Pagnozzi Charities Kicks Off Program
‘ADOPT A PLAYER’ HELPS DONORS AID YOUTH
Posted: November 29, 2009 at 3:26 a.m.
Pagnozzi Charities is bringing back its “adopt-aplayer” program this holiday season.
For a donation of $50, donors can help a child play his or her chosen sport through the “adopta-player” program, or, for a donation of $500, a donor can adopt an entire team (10youth) and be recognized as part of Tom’s Team.
Pagnozzi Charities was created to give every child in Northwest Arkansas the opportunity to play sports. Since the charity was founded in 1999 by former St. Louis Cardinal and Razorback Tom Pagnozzi, the organization has provided more than 6,500 scholarships foryouth to play sports in the local community.
Donations for the “adopt a player” effort can be made online at www.pagnozzicharities.org.
These contributions to the Pagnozzi Youth Sports Scholarship Program will give youth, who otherwise would not be given the opportunity, the chance to play.
In a recent survey conducted by Pagnozzi Charities, it was determined that 73.3 percent of the children served did not participate in after-school activities prior to learning of this organization.
In return for the donation, donors will receive a “thank you” card from a child as well as a Christmas ornament bearing the Pagnozzi Charities logo.
To date in 2009, Pagnozzi Charities has helped more than 1 ,000 underprivileged youth play sports. In 2008, Pagnozzi Charitiesgranted 1,971 sports scholarships for children which helped pay for equipment purchases, travel expenses, registration and program fees, instructional classes and Razorback game tickets. Pagnozzi Charities is a 501c-3 nonprofi t organization and all donations are tax deductible.
More information is available by calling Pagnozzi Charities at 443-2550 or visiting www.pagnozzicharities.org
Our Town, Pages 16 on 11/29/2009
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