NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In
lower-income households, nearly 1 in 5 parents report a decrease in
their child's school sports participation due to cost. 1
One major reason is the equipment is too expensive. That's why
DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people
and social change, and ESPN are teaming up a for third year
to run the nation's largest youth-led sports equipment drive
through a campaign called Game-Winning Drive.
Whether you're donating one ball or a stadium's worth of gear,
you're joining DoSomething's members who've donated over 44,000
pieces of gear since 2015.
Now through September 30,
participants can visit DoSomething.org/game to learn how to run a
sports equipment drive in various communities. Participants will be
given tips on how to run a successful drive as well as a location
finder with local recreation centers and afterschool programs that
are accepting donations.
"Sports are more than just a recreational activity, they are
effective tools in making change, at the personal, local, or
national level." said Aria Finger, CEO and Chief Old Person at
DoSomething.org. "Participation in sports has so many
benefits and can improve a young person's health, leadership
qualities, performance in school, and self-confidence. We're
thrilled to partner with ESPN for a third year in an effort to get
even more young people the equipment they need."
Young people who sign up for the campaign and upload a photo of
the sports equipment they collect will be able to enter a drawing
to win a $5,000 scholarship.
"At ESPN, we're committed to improving access to sports so that
every child can get involved and realize the many benefits of
sports," said Kevin Martinez, vice
president of Corporate Citizenship at ESPN. "We are proud to work
with DoSomething.org to inspire youth to take action and get
equipment to kids who need it most."
For more information about the Game-Winning Drive campaign,
click here.
About DoSomething.org
DoSomething.org is the
largest tech company exclusively for young people and social
change. We're activating 5.5 million young people (and counting!)
to make positive change, online and off, in every US area code and
in over 131 countries. When you join DoSomething.org, you join
something bigger than yourself. You team up with the young people
who have clothed half of America's youth in homeless shelters. And
cleaned up 3.7 million cigarette butts from the streets. And run
the largest youth-led sports equipment drive in the world. And
more! You've got the power and the passion to make an impact --
we'll help you get it done.
About ESPN Corporate Citizenship
ESPN believes that,
at its very best, sports uplifts the human spirit. Its corporate
citizenship programs use power of sport to positively address
society's needs through strategic community investments, cause
marketing programs, collaboration with sports organizations and
employee volunteerism, while also utilizing its diverse media
assets. For more information go to www.espn.com/citizenship.
1 Pay-to-play sports keeping lower-income kids
out of the game. (2012, May 14).
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