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Big money up for grabs -- local club hopes to get a share
Chad Barnett
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Maricopa, AZ -- For 15 youth sports organizations demonstrating their commitment to responsibility on and off the field, Liberty Mutual Insurance will soon make a very memorable contribution -- in the amount of a $2,500 Responsible Sports™ Community Grant. Maricopa Little League is hoping to be one of them.
Community Grants are part of Liberty Mutual’s Responsible Sports program, which is an ongoing effort championing and celebrating responsibility in youth sports. This community-based program offers meaningful, easy-to-use educational resources for youth sports parents and coaches, including access to on-the-field game and practice preparation tools, as well as self-paced online coursework filled with learning tools, videos, and topics addressing youth sports issues.
“The Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports program targets many of the issues we see happening at youth sporting events by shining a positive light on what it means to be a responsible coach and a responsible sports-parent. Beyond that, Liberty Mutual Insurance is making a significant financial contribution to support the efforts of local organizations like Maricopa Little League,” said Greg Gordon vice president of Consumer Marketing at Liberty Mutual Insurance. The Responsible Sports program, including the Community Grants, comes at a crucial time for communities like ours, by providing access to valuable resources and assets that can ensure our organizations thrive even under challenging circumstances.
Maricopa Little League is registered for the Responsible Sports program. They are encouraging individual community members to complete one of the self-paced online courses (Responsible Coaching and Responsible Sport Parenting) and take a 10-question review quiz. Every completed quiz is worth one point. The organizations that earn the most points at the end of the grant period, in this case May 31st, in each of the three divisions will earn one of the 15 grants. Youth sports organizations (club programs, park and recreation departments, etc.) are competing for one of 10 $2,500 grants in two divisions, large and small, based upon the number of players. And five school athletic programs will earn a $2,500 grant, for a total of 15 Responsible Sports Community Grants to be awarded this spring. The more people each registered organization gets to complete the courses, the greater its chancesof winning.
Complete details on the grants as well as the qualifying self-paced courses are available through the official program website at www.ResponsibleSports.com.
To show your support, visit www.ResponsibleSports.com/Grant.
Maricopa Little League is located in Maricopa, AZ and was established in 2004. The hard work and volunteering spirit of the community has created a program that continues to grow and improve. They serve approximately 500 children each year. You can find them at www.MaricopaLittleLeague.com.
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Liberty Mutual Insurance will soon make a very memorable contribution in the amount of a $2,500 Responsible Sports Community Grant.
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