Lakeshore Sports & Fitness Sports Equipment Drive

From November 25 to December 16, 2024, Gear2Give partnered with Lakeshore Sports & Fitness Illinois Center to host a sports equipment drive. Over the three-week period, we collected more than a dozen high-quality pieces of sports equipment, including tennis shoes and squash rackets.

We are deeply grateful to Gear2Give members Malia and Eva for their leadership and commitment to organizing this meaningful initiative. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to all Lakeshore Sports & Fitness members who generously contributed to the drive. Your support is instrumental in advancing our mission to promote sustainability and expand accessibility to youth sports across Chicago.

To learn how YOU can give, check out our upcoming events or fill out our donation form at gear2give.net/donate-gear.

To learn how to receive sports equipment donations fill out our contact form here at gear2give.net/contact.

Donation bin next to the squash courts at LSF

Latin School of Chicago Sports Equipment Drive

From October 9 to 25, 2024, Gear2Give partnered with Latin School of Chicago to host a sports equipment drive across the Upper, Middle, and Lower School campuses. Over the three-week period, we successfully gathered 197 usable pieces of sports equipment, including donations from sports categories new to Gear2Give, such as skateboarding, track and field, golf, ping pong, field hockey, and even a pogo stick!

We extend our sincere gratitude to the G2G team members for their dedication to organizing this impactful event and to everyone who donated. Your contributions are vital to advancing G2G’s mission of promoting sustainability and accessibility in youth sports throughout Chicago.

The sports gear was donated to our partner, the Chinese American Service League (CASL) and the Chicago Youth Foundation (CYF). These donations will provide opportunities for the CASL and CYF youth to participate and pursue their athletic passions.

To learn more about CASL, visit their site at caslservice.org.

To learn more about CYF, visit their site at https://www.chicagoyouthfoundation.org/.

To learn how YOU can give, check out our upcoming events or fill out our donation form at gear2give.net/donate-gear.

To learn how to receive sports equipment donations fill out our contact form here at gear2give.net/contact.

Donations in Latin's Upper School

G2G Board Member Annie Chen "helping" load donations outside Latin's Lower School

Chinese American Service League Drive and Sweepstakes

Gear2Give hosted a sweepstakes and sports equipment drive in collaboration with the Chinese American Service League on September 13, 2024. Each donator had the opportunity to enter into our sweepstakes for a chance to win a $50 Dick's Sporting Goods gift certificate or custom pajama pants from Ferda Team. Our winning recipient was Anthony L. In total, we received 156 new and gently used sports gear ranging from a wide variety sports, including, but not limited to, basketball ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, football, baseball, and softball.

We would like to give shoutouts to G2G members, Malia, Annie, Sanya, Karen, and Nicola for organizing and running the drive.

The sports gear was donated to our partner, the Chinese American Service League (CASL) and the Chicago Youth Foundation (CYF). These donations will provide opportunities for the CASL and CYF youth to participate and pursue their athletic passions.

We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of our drive. We look forward to organizing more events like this in the future. Stay tuned!

To learn more about CASL, visit their site at caslservice.org.

To learn more about CYF, visit their site at https://www.chicagoyouthfoundation.org/.

To learn how YOU can give, check out our upcoming events or fill out our donation form at gear2give.net/donate-gear.

To learn how to receive sports equipment donations fill out our contact form here at gear2give.net/contact.

G2G members, Malia, Sanya, Nicola, and Annie, leading the sweepstakes event outside CASL

Team Illinois Sports Equipment Drive

Gear2Give hosted a highly successful sports equipment drive at the Team Illinois Welcome Weekend on August 24 and 25, 2024. We placed a donation bin in the arena and received a collection of 185 new and gently used sports gear ranging from a wide variety of sports, including, but not limited to, baseball, softball, basketball, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis.

We would like to give special shoutouts to G2G members, Annie, Sanya, Karen, and Malia for their efforts in organizing and running this drive.

The sports gear was donated to our partner, the Chinese American Service League (CASL). These donations will provide opportunities for the CASL youth to participate and pursue their athletic passions.

We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of our first drive. We look forward to organizing more events like this in the future. Stay tuned!

To learn more about CASL, visit their site at caslservice.org.

To learn how YOU can give, check out our upcoming events or fill out our donation form at gear2give.net/donate-gear.

To learn how to receive sports equipment donations fill out our contact form here at gear2give.net/contact.

G2G Board Member Annie next to the G2G donation bin at TI's Welcome Weekend Event