NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: THIS GOAL HAS BEEN MET! BUT YOU CAN GIVE TO ANOTHER WORTHY CAUSE HERE.
From December 14 through December 25, GOOD Sports will feature the worthiest school athletic programs in need of funding.
The varsity football team at Port Richmond High School in Staten Island, New York, went 2-7 this season—not that coach Lou Vesce minds. His players, most of whom grew up in one of the city’s toughest neighborhoods, suit up for more than athletic accolades.
Port Richmond serves around 1,800 students, 64 percent of which live in low-income households. There are 60 ninth through twelfth graders on the varsity and junior varsity football teams, which practice separately. This holiday season Vesce is reaching out to the internet for help rebuilding the program’s stock of equipment.
The teams needs $2,318 for new blocking shields, tackling dummies, sideline markers, and weight training tools—and they’re only $838 from the goal. There are 16 days left. Please consider donating here.
Editor’s note: Some projects listed on DonorsChoose.org have donations matched by Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is a noneditorial presenting partner of GOOD Sports.