Category Archives: Sports

Horsham Challenger Little League

Horsham Challenger Little League 1020 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044 Contact: Stan Jaskiewicz, Challenger Coach, 215-241-8866, sjaskiewicz@lawsgr.com Although we teach baseball, that is just a means to our real goals: socialization and recreation for children with disabilities. We play noncompetitive games, with no outs or scoring. We want each player to learn that he or she can have fun being active and outdoors, which many families may not have known was possible for a child with a disability. Until registering their child in our league, parents often have been reluctant to let their child try any sports. Many parents and relatives of […]

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Israel Lacrosse Association

Israel Lacrosse Association 10 Shalom Alechem, #9 Tel Aviv, Israel Contact: Jacob Silberlicht, Program Director, 972-(0)2-567-7802, jacob@lacrosse.co.il Israel Lacrosse is committed to developing the sport of lacrosse in Israel, to raise funds for the continuing development of the sport of lacrosse in Israel, and to generally support, encourage, and promote the sport of lacrosse in Israel, by maximizing our resources, dedication and leadership. We strive to provide programs and services that inspire participation while protecting and honoring the integrity of the game. We envision a future that offers people of all ages in Israel the opportunity to discover, learn, participate in, enjoy and […]

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Israel Tennis Centers Foundation

Israel Tennis Centers Foundation 3275 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite 102, Deerfield Beach, FL  33442 Contact:  Lauren Weissman, Development Associate & Yoni Yair, Development Director 954-480-6333 ext. 221, lweissman@israeltenniscenters.org Through the discipline of tennis, The Israel Tennis Centers (ITC)strive to improve the lives of children in one of the most conflicted regions of the world. By teaching the life skills of self-reliance, perseverance and focus, the ITC fosters sustainable values of self-esteem, character and tolerance, creating a positive imprint on the children, their families, the communities and the world for generations to come. For your mitzvah project, several options are available to […]

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Soccer for Peace

Soccer for Peace www.soccerforpeace.com 240 West 98th Street; Suite 12A  New York, New York 10025 Contact: Ori Winitzer, Director, ori@soccerforpeace.com ,  (917)582-5060 Soccer for Peace exists to unite children of war-torn regions through their shared love of sports. Our programming occurs in Israel and consists of soccer camps and after school programs for Arab and Jewish children, always represented in equal number. We aim to work with 10-13 year olds who for practical reasons tend to live within close geographic proximity. The programs themselves consist of three components: Athletic, Educational and Social, all of which have integrity as a core value. Since you […]

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Back on My Feet (BoMF)

BackOnMyFeet.org 100 S Broad St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia PA 19110 Contact:  Casey Venella,Director of National Events and Communication, casey@backonmyfeet.org, 215 772-1080 Back on My Feet (BoMF), launched in Philadelphia in 2007, is a national nonprofit organization that uses running to help those experiencing homelessness change the way they see themselves so they can make real change in their lives that results in employment and independent living.  The organization creates a community built on the very profound and innate desire for all of us to feel recognized, appreciated and supported.  Back on My Feet does not provide food nor shelter, but instead […]

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Rodney Street Tennis

Rodney Street Tennis 1101 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Contact: Tina Tharp, Managing Director 302 256-0235 tinatharp@comcast.net Founded in 1979, the Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization operating in Wilmington and New Castle County, DE, builds lives through tennis and education for at-risk inner-city boys and girls opportunities for children in the Great Wilmington Region to reach their full potential on and off the tennis court.  The lessons learned from this program go far beyond tennis.  RSTTA combines academics, athletics, nutrition, and civic responsibility to encourage the development of a child from a […]

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PeacePlayers International

PeacePlayers International 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20036 Contact: Adam Hirsch ahirsch@peaceplayersintl.org 202-408-5111 PeacePlayers International uses the game of basketball to unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities, based on the premise that children who play together can learn how to live together. (PPI’s affiliate in Israel and the West Bank, PeacePlayers International- Middle East, promotes peaceful coexistence among Arab and Jewish young people in the region and provides positive extracurricular outlets for those from disadvantaged communities.) Children who play together can learn to live together. That’s the idea behind PeacePlayers International, a nonprofit organization that uses basketball […]

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Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation

Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation 3601 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 Contact: Maria Leonetti, Finance & Development Manager mleonetti@esyhf.org 215 952-4196 The mission of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation (ESYHF) is to use the sport of hockey to help educate young people to succeed in the game of life. Snider Hockey is a cutting edge program that uses the sport of hockey coupled with a rigorous off-ice life skills curriculum and supplemental educational services to build character and academic skills for high-risk inner-city boys and girls from Philadelphia and Camden, NJ. The foundation provides full equipment, ice time […]

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Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center

Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center 4842 Ridge Ave., Phila., PA 19129 Contact: Ben Hirsh, Coordinator of Youth Leadership and Volunteer engagement, 215 487-9555, bhirsh@ashetennis.org The mission of the Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center, inspired by the life of Arthur Ashe, is to create meaningful opportunities for a diverse cross-section of young people, especially those from under-resourced families and communities, to achieve success as individuals and as active, responsible citizens. We attain this mission through innovative tennis, education, life skills, and leadership development programming in neighborhoods throughout the Philadelphia area and at our state-of-the-art Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center. There is a wide […]

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Special Olympics Montgomery County

Special Olympics Montgomery County 980 Harvest Drive Suite 203, Blue Bell, PA 19422 Contact: Scott Otterbein, Volunteer Coordinator 215-542-1140 specialolympicsmontco@verizon.net Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to providing individuals with intellectual disabilities, or other significant developmental disability, with an opportunity to train and compete in Olympic-style sports. Through training and competition, athletes improve their physical fitness and general health. The athletes gain the discipline, the inter-personal and social skills, and the self-confidence to become contributing, participating members of our community. https://www.specialolympicspa.org/coach/general-orientation Volunteer Opportunity: The teen volunteers, fulfilling a mitzvah or community service project, who make the program possible have the […]

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