Dodgeballapalooza is what you get when you take a youth sports organization which has a passion for benefitting kids with the ability to play sports at low cost, and add an outreach to kids who have been caught in the sex trafficking industry.
For the third year, Paladin Sports in San Tan Valley, Arizona will be hosting an annual fundraiser to benefit StreetLight Phoenix, an aftercare facility for girls who have been rescued from forced prostitution. This sports event, Dodgeballapalooza, is a series of Dodgeball tournaments for youth and adults with a donation drive to bring resources to StreetLight and Paladin. This event is a win-win for all parties. The community has fun playing ball together, money is raised and supplies are donated to aid survivors of sex slavery, and equipment is donated for more sports activities. The best part is the games will be played indoors instead of in the Arizona heat.
Dodgeballapalooza details
Date: Friday, August 19, 6:00 - 10:00 PM and Saturday, August 20, 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Barney Family Sports Complex
22050 E.Queen Creek Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85242
Sport events:
- Youth Dodgeball Tournament (Ages 14-17) Friday, August 19
- Adult Recreational Dodgeball Tournament (Ages 18 and up) Saturday, August 20
- Adult Competitive DodgeballTournament (Ages 18 and up) Saturday, August 20
Other Events:
- Donation Drive of non-perishable food and store gifts cards for Streetlight Safehouse
- Donation Drive of sports equipment for Paladin Sports
- Post-Tournament Lunch and Awards Ceremony, hosted and catered by Uncle Bear’s Grill & Bar, will be held Saturday afternoon following the Adult Tournaments.
Cost to participate: $20 + 10 non-perishable food items per person. Teams can have 6-10 players. T-shirts are given to
all players and trophies are awarded to division winners and best-themed team. Additional prizes will be awarded for
individuals with the most donations in each of the categories: food items, store gift card and sports equipment.
All teams are guaranteed three matches. This is a family-friendly event that includes raffles, food, & entertainment from Air1 & KLOVE and DJ Off Beat.
Paladin is a Christian-based non-profit which specializes in reaching out to youth through sports and recreation to mentor them in responsibility, respect, teamwork and physical fitness. The organization's purpose is to provide the sports experience to underserved children who otherwise could not afford team fees or equipment, and to bring together parents and communities in serving and nurturing the next generation.
Put on your sports clothes and get out and have a blast playing dodgeball to help fight child sex trafficking.
Find out more about what StreetLight Phoenix is doing to eradicate child sex slavery
- What happens next when an agency is licensed for sex trafficking survivors
- Dire need for child sex trafficking safehouses--What is the licensing process?
- Licensing completed, StreetLight Phoenix prepares for sex trafficking survivors
- Hope for sex trafficking survivors: StreetLight Phoenix safehouse to open Spring 2011
- Sex trafficking: Does that really happen in the US or is is just inCambodia?
- Girls Like Us shows sex slavery survivor's journey from victim to warrior
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