CAUSES
Since our first year of operation in 2019, Still Got Game has hosted a variety of programming and fund-raising events designed by our Board of Directors to help make a difference in a number of communities across the United States.
STEM … Proceeds raised during the Still Got Game fund-raising poker tournament were donated to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the city’s New Tech Collinwood High School. The proceeds were used to provide additional resources for the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) efforts.
SOCIAL JUSTICE … Still Got Game invited members of the Los Angeles Police Department to participate in a free youth baseball clinic in Encino, CA. During the clinic, the police officers helped former Major League Baseball players conduct various instructional stations and the men in blue also participated in a show-and-tell and question and answer session with the youth participants.
SUSTAINABILITY … A grant from Still Got Game to the Players for the Planet non-profit, will help the latter fund programs that support its mission to actively promote efforts to help keep our planet green. Players for the Planet plans and conducts eco-friendly activities around the world that are designed to foster global change and unite current and former professional athletes with like-minded volunteers.
FINANCIAL LITERACY… Founding board member, Torii Hunter, has a deep-rooted commitment and passion to help youth from underserved communities and populations learn about personal finances. His belief is that one is never too young to learn about the best practices of earning and saving money. Centered on the power of needs versus wants, Torii and other board members, including those with a financial management background, host school assemblies that help high school students begin to think about the adage a penny saved is a penny earned.
