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Olympic Notes: Kia Canada Pledges C$500,000 To Support Special Olympics Canada

Kia Canada is pledging about C$500,000 ($374,855)-a-year to support Special Olympics Canada, "becoming the organization’s automotive partner." The deal is for three years and "includes both cash and vehicle leases as prizes for fundraising events." Staff will be provided paid time off to volunteer at Special Olympics events and to support the Canada Summer Games (GLOBE & MAIL, 3/28). 

The National Olympic Committe of Kenya "agreed to make changes to its constitution and call for fresh elections in May after its Rio Games debacle." The committee’s decision "comes after it twice failed to reach consensus to enact the reforms," prompting the IOC to "freeze funding to Kenya earlier this month" (THE NEWS, 3/29).

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