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< School Name >STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
< City >, Ohio – < School Name > is participating in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Foundation’s community service initiative, “OHSAA Foundation Service Project.” < School name > will be <hosting / participating in> a “Foundation Game” on < date> at < time> against < opponent > at <home / host school>.
As part of Service Project, all participating schools have identified a community service project that is meaningful for their school and community. < Insert information regarding your selected service project(s) and the organizations who will receive the proceeds from your game >.
Many schools already incorporate community service as an extension of learning in the classroom.Foundation Service Project is highlighted by "Foundation Games," where participating schools may choose to use one of the five allotted basketball scrimmages to play a live game under all normal game conditions or participating schools may designate one of their regular season games as a “Foundation Game”. Schools choosing to replace a scrimmage will not have the Foundation Game count in their overall season record. However, schools selecting a regular season game as their “Foundation Game” will have the results of that game count toward their season record.
Proceeds from Foundation Games go directly to the selected community service project, less a $250 contribution per school to the OHSAA Foundation, which will be returned to schools in the form of scholarships and leadership conferences for student-athletes in all sports.
The OHSAA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and was created over 10 years ago to provide resources for enhancing educational opportunities and services for Ohio’s student-athletes.
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