Helping Children and Their Families Globally
in Need
As athletes in various sporting endeavours, we have always
had people there to give us a helping hand, be it by coaching, providing equipment
selection, training or just by taking us to our games or practice. Someone was always
there to give us encouragement, support and love, regardless of the sport or level
we hoped to achieve. As athletes, we are a global community, forever linked.
We strive to be the best we can.
We care about our team mates and have respect
for our game.
We know that the future of our sport is
dependent on the youth of today.
We want to give back to our sport and community.
We are role models for children of all ages,
backgrounds and religions.
Athletes for Humanity
is all about giving back and helping the generation of youth behind us. Those of
us, in the developed world, have the resources around us to help make a difference.
Many children in developing, war torn and poor countries never get the chance to
develop and enjoy the special relationships that sport has given us. Their struggle
is to merely survive. We have all seen, read and heard about the plight of children
and their families everywhere. World relief agencies, governments and church groups
on the front lines face these problems every day. We imagine that there's little
we can do as an individual. That however is not the truth. the reality is that there
are things we can do, contributions we can make. We can make a difference.
We sometimes get lost looking at the big picture and the magnitude
of the problem and it simply becomes too hard to grasp. When we were young, we dreamed
of being the best in the world and it was a daunting challenge. Athletes don't start
playing major league sports or being world class Olympic athletes. We started out
playing baseball, basketball and biking in the neighbourhood and local parks, with
hand me down equipment. We started with a mother, father or family friend teaching
us how to run, jump, throw, kick a ball or ride a bicycle.
Each and every one of us as athletes had a chance to progress
to whatever level of our game we had the talent and desire to achieve and every step
of the way, someone was there to give us a hand, encouragement, a ride or money for
a meal between games. We all got to where we are with the help of many along the
way, many who cared and gave us a start. Without the essentials no athlete or person
can develop to their potential. At the end of our athletic endeavours every one of
us can remember who those people were that assisted us. Just watch an inductee into
their respective Hall of Fame and you will hear the names of hundreds of their Heroes.
Athletes for Humanity is simply about helping the children of the world take the
next step as they develop and grow. Sometimes the smallest act of kindness can make
the largest difference. Our goal as a global athletic community is to help the underprivileged
of the world take the next step in their life.
As athletes in various sporting endeavours, we have always
had people there to give us a helping hand, be it by coaching, providing equipment
selection, training or just by taking us to our games or practice. Someone was always
there to give us encouragement, support and love, regardless of the sport or level
we hoped to achieve. As athletes, we are a global community, forever linked.
Athletes for Humanity
is all about giving back and helping the generation of youth behind us. Those of
us, in the developed world, have the resources around us to help make a difference.
Many children in developing, war torn and poor countries never get the chance to
develop and enjoy the special relationships that sport has given us. Their struggle
is to merely survive. We have all seen, read and heard about the plight of children
and their families everywhere. World relief agencies, governments and church groups
on the front lines face these problems every day. We imagine that there's little
we can do as an individual. That however is not the truth. the reality is that there
are things we can do, contributions we can make. We can make a difference.
We sometimes get lost looking at the big picture and the magnitude
of the problem and it simply becomes too hard to grasp. When we were young, we dreamed
of being the best in the world and it was a daunting challenge. Athletes don't start
playing major league sports or being world class Olympic athletes. We started out
playing baseball, basketball and biking in the neighbourhood and local parks, with
hand me down equipment. We started with a mother, father or family friend teaching
us how to run, jump, throw, kick a ball or ride a bicycle.
Each and every one of us as athletes had a chance to progress
to whatever level of our game we had the talent and desire to achieve and every step
of the way, someone was there to give us a hand, encouragement, a ride or money for
a meal between games. We all got to where we are with the help of many along the
way, many who cared and gave us a start. Without the essentials no athlete or person
can develop to their potential. At the end of our athletic endeavours every one of
us can remember who those people were that assisted us. Just watch an inductee into
their respective Hall of Fame and you will hear the names of hundreds of their Heroes.
