"If people will take a good look at the Sportwall, they'll see the wave of the future. We should put a Sportwall in every public park, school and athletic facility. We should have companies putting their names on them and sponsoring them to help the youth of America.

"With the Sportwall players are getting cardiovascular fitness, sports training and they're having fun at the same time! It's a great way to get today's young computer game players off the couch and exercising again. Believe me when I say you've never experienced anything like this before. The Sportwall is truly a blast!"

- Billie Jean King

Fund the Purchase of Your Educational Sportwall System

There are a number of ways you can effectively raise the money you need to fund your new Sportwall system. We have provided you with our Adopt-a-School Flyer (PDF) that clearly communicates the value of a Sportwall system and how they can get involved in helping you purchase one or more. Use this flyer, along with the following ideas, to get your sponsorship started.

Sponsorships

You can seek sponsors willing to contribute $5000 each for the number of Sportwall Training Stations you intend to purchase. This will cover all related costs with acquiring the systems. In exchange for the sponsorship, the school is able to promise an 18" x 18" logo or name of the sponsor, which is provided by Sportwall and located below the white line on the system. Eg. "Donation by Smith Family Trust" or "Donation by Pepsi Cola".

• Start with your local PTA. Many schools have asked their PTA's to circulate the Adopt-a-School Flyer to seek sponsors to pay for the systems.
• Many charitable foundations and generous people in your community will find the donation of Sportwall a worthy cause. Our communities are also worried about the level of inactivity that exists among our youth and the related health risks that threaten our youth and are looking for ways to help. Purchasing a Sportwall is a great way for them to help because they get the recognition by having their name printed on the system they donate.
• Local business are also a good source for sponsorships. There are also many future employers of the children in your school who care about the health and fitness of their future employees.

Grant Opportunities

Provided you can find a good grant writer, it is always a good idea to pursue the grants available. Be patient, these sometimes take time but the rewards can be well worth the effort and time taken to apply for grants. Call us for a grant writing template designed to assist you with writing your grant.

• California Block Grants for Arts and Physical Education
  The Physical Education and Arts $500 million dollar Block Grant will be distributed directly to public school sites in California based on Average Daily Attendance (ADA) figures. Schools can expect to get an estimate on the amount of money they will receive in December with money to follow in February. This money may be used for Physical Education and Arts supplies, equipment, and professional development. You do not need to apply for this money!
  
  
• General Mills Foundation
  Since the General Mills Foundation was created, it has awarded over $370 million to our communities. In the Twin Cities, the Foundation focuses grants in the areas of youth nutrition and fitness, education, arts and culture, social services, and United Way. In our communities outside the Twin Cities, our key grantmaking priorities are improving youth nutrition and fitness, and United Way.
  
  
• Go Play!: Earn Sports Gear and Field Trip Transportation for Schools
  Go Play! is a new reward program from Nestle Pure Life that helps accredited schools in the U.S. with any grades from K-8 earn points that can be redeemed toward fitness and sports gear or transportation cost assistance toward hands-on educational field trips just for collecting labels from bottles of Nestle(R) Pure Life(R) bottled water products.
  
  
• Hilton Hotels Corporation
  In order to effectively and prudently fund worthwhile projects, Hilton Hotels Corporations' charitable giving interests are focused in the following four areas: K-12 Education Programs, Selected HealthCare Programs, Youth Programs, and Civic Affairs and Public Policy. Hilton Hotels Corporation supports selected organizations with a national constituency or those that are located in communities where the company has a corporate office or a major operating presence.
  
  
• Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
  Founded in 1957, the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) has a long and proud history of contributing to grassroots community projects. LCEF awards millions annually to diverse organizations across the United States. Primary philanthropic focus areas are: Community improvement projects and Public Education, priority is given to K-12 public schools.
  
  
• National Endowment for the Arts
  The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences.
  
  
• Nickelodeon Let's Just Play Give-away
  Nickelodeon is accepting applications for its Let's Just Play Giveaway program. The purpose of this program is to support school or after-school community-based organizations that promote play and physical activity. Programs must be nominated by youth ages 6 to 15 years old.
  
  
• PE4life.org
  PE4Life provides information on a number of available education grants.
  
  
• RGK Foundation
  RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation's primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education.
  
  
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - $500 Million Grant to Reverse Childhood Obesity
  About 25 million kids and teens in the United States are overweight or obese. Unless we take action now to reverse this alarming trend, we're in danger of raising the first generation of American children who will live sicker and die younger than their parents' generation. That's why the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to fight childhood obesity.
  
  
• Shaping America's Youth
  
  
• Sportwall Grant Application
  
  
• United HealthCare Children's Foundation, Inc.
  The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation embraces and supports the concept of facilitating access to health-related services that have the potential to significantly enhance either the clinical condition or the quality of life of the child and that are not fully covered by the available commercial health insurance.
  
  
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  Grants are made in the four areas of: Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education, and Philanthropy and Volunteerism. All programming in these four interest areas is tailored to meet the needs of each geographic region. Following is a brief description of the Foundation's interests in each region.