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Raiders donate $250,000 to help save Oakland school sports

Editor’s Notes; It is rare that we mention professional sports when discussing wrestling and The TDR and especially rare that its a positive remark. Yet this is great news. Very glad to see the Raiders step up and make a positive contribution to so many in their community. Would be good to encourage all professional teams to do the same. Support educational efforts.
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The Raiders announced Tuesday night that they have donated $250,000 to help close an Oakland Unified School District budget gap that led to the district deciding last week to cut 10 high school sports. “The prospect of these kids losing their dreams was difficult to hear for everyone in the community,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a statement. “After-school athletics are an important part of the high school experience and this donation will keep student-athletes on the playing fields in Oakland.” The district said it needed to balance its budget by trimming $500,000 from the Oakland Athletic League, the governing body for high school sports in the district. To do so, it announced the elimination of bowling, boys’ and girls’ golf, boys’ and girls’ tennis, wrestling, swimming, girls’ lacrosse, girls’ badminton, and boys’ volleyball.
“For decades, the Oakland Raiders have been big brothers to our football players and models for all students to emulate,” said Oakland Unified Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell. “They have been there for us when we were down, and when our students needed someone to look up to.
Rest of the story at https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Raiders-make-250-000-donation-to-beleaguered-13189626.php

September 12, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized