The Olympians for Olympians Fund provides monetary assistance to United States Olympic athletes who have exhausted their financial reserves in attempting to recover from accidents, natural disasters, long-term illnesses, or injuries.
The USA Olympians for Olympians Relief Fund (OORF) was established by
United States Olympic team members in 1999.
Purpose - Sports Charity in USA
The
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...
(USOC) established the Fund, which is dedicated to
:(1) providing ''charity gifts'' to United States Olympians and their immediate families who demonstrate a significant need due to hardship due to illness, death or other extenuating circumstances; and
:(2) carrying out those other activities which may assist US Olympic team members and their families who demonstrate need for sports charity.
Funding - Athletes Charity
The Olympians for Olympians Relief Fund athletes charity is funded by through tax-deductible contributions from Olympians, former US Olympic team members, and public supporters.
Management
Management of the Fund is under the control of the Board of Directors, consisting of the following former USA Olympic team members:
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Jeff Blatnick
Jeffrey Carl "Jeff" Blatnick (July 26, 1957 – October 24, 2012) was an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator. He won NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championships in 1978 and 1979 and won the Olympic gold ...
, President / Chair of the Board (Wrestling, 1980, '84)
*Cindy Stinger, Treasurer (Team Handball, 1984, '88, '92)
*Caroline Holmes, Secretary (Gymnastics, 1968)
*Reynaldo Brown (Athletics, 1968)
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John Carenza
John Carenza (January 3, 1950 – March 17, 2023) was an American soccer player who was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League.
College
Carenza graduated from St. Mary's High Sc ...
(Soccer, 1972)
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Micki King
Maxine Joyce "Micki" King (born July 26, 1944) is an American former diving (sport), competitive diver and diving coach. She was a gold medal winner at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre spring ...
(Diving, 1968, '72)
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Cathy Marino (Canoe/Kayak, 1988, '92)
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John Naber
John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Naber studied in England and Italy where his father ...
(Swimming, 1976)
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Ed Williams (Biathlon, 1968)
Distribution of funds is made by the Grants Committee consisting of the Board of Directors of the OORF and the staff of the U.S. Olympians Association office located at the US Olympic committee headquarters in
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
, CO.
Only United States Olympians, former USA Olympic teams members and their immediate family members may receive funds from the OORF.
See also
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United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...
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SoCal Olympians The SoCal Olympians and Paralympians, is the largest and the oldest organization of the United States Olympic team in the United States, with a current membership of approximately 800 athletes.
Since 1912, this chapter has continually supplied the ...
References
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External links
Official website
United States at the Olympics