Sport United States Project #26774

Advancing education and opportunity through Rugby

by The ATLAS Foundation

Project Report | Jul 5, 2017
July 2017 Project report

By Jason Leonard | Chairman

Values based coaching

Thanks to all the supporters of this project, from ex-international players through corporate giants to amazing individuals, ATLAS is delighted to report that two years of funding has been raised in support of our schools work in Memphis.

Its much more than the game, with academic attainment going through the roof. Diverting these young people from other peer pressures such as drugs and gangs puts their whole lives on a different path.

And... through the power of the rugby family we have been able to offer even more, with two of the Memphis kids being offered scholarships to the University of California this summer.

To each and every supporter of this project, thank you.

Jason Leonard OBE, Chairman, The ATLAS Foundation

Don James Jr. VP USA.

p.s. we are still raising money for the third year of this project. Through direct donations and through our annual Golf Classic at the Las Vegas Rugby Sevens on Friday 2nd March 2018. For info contact sally@atlasfrc.org

Jason Leonard with Memphis players at LV7s

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