Final 2021 Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 4
LETTER
FROM THE CEO
DEAR FRIENDS,
Welcome to the fourth edition of our Impact
Report.
In 2021, we are deeply proud of the
commitment and steadiness we've shown to
our communities over the course of the
pandemic. Smiling with our eyes when we
needed to, toe taps instead of high fives,
adapting classic games into new ones, all in
the spirit to create positive experiences
through sports and creative play.
The 21-22 school year marks the 3rd school
year in a row drastically affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Our 2nd graders have
yet to have a "normal" school year and our
11th graders have yet to have a year of high
school without remote work, masks and
steady disruptions. We've collectively all
experienced an incredible loss of life as a
city, country, and planet and we continue to
grieve with our team and communities. The
less obvious impacts from the pandemic
will now start to be crystal clear -- our
children desperately need our help and
attention. The thousands of hours of
isolation, learning loss, lack of physical
activity, and social development leaves us
all playing catch up for our future generation
of leaders.
This year, we were driven by this need.
Despite our limitations, we served a record
number of campers from June to August.
We launched partnerships with new schools
and relaunched programming with old
partners. We turned martial arts studios into
remote workstations for our kids, ran track
and field in the snow when we needed to,
and planned local trips in our communities
when we couldn't travel further. Our north
star was to keep providing new experiences
and continue creating a positive
environment knowing that the school year
was continuing to be challenging.
None of this work is possible without the
support of our friends, families, and
supporters. Kids in the Game is a
community of people with the shared belief
that children of all backgrounds, abilities,
sexual orientations, races, and
socioeconomic statuses deserve our love
and attention. We are so grateful this year
that you are a part of our community.
Best,
Matt
"OUR NORTH STAR WAS
TO KEEP PROVIDING
NEW EXPERIENCES AND
CONTINUE CREATING
A POSITIVE ENVIROMENT"
