At a youth baseball game in the Dominican Republic a simple act of kindness... repairing the gloves of the opposing team's players... turned into a passion for underprivileged ball-playing youth around the world.
Since that first game, Surgance volunteers have collected and distributed new and experienced gloves, repaired and delivered them to hundreds of young athletes with dream of baseball glory! Through a common ground passion for a sport, relatinosips grew and life changing skills emerged. Through the Surgance Sports program, a young people's goals for athletic achievement are being connected to success to beyond athletics.
What? The goal for 2009 is collect and distribute 10,000 donated gloves to underprivileged youth in the Dominican Republic, Canada, the Middle East, and the USA.
Why? While helping to increase global interest in the game, these gifts provide an extraordinary platform to initiate and nurture positive relationships that help youth with life skills, athletic advancement, and academic achievement.
How? Volunteers collect and donate new and experienced gloves to Surgance Sports; Surgance volunteers repair and/or distribute them.
Who? Surgance Sports is a volunteer-driven program. We need volunteers for: setting up donation stations, collecting gloves, volunteering and mobilizing other volunteers to repair and/or distribute gloves, and spreading the word!
What Now? Contact Surgance Sports Program Director Dave Audia
Telephone: (404)290-6357
Email: Dave.Audia@surgance.com
Endorsement for Surgance Sports from Keith Madison, ABCA Hall of Famer and former head baseball coach at the University of Kentucky:
"Dominican players practice and play the game of baseball every day of the year. Those who are fortunate enough to have gloves simply wear them out after several years of use; most can't afford to buy a new one. I have said, 'Giving a glove to a young Dominican baseball player is like giving an American kid a BMW.' God has given us many ways to express our faith through love: you can visit an elderly person, mentor the child of a single parent, help your neighbor in various ways, or repair gloves for young boys in a third world country."
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