Santa Barbara Teens Host Third Annual Sports Drive!

Thirty local students are taking recycling to new heights as they officially begin collecting sports equipment to support kids in the Third Annual Sports Drive.   

For the third year, teenagers are gathering new and gently-used sports equipment, clothing and bikes with the goal of giving these items to over 1500 kids from low income families in the Santa Barbara community. 

DONATIONS... of gently-used sports equipment and clothing are actively being accepted now.  The Sports Drive team will do home pick-ups of donations or items can be dropped off at our three locations (Crane School, Boys & Girls Club, Laguna Blanca School). 

DROP-OFF... PODS are be stationed at the locations below to accept donations through February 20th: 

• Crane Country Day School,
• Boys & Girls Club downtown
• Laguna Blanca School.

The Sports Drive event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 9-11 a.m.

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[ABOUT] The team behind Sports Drive started the program with a pair of shoes, a group of kids and a drive to help others.  On April 10, 2010, the group of 16 young philanthropists held their first successful Sports Drive at the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club after having previously collected gently-used and new sports equipment and clothing.  Truckloads and endless boxes filled the gym at the Boys & Girls Club and last year Sports Drive gave out over 4000 items to over 1000 kids in our community.  Additionally, another goal is to reach out to new families and businesses to help boost donations plus grow membership and participation at the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club. 

 “Our mission is to get kids off the street and into sports, support the Boys & Girls Club, and recycle sports equipment.  The concept is simple but we need a team to make this event happen,” explains founding member Matt Wagonhurst. 

Steve Yapp, Tri-Counties PODS owner, will be supporting the Sports Drive again this year by donating several PODS to the cause.  The computer support professionals at Make-it-Work continue to sponsor Sports Drive by providing funding for the event and tech support for students.  Other local community supporters include Choose to Reuse and Marborg.

CONTACT: For more information about Sports Drive, visit www.sbsportsdrive.com or www.facebook.com/sbsportsdrive or call the hotline at (805) 729-0353. POD drop-off locations are:  Laguna Blanca School at 4125 Paloma Drive, Hope Ranch (805) 687-2461, Crane Country Day School, 1795 San Leandro Lane, Montecito, 805-969-7732, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara, 632 E.Canon Perdido Street,Santa Barbara,805-962-2382.