Dreams can come true every day in communities across Canada, when you donate through the Give a Dollar. Share a Dream. campaign from November 1 until November 17 at a local STAPLES Business Depot.

Now in its eighth year, Give a Dollar. Share a Dream raises funds to maintain and develop community sports programs for Special Olympics athletes.

"The benefits of the Give a Dollar. Share a Dream campaign are evident on and off the playing field," said Deborah Bright, Special Olympics Canada President and CEO. "Thanks to the support of STAPLES Business Depot and its customers, Special Olympics athletes can better perform in all aspects of their lives, through their involvement in sport."

"Without the Give a Dollar. Share a Dream program, and the support of companies like STAPLES Business Depot, my dream of winning a gold medal could not have come true," said Christina Campbell (Chesterville, Ontario), Special Olympics 2007 Team Canada gold medal winner and the face of the 2007 Give a Dollar. Share a Dream. campaign. The Give a Dollar. Share a Dream campaign is especially close to a local Newfoundland and Labrador athlete, Eddie Hynes from Mount Pearl. Eddie is a member of Team Newfoundland and Labrador that will be representing the province at the 2008 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Quebec City but he is also a STAPLES Business Depot associate."

Over the past seven years, the Give a Dollar. Share a Dream campaign has raised more than $2.5 million for Special Olympics Canada. In 2006, the campaign raised $527,202 for Special Olympics, and this year�s goal is to continue to build on that success.

"STAPLES Business Depot is committed to improving the lives of Special Olympic athletes all across Canada. Through the annual Give a Dollar. Share a Dream. campaign our associates and customers make a direct and positive impact on the lives of Special Olympics athletes in the communities in which they work and live," said Steve Maytas, President, STAPLES Business Depot.

This year's Give a Dollar. Share a Dream campaign will run for more than two weeks, from Thursday, November 1 to Saturday, November 17.

Together Canadians can make a difference in the lives of athletes with an intellectual disability and help provide a venue for Special Olympics athletes to achieve personal goals on and off the playing field.

Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador is dedicated to enriching the lives of Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans with an intellectual disability through sport. It is a provincial not-for-profit grassroots organization that provides sport training and competition opportunities for over 450 athletes of all ages and abilities. More than 200 certified volunteer coaches are currently involved with Special Olympics programs every day in virtually every community province wide. For more information, please checkout the Web site at www.sonl.ca .

Founded in Toronto in 1991, The Business Depot Ltd. is Canada's largest supplier of office supplies, business machines, office furniture and business services for the small business and home office customer. The company is an everyday low price retailer, operating stores in every province across Canada under the banners STAPLES^� Business Depot� and Bureau en Gros^MC. The company employs over 13,500 associates serving customers through more than 280 office superstores, catalogue, and e-commerce. More information is available at www.staples.ca.

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For further information or to find out when a Special Olympics athlete will be available for interview at a store, contact:

Media contact:
Johnny Byrne
Executive Director
Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador
354 Water Street � Suite 426
St. John�s, NL A1C 1C4
Phone: 709-738-1923
Cell: 709-690-8334
Fax: 709-738-0119
Web site: www.sonl.ca