World Series Champion & MVP Jeremy Peña and Basketball
Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes
partnered with The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation to give back to
youth athletes from under-resourced Houston communities
HOUSTON, Dec. 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation's Sports
Matter Giving Truck made its third tour stop in 2022 in
Houston on Saturday, Dec. 3, gifting 10,000 youth athletes
with sports equipment and hosting more than 500 kids for Sports
Matter Day at the University of Houston
Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.
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The DICK'S Foundation surprised the group of youth athletes in
attendance by partnering with World Series Champion & MVP
Jeremy Peña of the Astros and Hall of Famer and former Houston
Comets All-Star Sheryl Swoopes, who
spent time coaching, mentoring and playing alongside kids at
the event.
In partnership with national nonprofit Good Sports, The DICK'S
Sporting Goods Foundation provided 10,000 youth athletes from 29
Houston-area youth sports organizations with equipment kits
containing apparel, sports-specific training gear, water bottles
and more, to encourage participation in sports.
The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation and Beyond Sport also
offered coaches of participating Sports Matter Day organizations
fully funded leadership training courses to provide them with tools
to help deepen their impact within their communities. The first
course was an in-person workshop titled, Coaching with
Empathy. Additional courses will cover a variety of topics such
as fundraising, governance and stakeholder engagement.
"Sports Matter Day in Houston
was a huge success that enabled us to share the gift of sport with
thousands of incredible and deserving kids in Houston," said Aimee Watters, Executive
Director of The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation. "We are so
thankful for all of our partners who helped to make this a great
day and proud to have partnered with Beyond Sport for the first
time to offer life-changing leadership and development workshops
for coaches who continually invest their time in youth sports."
Houston Sports Matter Day was
fueled by in-kind donations from Gatorade and Honey Stinger. The Gatorade Fuel Tomorrow
program enhanced the experience for participating kids by providing
hydration stations and signature Gatorade Sideline Towels, while
Honey Stinger donated more than
$30,000 worth of sports nutrition
products to keep participants fueled throughout the day.
Since 2014, DICK'S and The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation have
committed more than $150 million to support young
athletes. Sports Matter raises awareness for the youth sports
funding crisis as the fight to save youth sports continues across
the U.S. The first Sports Matter tour began in 2020 and since then,
more than 75,000 gifts of sports equipment has been gifted to youth
across the country.
For more information on how your team can apply for funding or
to donate to Sports Matter, please visit SportsMatter.org.
About DICK'S Sporting
Goods
DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and
excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their
dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer
serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK'S
Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands,
Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through
the DICK'S mobile app. DICK'S also owns and operates DICK'S House
of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as
GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling,
communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming.
Driven by its belief that sports make people better, DICK'S has
been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its
Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support
under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter
program and other community-based initiatives. Additional
information about DICK'S business, corporate giving, sustainability
efforts and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com,
investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and
on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About The DICK'S Sporting Goods
Foundation
The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3)
nonprofit corporation with a mission to inspire and enable sports
participation. It was created by DICK'S Sporting Goods as a private
corporate foundation to support DICK'S charitable and philanthropic
activities. Driven by its belief that sports make people better,
The DICK'S Foundation champions youth sports and provides grants
and support to under-resourced teams and athletes through its
Sports Matter program and other community-based
initiatives. Additional information about The DICK'S
Foundation can be found on sportsmatter.org and on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram.
Contact: DICK'S Sporting Goods –
press@dcsg.com
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