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Fifth Annual Equipment Drive Set For Aug. 20
- Updated: August 5, 2016
The fifth annual giveSPORTS Equipment Drive, presented by KeyBank, will be held at Pepsi Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Rav 4 Parking Lot. Event co-founders, Kroenke Sports Charities and A Precious Child, invite the public to support underprivileged children in their desire to participate in sports by donating new and gently-used sports equipment and monetary donations to benefit A Precious Child’s giveSPORTS program.
The giveSPORTS program provides new and gently-used sports equipment to disadvantaged and displaced children, allowing them the opportunity to get involved in organized sports. Additionally, giveSPORTS provides scholarships to cover the costs of registration and other sports-related fees. Nearly 75 percent of children in low-income families rarely have the opportunity to participate in organized sports. Statistically, participation in extra-curricular sports significantly impacts short and long-term educational, emotional, behavioral and physical outcomes for disadvantaged, poverty-stricken youth.
The initial event was held in the summer of 2012 after Jessica (Redfield) Ghawi, a former broadcast journalism intern with Altitude Sports & Entertainment, lost her life in the Aurora Theater tragedy. Prior to her death, Jessica had expressed a desire to host a sports equipment drive for the children and families that had lost everything to the devastating Colorado wildfires. The giveSPORTS equipment drive was created by Kroenke Sports Charities and A Precious Child in partnership with Jessica’s family to help realize her dream and provide underprivileged children with the opportunity to …
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