BY APRIL KELLEY
event in Lakeway and Bee Cave yet, with an antic- ipated 1,500 athletes participating from across Texas as well as athletes from Arkansas, Arizona and 32 delegates from Special Olympics Mexico. What else? The city of Lakeway approved $300,000 in hotel occupancy tax, or HOT, funding, while the city of Bee Cave approved $100,000 in HOT tax funding for the 2024 Winter Games. Bee Cave Mayor Kara King said the city is proud to continue hosting the statewide athletes. “This is the third year we have co-hosted and sponsored the games, along with the city of Lakeway, and we have always had incredible support from our residents, who fill the stands and help in any way they can,” King said. “We hope the community will continue to come out and cheer on these athletes in their Winter Games.” Lakeway Mayor Thomas Kilgore said he is delighted that the Special Olympics Texas Winter Games are returning to Lakeway. “The spirit of the athletes, and our community’s support for the games makes me extremely proud
Event locations The Special Olympics Texas Winter Games 2024 will hold events at several locations in Lakeway and Bee Cave. For the full event schedule, visit www.sotx.org/winter-games-schedule.
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volunteers and to fill our volunteer shifts like we do in some of our other major city and state competitions,” Eason said. Anyone interested in volunteering for the Special Olympics Winter Games 2024 can visit www.sotx.org/become-a-volunteer to register.
Eason said one of the best things about hosting the event in Lakeway and Bee Cave is how many members of the community volunteer. “We do not have to struggle to recruit the
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