PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- This Giving Tuesday,
DICK'S Sporting Goods and The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation,
announced they are giving the gift of sport to 10,000 kids across
the U.S. this holiday season through The DICK'S Sporting Goods
Foundation Sports Matter Giving Truck.
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Between November 27 and December
21, the Giving Truck will travel to eight cities across the
U.S. – New York City, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, St.
Louis, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta – and provide children from sports
organizations in under-resourced communities the gear they need to
stay in the game.
Professional athletes Candace
Parker, Blake Griffin,
Matt Ryan and members of the
Pittsburgh Penguins organization, including Zach Aston-Reese, Marcus
Pettersson, Phil Bourque and
mascot Iceburgh, will help The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation
virtually surprise kids at select stops along the Giving Truck
route. Using video technology that has been built into the Giving
Truck, kids will have a chance to talk to athletes who are helping
inspire the next generation. The Foundation also enlisted the help
of artist and Brooklyn-native
Jordan Moss to design the
colorful and eye-catching artwork displayed on the Giving
Truck.
"At DICK'S, we believe deeply in the power of sports, and we are
excited to deploy the Giving Truck to bring holiday magic to young
athletes," said Lauren
Hobart, President of DICK'S Sporting Goods and The
DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation. "The Giving Truck symbolizes the
importance of sports for all kids and all communities, and raises
awareness of our long-standing mission to inspire and enable sports
participation, while also delivering some much-needed holiday
cheer."
To highlight the importance of giving back to these youth sports
organizations, DICK'S Sporting Goods created a short
film featuring the Co-op City Tennis Club, which is part of
New York Junior Tennis & Learning. An inspiring club with a
rich history, the Co-Op City Tennis Club is located in the
Bronx, N.Y. and was formed for
adults and children in 1983 by Lorraine
Alexander and her late husband Milton. The DICK'S Sporting
Goods Foundation recently surprised the club and NYJT&L with a
$100,000 Sports Matter grant and new
tennis equipment, all captured as part of the film.
To help lessen the risks of COVID-19, The DICK'S Sporting Goods
Foundation pre-selected a number of young athletes from youth
sports organizations to distribute gifts to from the Giving Truck
in the eight cities it's visiting this holiday season. Foundation
Partner Good Sports – goodsports.org – has prepacked gifts for
each individual child at these organizations, ensuring each has
their own equipment to safely enjoy the sports they love.
Throughout the holiday season, all DICK'S Sporting Goods, Field
& Stream and Golf Galaxy locations are also collecting
donations and continue to support youth sports teams, leagues,
organizations and schools in need.
- Customer Donations: Customers can donate to The
DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation's Sports Matter program in a
number of ways including at the in-store checkout or at
SportsMatter.org. All donations will directly support youth sports
programs across the country in the form of monetary grants,
equipment or facility improvements.
- Community Grants: Through the end of January, store
associates at the company's more than 850 DICK'S Sporting Goods,
Field & Stream and Golf Galaxy stores nationwide will have the
ability to provide local youth sports teams, leagues or schools in
need with monetary grants through The DICK'S Sporting Goods
Foundation's $1.5 million Sports
Matter Community Grant Program. This is the third year of this
store-based grant program.
- DonorsChoose: From December
1 through December 7, The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation
will triple-match donations to all Sports Matter projects on
DonorsChoose. This means, for example, that every $20 donation to qualifying projects will become
$60 for those teams in need. Since
2015, The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation has partnered with
DonorsChoose to help more than 550,000 student athletes across all
50 states stay involved in sports with more than $8.5 million in donations.
Since 2014, DICK'S and The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation have
committed over $145 million to
support young athletes through its Sports Matter initiative. Sports
Matter raises awareness for the youth sports funding crisis as the
fight to save youth sports continues across the U.S.
For more information on how your team can apply for funding or
to donate to Sports Matter, please visit SportsMatter.org.
About DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
Founded
in 1948, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. is a leading omni-channel
sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of
authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and
accessories. As of October 31, 2020,
the Company operated 732 DICK'S Sporting Goods locations across
the United States, serving and
inspiring athletes and outdoor enthusiasts to achieve their
personal best through a blend of dedicated teammates, in-store
services and unique specialty shop-in-shops dedicated to Team
Sports, Athletic Apparel, Golf, Lodge/Outdoor, Fitness and
Footwear.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh,
PA, DICK'S also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field
& Stream specialty stores, as well as GameChanger, a youth
sports mobile app for scheduling, communications and live
scorekeeping. DICK'S offers its products through a dynamic
eCommerce platform that is integrated with its store network and
provides customers with the convenience and expertise of a 24-hour
storefront. For more information, visit the Investor Relations
page at dicks.com.
About The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation
The DICK'S
Sporting Goods Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit
corporation with a mission to inspire and enable sports
participation. It was created by DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. as a
private corporate foundation to support DICK'S charitable and
philanthropic activities.
Contact: DICK'S Sporting Goods and The DICK'S
Sporting Goods Foundation – press@dcsg.com
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