For the Players Foundation

05/25/2026

In a community like ours, Memorial Day isn't abstract.
It's the empty seat at the dinner table. The folded flag on the mantel. The dad who never came home. The mom whose service ended in sacrifice.
To the Gold Star families of Hampton Roads — we remember. We will always remember.

05/19/2026

05/18/2026

⚽ × 👕 Big partnership news, Hampton Roads.
We're proud to welcome The Custom Apparel Shop as an official partner of Kick for a Cause 2026.
and her team in Virginia Beach are designing and producing every official tournament t-shirt — at a partner rate that lets more of every purchase fund youth soccer at Hampton Roads schools.
Local business backing local kids. That's the whole point.
🗓 Tournament: Saturday, June 20
📍 Princess Anne Athletic Complex, Virginia Beach
👕 T-shirt orders close Friday, June 10 at 8 PM
🔗 Order link in bio

05/13/2026

Another player just took the field. ⚽
An anonymous donor sponsored Player 06 through The Teammate Project today — covering their uniform, cleats, and registration fees so they can play this season.
Six kids fully sponsored. One still waiting for a teammate.
If you've ever thought "I'd love to help, but I don't know how" — this is how. A jersey on our website is a real kid in Hampton Roads. Pick one. Cover what they need. That's the whole thing.
Find your player at fortheplayersfoundation.com 🔗

05/12/2026

With Office of Family and Community Engagement – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers 🎉

05/12/2026

The More Play Network · A program of For The Players Foundation
More places to play.
More kids in the game.⚽ Youth-first. Each site in The More Play Network represents a new place for kids to play — created through community relationships, partnership, and action.
🌱 Community-powered
🥅 Built for play

05/12/2026

The More Play Network · A program of For The Players Foundation
More places to play.
More kids in the game.
We work with schools, neighborhoods, and community partners across Hampton Roads to turn underused space into safe, soccer-ready places where kids can train, play, and belong.
Where should we go next?
Nominate a site. Email us at [email protected]

05/10/2026

The PE team at reached out and asked if we could run the soccer station at Field Day this year. ⚽

Yesterday, we did exactly that.

And the goals the kids were shooting on? The same ones we donated to Alanton just a few months ago. Still on the field.
Still in use. Now, part of how this whole school community spends its best day of the year.

Field Day at an elementary school is sacred. Tug-of-war. Bouncy
houses. Popsicles dripping faster than kids can eat them. To be
asked to be part of it — to bring the soccer station, by name,
to a school that already had our equipment — meant a lot to us.

This is what real partnership looks like. Not a one-time drop.
A relationship that comes back around.

Thank you to PE team, , , and every staff member who made yesterday so good.

Until next year. Go Astros. ⚽


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