Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day 2024
Date: 8/29/2024
What is Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day?
Sept. 4, 2024, is the inaugural Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day, a collaborative effort between the Aspen Institute Project Play, Daniels Fund and hundreds of nonprofit organizations supporting youth sports throughout the state.
Organized sports play a vital role in shaping the lives of kids, and Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day is an opportunity for all Coloradans to help our youth thrive. Each year, we’ll ask Coloradans to give generously online via the Colorado Gives website to ensure all children in our state can enjoy the many benefits of athletics.
Although the campaign kicks off on Sept. 4, donations can be made throughout the month of September. Through this campaign, organizations can raise essential funds to get more kids playing sports.
Led by the Daniels Fund, The Weld Trust, Denver Broncos Foundation, Alpine Bank, Rose Community Foundation, Strohm Link Family Foundation, Anschutz Foundation, Colorado Health Foundation and other sponsors, the giving campaign includes a dollar-for-dollar match of more than $1 million for all online donations made starting Sept. 4, 2024. Donations will be matched until matching funds are utilized.
Why it Matters:
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Research shows that kids who consistently engage in sports enjoy enhanced academic and career achievement; higher self-esteem; better mental, behavioral and physical health outcomes; greater life skill and leadership capacity; and larger earnings later in life.
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Youth sports participation is in decline because many families – especially those in low-income communities and communities of color – are unable to afford the cost of participation. Arsenal Colorado has been helping tear down this barrier for more than 40 years and your support this month will go along way towards helping us continue that tradition.
How to Donate:
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Youth Sports Giving Day uses the same platform as Colorado Gives, which makes giving safe, flexible and convenient.
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You can donate using a major credit card, bank account, PayPal, IRA qualified charitable distributions, donor-advised funds and many more forms of payment
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Reminder: Donations will be matched at 100% for the first $1,000,000 given. So don't hesitate, get in there early and maximize your support!