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2023 EQUIPMENT DRIVE

This year, we will be celebrating our 12th Annual Equipment Drive, in partnership with Kroenke Sports Charities. Since 2012, we have been able to serve over 78,000 individuals with over 220,000 pieces of equipment and raised over $120,000!

Join us September 23 at Ball Arena Rav 4 Lot from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Donate new and gently used sports equipment. Kroenke Sports Charities is offering ticket vouchers good for two tickets to a Colorado Avalanche or Denver Nuggets pre-season home game to those who donate equipment during the event! While Supplies last.

DONATE

HOST A DRIVE

Donors who are unable to attend the event on September 23rd are invited to drop off equipment at one of the following designated Colorado Honda Dealers locations between September 4th – 18th*

Mile High Honda — 2777 S Havana St, Denver, CO 80014
Schomp Honda — 1003 Plum Valley Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Holman Honda — 10750 E Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112
Planet Honda — 15701 W Colfax Ave, Golden, CO 80401
Auto Nation Honda 104 — 2999 W 104th Ave, Westminster, CO 80234
Fisher Honda — 6025 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303

*Please note that dealerships are closed on Sundays

Increase Your Impact and Join the giveSPORTS Equipment drive challenge.

The giveSPORTS Equipment Drive Challenge is open to corporations, sports teams, leagues and schools to compete against each other to collect new and gently-used sports equipment and raise funds for the giveSPORTS program. The giveSPORTS Equipment Drive Challenge will take place September 4, 2023 – September 22, 2023.
All equipment must be delivered to Ball Arena on September 23, from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Amazing prizes have been donated by Kroenke Sports Charites.

Helping Every Kid Get in the Game

giveSPORTS provides new and gently-used sports equipment and support for sports program costs associated with registration, uniform, camp and participation fees to children in need, giving them the opportunity to participate in activities that help them feel a sense of normalcy alongside their peers.

The Need

The biggest predictor of sport participation is the parents’ income. Only 27.5 percent of children from homes with incomes under $25,000 a year play sports (Aspen Institute).

The giveSPORTS program is a bridge to help every child get in the game, regardless of circumstance. It keeps kids active and puts them on the path to academic success and increased school attendance. The giveSPORTS program believes that no child should be sidelined because of their financial status. Children who have the opportunity to play sports learn many life lessons such as teamwork, leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility, ethics, time management, how to strive to win and how to cope with losing.

How it Works

We Collect the Gear

A Precious Child collects donations of new and gently-used sports equipment and distributes these items to disadvantaged children in the community through our Resource Center as well as our Agency Partners.

Caregivers fill out an Opportunity Fund application

Opportunity Funds are used to help cover the costs of sports fees.

 Kids get in the game

Opportunity Funds give children in need the opportunity to participate in sports alongside their peers despite the hardships they face.

GiveSPORTS Skills Camps

The typical American family spends an average of $700 per year on each child’s sports activities, but some spend upwards of thousands in order to pay for equipment, travel, camps, fees and more.

A Precious Child giveSPORTS Program provides children with access to participate in sports. A big part of the giveSPORTS program is the A Precious Child annual giveSPORTS Skills Camps, where A Precious Child partners with local athletes to provide children with the opportunity to not only learn the game of football, basketball, or baseball from a Professional Player, but also learn the importance of sportsmanship, the value of teamwork, and the chance to make new friendships.