{"id":5164,"date":"2025-08-08T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/edy-hubachers-great-birthday-campaign\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:10:12","slug":"edy-hubachers-great-birthday-campaign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/edy-hubachers-great-birthday-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Edy Hubacher&#8217;s Great Birthday Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From a Birthday Idea to a Fundraising Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sometimes great things begin with a simple idea \u2013 and a big heart. What started as a birthday campaign by Edy Hubacher became an unprecedented fundraising marathon that touched people, opened doors over the years, and ultimately raised over 63,000 Swiss francs for Special Olympics Switzerland. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 15, 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, former decathlete and bobsled Olympian Edy Hubacher celebrated his 80th birthday \u2013 and decided not only to celebrate, but also to do good. His goal: 10,000 Swiss francs for the athletes of Special Olympics. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Edy tirelessly kept at it for almost four years: over 700 emails with a 40% success rate, numerous personal conversations, and constantly new ideas to generate donations. The result was an incredible amount: <strong>63,752 francs<\/strong> \u2013 six times as much as planned. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this extraordinary commitment, Edy Hubacher was inducted into the <strong>Circle of Honor<\/strong> at the Regional Games in Rapperswil \u2013 as a sign of appreciation for people who are particularly committed to Special Olympics.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All donations directly supported sports and exercise programs for people with disabilities.<br\/>\n  <strong>A heartfelt thank you to Edy \u2013 and to everyone who so generously supported this campaign.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/files.soswi.compresso.website\/Homepage\/Medien\/News\/2024\/Wall_of_fame_28.2.2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We have recorded them in this Wall of Fame.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full story to read. <\/p>\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20231231_abschluss_edy.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"PDF embed\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20231231_abschluss_edy.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download=\"\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a Birthday Idea to a Fundraising Marathon Sometimes great things begin with a simple idea \u2013&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-wp-custom-template-seite-ohne-headerbild-breiter-inhalt","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Birthday Idea to Special Olympics Marathon","_seopress_titles_desc":"Edy Hubacher Raised over 63,000 Swiss Francs for Special Olympics. 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