In Person Lunch Speaker - David Olds - Good Sports

David Olds, Volunteer and Donor Relations, Good Sports, Inc.

Bio:

David Olds is a new Boston resident that joined Good Sports, Inc. in June 2022 as a Volunteer and Donor Relations Associate. David graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022, where he was a student athlete on the Division I Track and Field team. Previously, David had experience working with financial empowerment and opportunity creation through the Columbia Urban League Young Professionals, the 2020 Census, the City of Columbia, and the Minority and Small Business Affairs team at the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

Topic:  Equitable Access in Youth Sports and Good Sports, Inc.

Good Sports Inc. is a non-profit with the mission of driving sports equity and opportunity for children in underserved communities. There is a large equipment and access gap in sports, where lower income communities have less meaningful opportunity to play all sports and experience the great benefits that come with being involved in physical activity. We accomplish this through the donation of brand-new sports equipment to high-need community organizations, sports programs, and schools. Equipment partners, like Nike and Under Armour, provide us with all of the sports equipment we store in our warehouse, and we identify or encourage community partners across the country to apply for equipment donations. Since 2003, we have donated 88 million dollars in sports equipment to help get 9 million kids in underserved communities across the country in the game.