Progression Athletics International

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving! We wish you all a joyful day with friends, family and lots of food. Thank you to our partners and donors for making an impact with our youth. Cheers!

09/06/2021

We are so happy to see the playground we funded in the Philippines coming to life! We value our partnership with Gentle Hands and wanted to help them through their required lockdowns. From Gentle Hands, “The bulk of the playground is now built and I have attached some photos of how awesome it looks. We are just waiting on a big slide, two tyre swings and two hinged swings to arrive to complete the project. However, the kids love playing on it everyday. It is an amazing structure and it is so well built that it will last any weather event.

We continue to be very blessed at Gentle Hands. We have celebrated over 530 days of quarantine and it looks as though the Philippines is going to continue to have the longest record of lockdown. Things are still very bad with COVID. Our staff and children continue to be under lockdown. Vaccinations are available in the Philippines but we have no idea of how long it will take to get a vaccination program working in the Philippines. There is a hierarchy in terms of who receives vaccination first and we are not near the top. Despite the lockdown, we are still seeing tremendous personal growth and healing in our children. Staff morale is high and we are still seeing our paperwork moving at a really fast pace. It also has been great to see adoptions beginning again after such a long shutdown.

Thank you so much for your patience and support. I look forward to being able to share with you the finished photos when everything is complete.”

05/29/2021

It’s great to be back working with the youth that needs us the most! Another succesful clinic in the books today.

04/24/2021

It feels good to be back in Boise!! Thank you to the volunteers who came out to coach today and the pizza donation.

12/29/2020

PAI 2020 Recap

It goes without saying that 2020 has been difficult to navigate, and challenged our organization to think differently. We were forced to cancel our annual golf tournament in April, which raises 75% of our annual budget, along with all other fundraisers. We also had to cancel our face-to-face clinics because of the gathering limitations.

We were, however, able to pivot and create a few programs to assist the children we serve.

1. We raised over $7,500 to create a meal program in Portland and Boise, which served over 1,200 family meals, beginning in March!

2. We partnered with the Nike Outlet and Dick’s Sporting Goods stores to get discounted pricing on athletic supplies and equipment. We had children apply for their needs and had credit on file at each location to cover the cost, if it was approved.

3. Our Philippines partner, Gentle Hands, has been forced to quarantine the entire orphanage (80+ children) due to the immuno-compromised children, and lack of heath care in their area. If the virus entered their walls, it would be devastating and uncontrollable. We approved a $5,000 donation that was used to build a large playground for the kids to play on, while they face the daily challenges of quarantine.

4. Our Mexico partner, Build a Miracle, has been providing an outlet every day to the community they serve. A few years ago, we raised $25,000 to help build a sport court for the community. We now pay for a full time instructor, Orlando, who runs clinics and classes every day for kids living in the community. The programs Orlando provides are as important as ever, and support hundreds of children every week.

5. We have been focused on reducing our storage fees and moved towards a drop shipping structure, where we ship supplies as needed, versus storing them. This has saved in expenses, and helped us weather the storm of COVID and the greatly reduced donations.

6. With our new drop shipping structure, we have sent countless supplies and equipment to each of our locations to assure the children have an outlet through athletics, and the means necessary to be active.

With all of that said, we are excited to see what 2021 has in store for us. We will continue to pivot and provide in-person clinics when it is allowable. Our mission is to love and impact the youth that need us the most, and nothing will change that.

A huge thank you to our individual donors - the SageView Foundation for their grant, and Empower Retirement for their generous contributions. Without you, our mission is not possible!

Happy New Year, and thank you for your continued support during these unprecedented times.

12/25/2020

Merry Christmas!

12/01/2020

Please consider PAI on this Giving Tuesday. We are actively planning our impact into 2021. Thanks for your support and considerstion.

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07/19/2020

2020 has brought many challenges and required PAI to cancel many of our planned events due to COVID19. We wanted to continue to support athletics and the foster community so we decided to sponsor children in need of equipment. Jaden received a new pair of shoes and wanted to thank our donors. Thank you donors for helping us make a difference in this challenging time.

02/03/2020

We love to see the smiles! Good things happening with our partners in the Philippines.

Thank you SageView Advisory Group for your generous support which makes this program possible.

12/15/2019

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12/10/2019

Thank you donors who make this possible. Together we are making a difference in our community!

A huge thank you to Shane Hanson of Progression Athletics International for his amazing donation of brand new athletic equipment for our Recreation Therapy Program! Our kids can't wait to start using the new equipment!

12/03/2019

Today we slow down the Christmas shopping and give back to those in need.

Progression Athletics would be honored to be the organization you support this Holiday season. With your support, we will continue to expand our programs that help the youth that need us the most in our community.

To donate today, please click “donate” on our website link below (https://progressionathletics.org/donate/). As always, your donation is tax deductible and 100% goes to the children.

Feel free to check out our latest video, updated website and success stories.

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The foundation of PAI is our sports clinics that we use to engage youth and build positive relationships with those who participate.