Today is the last day of the first-ever LiFEsports Annual Campaign.  It has been a wonderful final day with over $2,500 in donations coming in today alone!  We have 9 hours left to continue the giving!  Please continue to share tonight with family, friends, and through social media.  

We can't wait to show you all how your funds were used this summer and throughout the year to give all kids access to sport and social skills programming in Central Ohio.

To give, please visit:  buckeyefunder.osu.edu/lifesports

While LiFEsports Summer Camp is geared toward providing youth with a great experience, oftentimes we forget about the wonderful impact LiFEsports has on on our staff and students.  Both Mike and Sara (Whitacre) Henderson have worked with LiFEsports since 2010.  Sara, a graduate of the OSU College of Social Work, taught dance each summer while Mike, a graduate of the OSU College of Education and Human Ecology, introduced the youth to baseball.  Both continue to volunteer with our program!  

Watch their video to see why they give to LiFEsports!

To make a gift to LiFEsports, please visit: www.buckeyefunder.osu.edu/lifesports

Last weekend, 40 Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) students came together to present their ideas for the YLA Culminating Project to take place the week after camp. Students outlined and developed community service project ideas to be voted on by their peers. We are proud to have our YLA students take on an active role in camp serving as role models as they continue building their own skill-sets in being college ready!

There are 3 days left in the campaign and it is crunch time! Please consider helping us reach our goal of making camp a reality for our area youth!

If you've already given, please consider sharing our story on your social media to friends and family!

We have 5 days left in the campaign and are very excited about the progress towards our goal. There is still a long way to go and we need your help! Check out our videos and see why others have graciously given to LiFEsports!

Over 100 youth joined us this past weekend to learn new football skills with the OSU Club Football Team! Crowd favorites included "Rabbit in the Hole", "Fire Feet", "Running Back Gauntlet", and "Hot Routes". Campers and their families enjoyed a tailgate and attended the OSU Spring Game where they were featured on the Jumbotron!

Your support will help ensure that all of these young people are able to join us this summer for camp. There are 10 days left in the campaign and we need your help to reach our goal of $15,000. Please consider making a gift and sharing our campaign on your social media as we continue towards our goal.

More than camp, More than sports, LiFE!

On Saturday morning, 7 LiFEsports families were given a tour of The Ohio State University, given by three student volunteers of Undergraduate Admissions—seeing the RPAC, The Union, Thompson Library, a residence hall, and classrooms around the campus.

After the Campus Tour, LiFEsports held its annual Volleyball Clinic, in which 45 LiFEsports youth participated in various volleyball activities with the help of 10 student-athletes from the Ohio State Women’s Volleyball. Participants learned new volleyball skills and demonstrated their social skills throughout the day. LiFEsports was able to provide our participants with a healthy snack, thanks to our community partners!

It was definitely an eventful weekend. With your help, we can continue to provide these clinics for our youth throughout the year!

Over the weekend, 65 LiFEsports youth participated in our annual Track Clinic with the OSU Varsity Men's and Women's Track Teams and the OSU Club Track Team!  By supporting the LiFEsports campaign, we are able to offer these clinics to our youth once a month.  The clinics focus not only on physical activity but also on reinforcing the social skills taught at camp!