Using Sport For Social Change will donate approximately 100 pair of new Nike Cross Country shoes to the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Cross Country Team on St. Thomas. The new shoes will be hand delivered by Dean Doeling, founder of Using Sport For Social Change (USFSC), a St. John-based initiative, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, at the high school. All media and interested parties are welcome to attend.
It is the hopes of Mr. Doeling that this donation of approximately 100 new pair of Nike Cross Country shoes will uplift the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Cross Country Team and give them a major competitive edge over their opponents this season and beyond. Right now the cross country team consists of 20 teammates, both male and female, and is from both St. Thomas and St. John. Each teammate will be given a new pair of shoes for the season, leaving the other shoes for future athletes of the same team.
About Using Sport For Social Change
USFSC’s primary purpose is to support local sporting programs that are already in place, with fundraising, community education and sporting equipment donated through Nike. Furthermore, it is trying to resurrect some failed sporting programs and provide play days where kids from all classes and cultures can come together for and participate in sports-based games and skill challenges.
The motto of Using Sport For Social Change is to "Focus Virgin Island youth through sports and fitness, giving them the confidence they need to set personal goals, achieve their aspirations and create opportunity for themselves, their family and their community." More information can be found at www.usingsportforsocialchange.com or by contacting the St. John Community Foundation.