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Special Olympics of Kansas requests mill-levy funding and vows county accountability
Summary
John Lair, CEO and president of Special Olympics of Kansas, asked the Crawford County Commission to consider funding from the county’s mill levy, saying the organization serves more than 1,000 local athletes and can provide accounting showing where money is spent in the county.
John Lair, CEO and president of Special Olympics of Kansas, urged the Crawford County Commission to consider directing mill-levy money to Special Olympics programs that serve people with intellectual disabilities in Crawford County. "We can show you 100% what we're doing in Crawford County and what we can push out to these individuals," Lair told commissioners during the meeting.
Lair said Special Olympics Southeast runs a broad set of programs in the county and estimates the organization serves a little over 1,000 people there, including children and adults. He described local services that include sports, health screenings and distribution of hygiene products and shoes: "Last year at Crawford County, we did 700 health exams free of charge for our athletes," he said, and added the program…
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