ASU sports program needs permanent sponsorship

ALBANY, Georgia -- Organizers of the Albany State University Sports Program are in need of funding.

They requested funding help from the city but were denied. The program which used to be funded by the federal program and also known as the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) is a program that gives young people ages 9 to 15 a productive summer.

Coordinators have a fundraiser going on to raise $40,000. The fundraiser is asking people to donate $40 for every year the program has been around, which is 40 years.

The program starts in two weeks and organizers said to avoid being in this position again, there needs to be constant sponsorship and a sense of ownership.

“What needs to happen is some sponsorship, the city, county government, somebody has to see a need to really wanna work with these kids and keep the kids in some type of productive activity during the course of the summer,” said Coach Robert Skinner Project Administrator, Albany State University Sports Program.

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