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CHICAGO DUSABLE

G.E.A.R. was proud to partner with the Chicago Bulls and sponsoring Chicago DuSable.  The donation included basketball uniforms, balls, and other basketball essentials.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like the Bulls that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

DETROIT SOCCER AND CAMP

G.E.A.R. was proud to partner with Detroit Public Schools and Detroit City Football Club for providing new soccer uniforms for Detroit Public Schools.  The donation included soccer uniforms and balls, along with a camp led by DCFC

 

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CHICAGO MARSHALL

G.E.A.R. was proud to partner with the Chicago Bulls and Klarna by sponsoring Chicago Marshall.  The donation included basketball uniforms, autographed Bulls jerseys, basketballs, and a basketball camp led by Bulls legend Kendall Gill.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like the Bulls that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

LINCOLN-KING HIGH SCHOOL

G.E.A.R. was proud to sponsor Detroit Lincoln-King High School. The donation helped start a football program from scratch in 60 days.

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All new uniforms, helmets, and other essentials were provided to Lincoln-King! 

CHICAGO MANLEY

G.E.A.R. would like to thank the Chiacgo Bulls and  for sponsoring Chicago Manley High School. The Bulls donation provided new basketball uniforms, shoe's and balls for  teams to allow this opportunity.

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It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like the Bulls that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

DETROIT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

G.E.A.R. would like to thank Blake Griffin and Detroit Public Schools for sponsoring a baseball tournament partnered with GEAR. Blake’s donation provided new baseball uniforms for  teams to allow this opportunity.

 

DETROIT BASEBALL

G.E.A.R. would like to thank Blake Griffin for sponsoring Detroit Public High School. Blake’s donation provided new baseball uniforms for 15 teams in Detroit.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like Blake that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

DETROIT VOYAGER

G.E.A.R. would like to thank Dominos Pizza for sponsoring Detroit Voyager High School. Blake’s donation provided new basketball, and football uniforms, as well as other much needed equipment.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like Dominos that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY

G.E.A.R. would like to thank Blake Griffin for sponsoring Detroit Public Safety High School. Blake’s donation provided new cross country, basketball, and volleyball uniforms, as well as other much needed equipment.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like Blake that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

DETROIT PERSHING

G.E.A.R. would like to thank Blake Griffin for sponsoring Detroit Pershing High School. Blake’s donation provided new cross country, basketball, and track and field uniforms, as well as other much needed equipment.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like Blake that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

CHICAGO MARSHALL

G.E.A.R. was proud to partner with the Chicago Bulls and Klarna by sponsoring Chicago Marshall.  The donation included basketball uniforms, autographed Bulls jerseys, basketballs, and a basketball camp led by Bulls legend Kendall Gill.

 

It is thanks to G.E.A.R. partners like the Bulls that students in financially struggling schools are able to participate in athletics and have useable equipment and uniforms.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Pittsburgh Pirates manager, Clint Hurddle talks about the impacts and lessons learned for youth participating in sports.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford University coach, David Shaw discusses the importance of learning through sports.

DETROIT OSBORN

G.E.A.R. is proud to partner with Detroit Pistons Star Blake Griffin to sponsor Detroit Osborn. Blake and the pistons provided nearly $30,000 in donations. The funds were used to purchase new basketballs, softball, baseball, compression tops and shorts, practice uniforms, and much more.

Detroit Osborn is forced to operate on an $8,300 budget for the entire year to fund all their sports. The contribution allows the student to have new uniforms in three sports for the first time in 5 years.

HOLLYWOOD HILLS

Hollywood Hills is a school located in Hollywood Hills, FL. They are forced to shut down sports and are in danger of shutting down their entire athletic department due to lack of funds. The cost of referees alone is greater than their entire department’s budget. Before the beginning of the school year, the department is already in debt almost $2,000 from referee fees alone. The school’s equipment is unsafe and their balls are tattered, but “they still bounce”.  
 
G.E.A.R. is proud to partner with Hollywood Hills to supply them with new shoulder pads, basketballs, volleyballs, practice jerseys, compression pants and other necessities. 

DETROIT CRISTO REY

G.E.A.R. is proud to partner with New England Patriots, Alan Branch, to sponsor Detroit Cristo Rey High School. Cristo Rey is a private school with very limited funding. Alan sponsored them by buying new volleyball, cross country and track uniforms. They had not been able to afford new uniforms for the past 7 years, leaving their jerseys tattered and falling apart.

SPECIAL STAR CAMP

Thank you to former NFL All Star Lamarr Woodley and the Special Olympics for teaming up to host an amazing football camp. The camp coaches consisted of several former NFL and University of Michigan football players who put almost 645 athletes through college level drills. It was an amazing event, G.E.A.R. is always looking for opportunities to provide athletics to any athlete.

HOLIDAY 2018

It was a Merry Christmas for the Hamtramck Housing Commission. Eighty-five percent of residents don’t have a vehicle, so Santa made sure to take a trip on his sleigh to see them. All the kids who came received a toy, food & Pistons gear for them and their parents. The kids were given a chance see Santa and ask him for all their Christmas wishes. They asked for everything from toys and games to being able to have their parents back. G.E.A.R. is excited for future partnerships to further help the community and residents. Thank you to the Detroit Pistons for your continued support!

CE STARS

Proud to help this team who was in dire need of some assistance. To join players must meet all of the following:

  • Player's family is on on government assistance/subsidized housing

  • Have a father that’s either deceased,  incarcerated,  lives out of state, or doesn't live with either parent 

  • Lives in a neighborhood with a high crime rate

  • Must maintain a least a 2.6 GPA

  • Have a sibling that has suffered a violent crime

COOl PEOPLE MATTER

The Detroit Pistons donation went a long way for this midnight league from 8p.m.-12a.m. Jay Matthews, who heads the program, called and explained they had 8 jerseys and 1 ball for 138 participants. This program provides a healthy and competitive environment for young adults in Battle Creek and literally saving lives. Recently, 3 kids were killed in Battle Creek because they happened to be walking the streets. Athletics is more than just an extracurricular activity, it impacts and molds our youth and can even save lives.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS PARTNERSHIP

Proud to partner with the Special Olympics for a great rivalry game to kick off rivalry weekend. Former players from both The University of Michigan and Michigan State University partnered with Special Olympic athletes from each school to help promote a fun competitive environment.

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