Leveling the Playing Field touched down in Philadelphia last fall. What started as an empty warehouse in the city is now home to massive amounts of donated equipment for those in need. Originally, LPF hoped to begin distribution within one year of establishment, but just five months later, equipment is already making its way into the hands of local youth athletes.
Director of Operations at Leveling the Playing Field Kaitlin Brennan is in awe at how quickly the Philadelphia warehouse grew.
“I think the partnership with the Eagles has accelerated our visibility here in the Philadelphia community, and, quite frankly, filled the shelves of an empty warehouse faster than we could have even imagined,” Brennan said.
“I think a donation like this, what it really does is truly level the playing field in terms of equity, in terms of making sure that girls who typically have lower participation rates – who may not have any opportunity to get in a sport and stay in that sport at the same clip that boys do – to really feel empowered, to feel confident, and, most importantly, have all the equipment that they need to be successful on the field.”
This equipment donation of 6,000 sports bras is just one facet of a much larger commitment to sports for all. And the Eagles aren’t stopping here.
“We do have a platform that tends to bring attention to efforts in the community,” Eagles President Don Smolenski said. “This was an opportunity for an underutilized space that we can fulfill to give more opportunity to, in this case, young girls who play sports.”
Travis Burnett
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