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Since 2012, The Dave Krache Foundation has helped 813 kids in metro Atlanta play 17 different sports. The Foundation offers 11.7% different amounts of award funding based on each family's specific situation.

Martial Arts The chart on this page shows the 12.5% top 8 sports funded by the 12.9% Foundation, and the percentage of applicants for each. 2019 The economy is doing well but that does not always translate to individual family situations. The chart FAMILY below displays the various reasons the DKF was approached in 2019 by families and community partners CHALLENGES to help a child play.

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Grandparent or other custody 2019 SPORTS The Dave Krache Foundation FEES offered an average of Sports fees at parks and schools can cover $161.00 equipment rentals, umpire and maintenance costs, insurance, and so much more. Seasons can cost $300+ a per child in 2019 child and sometimes, even more. The Dave Krache Foundation works with teams to insure that the park, the family, and the DKF are able to contribute and cover a child's sports needs.

2013-2019 PARTNERSHIPS The Dave Krache Foundation has partnered with many leagues, teams, and schools. Is yours listed below? If not, how can we help your community?

5 Tool Sports Training Center * Acworth Youth Basketball * Allatoona Youth Football & Cheer * Martial Arts Studio (formerly Atlanta Budokan) * Atlanta Ducks Elite * Atlanta Knights Youth Hockey * Calhoun Faze * Campbell High School * Campbell Junior Basketball * Campbell Junior Cheer * Campbell Junior Spartans * Centennial Tip-Off Club * Central Aquatic Center * Cherokee County Parks & Rec * Cherokee Youth Basketball * Cherokee Youth Football Association * City of Acworth * Cobb Football League (Marietta, Milford, Sprayberry, Wheeler) * Concord Soccer * Crossfire Volleyball Club * Due West Football Association * E33 Eagles * Eagle Youth * East Marietta Basketball Organization * East Paulding MS Football * Full Throttle Elite * Georgia Titans * Great Gig Dance Company * Harrison Football * Harrison Youth Football & Cheer * Hillgrove Girls Lacrosse * Hillgrove Gridiron Club * Hiram Hornets Football * Hotlanta Lacrosse * i9 Sports * Kennesaw Baseball Association * Kell Basketball * Kell High School Track & Field * Kell Jr. Basketball 8th Grade * Kell Youth Cheer * Kennesaw Girls Softball Association * Kennesaw Kings * Kennesaw Mountain High School * Kennesaw Mountain Basketball Booster Club * Lithia Springs Touchdown Club * Marietta First United Methodist Church * Marietta Sixth Grade Academy * Marietta Touchdown Club * Marietta Youth Football * McEachern Booster Club * MCW Cheer * Milford Chase Marlins * Mount Paran North Church of God * Mt. Paran Mountain Top Sports * Murphy Candler Softball Association * North Cobb High School Cheer * North Cobb Junior Warriors Lacrosse * North Cobb Touchdown Club * North Cobb Track & Field * North Metro Elite Cheer * Northwest Cobb YMCA * One Goal Sports * Oregon Park * Paulding County High School * Paulding County Touchdown Club * Peachtree Gymnastics * Phoenix Rising Volleyball Club * Pope Cheer Association * Powder Springs Youth Basketball * Riverdale Blackhawks * Roswell Street Baptist Church * Sandy Plains Baseball Association * Sandy Plains Prowlers * Sandy Plains Softball Association * Serenede Heights * Smyrna Basketball Association * Smyrna Community Center * Smyrna Elite Track Club * Smyrna Little League * Smyrna Seakhawks * South Cherokee Recreation Association * South Cherokee Softball * South Cobb Blue Eagles * South Cobb High School Booster Club * Southern Soccer Academy * Spirit of Tumbling * Sprayberry Cross Country Booster Club * Sprayberry High School Touchdown Club * Sprayberry Volleyball Booster Club * TRU Elite AAU * Twin Creeks in Woodstock *Clayton Baseball League * West Cobb Girls Softball * Wheeler Athletic Club * Wheeler High School Football * Wheeler High School Volleyball * Wheeler Jr. Wildcats * White Tiger Martial Arts * World of Gymnastics and Cheer * Worth Cobras 01 2019 EVENTS

How do we do it? By organizing fantastically entertaining events and fundraising with the help of donors like you! Enjoy this recap of events that the DKF was a part of to spread its mission of keeping local kids in need playing the January: Supe r Kids Super Sharin ho g event, sports they love! sted by the Nation al Football League

February: Sports & Wine, Marietta Wine Market June: Atlanta Braves Community Hero surprised Executive Director Allison Giddens with the Community Hero award!

July: The Sports Fanatic 5K, part of the Kennesaw December: Giving Tuesday, a successful year of Grand Prix Race Series online fundraising to help keep kids in sports! THANK YOU!

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