This Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche will join the Nuggets, Mammoth and Rapids at the Pepsi Center as Kroenke Sports Charities and A Precious Child put on the 7th annual giveSPORTS Equipment Drive. Organizers invite the public to come down and drop off new and gently-used sports equipment as well as monetary donations at the event.
The giveSPORTS program provides new and lightly-used sports equipment to disadvantaged and displaced children by giving them the opportunity to get involved in organized sports.
A Precious Child’s giveSPORTS program was started by 12-year-old Dustin Martin in 2011. Knowing the impact sports can have on a child, Dustin anted to ensure all children regardless of circumstance had the opportunity to participate in sports.