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True or false? One out of three children in North America can’t afford to play sports.
The answer to that is sad, but there’s a solution.
Is it any wonder why our children struggle with weight and health issues when the cost of something as simple as a basic uniform and suitable shoes is prohibitive for one-third of families?
Physical activity is crucial for young people to grow and prosper; team sports also promote camaraderie and learning how to interact positively with others. When kids play, kids gain and win in every way imaginable. With US Team Swag’s sports cash-infusion system, everybody wins.
How Can We Ensure that “Everybody Plays”?
It’s just not fair that such a huge swath of the population can’t give their children the benefits of participation in sports, but you can.
Yes, you can help us raise healthy, well-adjusted kids who make active living an integral part of their routines forever.
Team up with US Team Swag, and together we’ll make a difference to potentially millions of kids. Run, skip, hop, jump and “play” it forward!
How? It’s easy!
Simple: make a donation through this website and then watch as the magic happens. Presto!
We have kids, too, and our goal is to ensure that all children have equal opportunities when it comes to participation in healthy, fun, exciting sports activities.
How we do this is by paying it forward, and we’ve done a great job so far, with our Team Swag Canada operations, returning cash rewards to thousands of children in community sports organizations. The teams have used these funds in the ways they see fit, but a substantial amount has gone to:
- Equipment that helps team members play safely
- Enrolment fees for those who can’t afford to join
- Travel costs to take teams to tournaments or championship games out of their immediate area
- Uniforms that are worn with pride, even if parent’ wallets aren’t well-stocked
Here’s a winner’s circle story you’ll love:
Fourteen in Florida
It was a sad story. Four aspiring, talented football players, aged 14, couldn’t manage to swing the $2,000 fee to attend the amazing, annual Pop Warner Football Superbowl in Orlando Florida. Their single-family incomes were too low for their parents to even consider such an expense! Enter Team Swag’s pay it forward program. Of the 36 players who were able to attend, four of those were as a direct result of our sports funding strategy. Go team!
We’re All the Same
Did you ever get left out when you were a youngster? Yeah, we know you did; we did, too. It felt awful, remember? Well, it’s a different world now, and kids have a whole new set of pressures and stresses, but childhood should be fun, educational and entertaining, and it still can be if you help us drive it home with our “everyone plays” message.
Think about that kid sitting in the stands, watching from afar, or unable to fill a player role, and serving as water boy. You can change that. It’s in your power to level the playing field (literally!) and guarantee that everyone plays!
Because our method of supporting community sports ensures on-going benefits, your one-time donation will help now, and in the future, too. It’s contagious!
But (yes, there’s always a “but”), our feel-good way of doing business is stuck on third base; we need a boost to ensure our endeavor gets to home plate so that we can help way more than just thousands of kids in Canada; we’re heading south to the US to ensure everybody plays there, too! We’re talking potentially millions of kids who want and need to play sports. Kids now; kids tomorrow and beyond.
Your donation will help us score for countless kids that can’t play just because their parents don’t have the funds. These youngsters are right there in your community; parental pride might not let on, but you can bet those kids are all around you.
What’s in it for Me?
Check out our donations rewards ladder, and that will show you direct, immediate thank-yous for your contributions at various levels. The long-term boosts are deeper and wider, and you’ll feel those in your soul. You’ll pass a kid on the street who’s smiling from ear to ear, and you’ll know…
The real benefit is pride. Knowing you just gave a child a chance to be healthy and fit, to have fun, to be part of something that matters. And to discover life away from a computer screen! Bonus!
Tell your friends you just helped a kid play sports; challenge them to match or better your donation!
From soccer to judo, from hockey to tennis, from basketball to fencing… Well, you get the idea. If it’s a sport within the community, we’re involved in helping local kids run, jump and play!
