence and really believe in myself. "I'd love for more people with intellectual disabilities to have opportunities like these so they can really see what they can do." Special Olympics GB supports more than 12,600 athletes across 27 sports, with the help of nearly 6,000 volunteers who create a supportive environment for individuals to thrive through grassroots sport. The campaign features prominent in-store displays, including digital screens, shelf talkers, floor stickers and front-of-store takeovers, all featuring Special Olympics GB athletes and the campaign's inclusion message. A dedicated online hub and member communications will support wider engagement. Holly Firmin, senior community partnerships manager at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, said: "SOGB makes an enormous difference to the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities and this campaign aims to raise awareness of that. "It's about showing what's possible when everyone is given the support they need to thrive and why inclusion in everyday life, in sport and in the workplace, really does matter." In a first for a major in-store retail campaign, 'Meals That Matter' will include Makaton symbols—part of a communication system that uses speech, signs, and symbols to support understanding and expression. Makaton can help people with communication difficulties connect with others and participate more fully in daily life. Coca-Cola has been a founding partner and global sponsor of Special Olympics since the movement began, and has supported Special Olympics GB since it launched in Great Britain in 1978. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners continues this legacy through ongoing support of Special Olympics GB, promoting inclusion through funding, volunteering and unified sports and business programmes.
