Twenty-seven Organizations Receive Grants to Support Sports and
Physical Activity Programs for Girls
Women's Sports Foundation Announces Recipients
of the 2007 GoGirlGo! Grant Program
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., August 8, 2007 – In 2007, $155,000 total grants, serving more than 3,000 girls ages 8-13, are awarded nationally through GoGirlGo!, a signature program of the Women's Sports Foundation.
Launched in 2001, GoGirlGo! aims to encourage one million inactive girls to become physically active and to keep another one million currently active girls from dropping out of physical activity. Over the past six years, GoGirlGo! has provided nearly $3 million in grants to support the physical activity participation of more than 621,000 girls.
"Teaching girls to live a healthy lifestyle is what GoGirlGo! is all about," said Aimee Mullins, president of the Women's Sports Foundation. "GoGirlGo! is influencing the lives of girls across the country, allowing them to build confidence, self-esteem and develop leadership skills.”
With funding from National Sponsors Advanta Corp. and Gatorade®, and Pennsylvania grant sponsor, The Hershey Company and The Robin Roberts GoGirlGo! Fund, the Women's Sports Foundation is able to provide its award winning educational curriculum at no cost to any girl serving organization. Schools, organizations and community centers use the curriculum and cash grants to bring girls together on a regular basis for physical activity and sessions on various health related topics such as smoking, stress, body image and bullying.
Some organizations receive cash grants to pay for sports equipment, supplies, facility rental, league/tournament fees, travel, coaching and activity instruction.
The following organizations are the 2007 GoGirlGo! Grant recipients:
Heart of Los Angeles Youth (HOLA) - Los Angeles, Calif.
Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home – Denver, Colo.
Girls First - New Orleans, La.
CityKicks, Inc. – Dorchester, Mass.
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary School #34 – Baltimore, Md.
Boys and Girls Club of Lansing – Lansing, Mich.
Minnesota Thunder P.L.U.S - Saint Paul, Minn.
Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks – Branson, Mo.
Girl Scouts Council of Middle Mississippi – Jackson, Miss.
Camden Neighborhood Renaissance – Camden, N.J.
Girls For Gender Equity (GGE) – Brooklyn, N.Y.
PowerPlay NYC, Inc. - New York, N.Y.
Girl Scouts - Foothills Council, Inc. – Utica, N.Y.
Communities In Schools – Columbus, Ohio
Toledo Community Recreation Program – Toledo, Ohio
Girl Scouts - Red Lands Council - Oklahoma City, Okla.
Ashland Area Girls Softball Association – Ashland, Pa.
Greater Carbondale YMCA – Carbondale, Pa.
Black Women In Sport Foundation (BWSF) – Philadelphia, Pa.
Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation – Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia Academy Charter School – Philadelphia, Pa.
Girls On The Move - Peirce Middle School - West Chester, Pa.
Bald Eagle Area School District – Wingate, Pa.
Communities in Schools of Greenville County, Inc. – Greenville, S.C.
Southeast Texas Police Activities League – Beaumont, Texas
YMCA of the Coastal Bend - Corpus Christi, Texas
Richmond Recreation & Parks Foundation – Richmond, Va.
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About the Women's Sports Foundation
Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women's Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. The Foundation's Participation, Education, Advocacy, Research and Leadership Programs are made possible by gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations. For more information, please call the Foundation at 800-227-3988.
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