A love of sports combined with a desire to help others served as inspiration for Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School seniors Manu Krac and Jack Jordan to start a new Play It Forward club this year.
The club’s mission is to donate new and gently used sports equipment to less fortunate children.
“After playing sports our whole lives, and now with our high school sports careers coming to an end, we had time to reflect on the many life lessons and values our sports have brought us,” Krac and Jordan said.
“Lessons of leadership and teamwork and the value of building a culture. We have loved every moment of our sports careers and would be devastated if other kids missed out on these moments because they didn’t have the equipment to play.”
The club invites others to give youth a chance to learn the lessons of discipline, leadership, and teamwork by joining their efforts with donations of gently used sports equipment.
Contact the club at playitforward@desales.co to set up a donation drop-off.