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Casey’s® and Gatorade® Team up to Fuel Tomorrow With $60,000 in Grants for Youth Sports Organizations in Knoxville, Kansas City and Oklahoma City
Gatorade’s Fuel Tomorrow Initiative Provides Youth Programs With New Equipment and Resources ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Casey’s and Gatorade®
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nGatorade’s Fuel Tomorrow Initiative Provides Youth Programs With New Equipment and Resources\n\n ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday, Casey’s and Gatorade® announced they are providing $60,000 in funding to three youth sports organizations in Knoxville, Kansas City, and Oklahoma City through Gatorade’s Fuel Tomorrow initiative, focused on helping everyone have equal opportunities to play sports by breaking down barriers in communities that need it most. The funding provides $20,000 to each of the organizations for equipment and resources to better serve youth in underserved communities.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221115005566/en/Casey’s and Gatorade® announced they are providing $60,000 in funding to three youth sports organizations in Knoxville, Kansas City, and Oklahoma City through Gatorade’s Fuel Tomorrow initiative. (Photo: Business Wire)\nPlaying sports can improve young people’s chances of succeeding in school, going to college and provide other long-term benefits like higher self-esteem. Yet, there are significant barriers that prevent many kids, especially those from low-income backgrounds, from playing sports. Families have even fewer options to play sports coming out of COVID-19, with many reporting that their community-based sports provider has either shut down, merged, or returned with limited capacity.i\n\nAs part of the Fuel Tomorrow program, Casey’s and Gatorade are supporting the following organizations whose work is helping more young athletes realize their potential through the power of sports:\n\nRIVERSPORT Foundation – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma\n\nRIVERSPORT provides competitive rowing programs to Title 1 schools in Oklahoma City, with around 500 students participating throughout the year.\n\n“Rowing offers tremendous opportunities for youth including collegiate scholarships,” said Mike Knopp, RIVERSPORT Executive Director. “RIVERSPORT works to ensure that all students, no matter their resources, can experience the rewards of rowing competitively.”\n\nThe Casey’s and Gatorade Fuel Tomorrow funding will kickstart RIVERSPORT’s effort to purchase a new fleet of rowing boats in preparation for the spring rowing season. With repair costs for boats now exceeding the value of the boats themselves, the funds from Casey’s and Gatora...