How We Distribute Funds for Community Sports
We start by being a distributor of team-branded and non-branded sports clothing, equipment and “swag” (souvenirs, wearables and gifts) for community-based associations, leagues and teams. Parents, or others, purchase these items, and 20% goes back in the form of 15% cash to their teams, and 5% loyalty rewards to the actual customer, who uses those against their next purchase. Everybody plays; everybody wins.
The teams use these cash injections to buy group equipment requirements, or to pay entry fees for participants who would otherwise be unable to afford to play. It’s their choice to put the funds where they are most needed.
Where Does My Money Go?
This project is about big ambition and we’re just a small organization; we can’t go it alone if we want to expand to ensure that the greater good is serviced. We’ll use all the donations that we receive to improve our ability to step up services and products purchased by our customers, a large portion of which goes back to the community amateur teams we work with. All teams that fall into that category are eligible.
The bottom line is that your donation helps kids stay active and develop the kinds of character traits that will grow them into healthy, respectful adults. That makes a better society for all of us!
Our funding goal is $100,000! The math is easy. That’s 100 people donating $1,000, or a thousand people donating $100 each. When you break it down like that, it’s really do-able. Say you will. And do it. Donate now.
Want to help even more? Give us a tip! Do you know a devoted team that deserves to receive our 15% benefit? We’re open to suggestions! Send us a private message on our Facebook page with your recommendation! Follow us to the winner’s circle! www.facebook.com/usteamswag or www.twitter.com/usteamswag or at US Team Swag on Linkedin.
Rewards Levels Donations may be made in the name of individuals, pets, corporations, associations or groups, or in memoriam for an individual. The name of the donor(s) will appear on all printed items that bear each donor’s name. Of course, if you prefer anonymity, we’ll respect your wish. Before you decide, remember this: All donations that we receive in the amount of $100 or more are eligible to be selected to attend the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California! Donate today for your chance to see the big game!
Perks
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Wear our funky bright yellow T-shirt with pride! It says, “I help kids play sports! Go ahead and thank me!” on the front. Plus, you receive our thank-you note and the e-mail updates, plus an unlimited 10% lifetime discount on anything you purchase from our on-line store!
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You’re our hero! You’ll receive the package of donations from all the previous levels, upping our unlimited lifetime discount on anything you purchase from our on-line store to a staggering 40%, plus a free subscription to our on-line team management website (enrolment, schedules, data, manage it all from here!), and ball cap that labels you as a “Sports Hero to All Kids”. And we will use your name (or your choice of alternate name) when we hand out player sponsorships!
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We’ll deck you out in a wardrobe of shorts, T-shirt, hoodie, cap and sports shoes, all tucked into a fashionable equipment bag, an unbeatable 50% unlimited lifetime discount on our on-line store, and we’ll and give you a free subscription to our on-line team management website. And, like our Home Run donation level, we will use your name (or your choice of alternate name) when we hand out player sponsorships! Good to go!
- 0 claimed
Wear our funky bright yellow T-shirt with pride! It says, “I help kids play sports! Go ahead and thank me!” on the front. Plus, you receive our thank-you note and the e-mail updates, plus an unlimited 10% lifetime discount on anything you purchase from our on-line store!
- 0 claimed
- 20 remaining
You’re our hero! You’ll receive the package of donations from all the previous levels, upping our unlimited lifetime discount on anything you purchase from our on-line store to a staggering 40%, plus a free subscription to our on-line team management website (enrolment, schedules, data, manage it all from here!), and ball cap that labels you as a “Sports Hero to All Kids”. And we will use your name (or your choice of alternate name) when we hand out player sponsorships!
- 0 claimed
- 10 remaining
We’ll deck you out in a wardrobe of shorts, T-shirt, hoodie, cap and sports shoes, all tucked into a fashionable equipment bag, an unbeatable 50% unlimited lifetime discount on our on-line store, and we’ll and give you a free subscription to our on-line team management website. And, like our Home Run donation level, we will use your name (or your choice of alternate name) when we hand out player sponsorships! Good to go!
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