Giving Tuesday 2024...Please Give so Kids and Young Adults with Special Needs Can Be a Part of a Team!
A day of giving that allows ODS to continue building friendship and acceptance through sports
Can we count on you to help us make a difference in the life of a player with special needs?
Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024 is a day where individuals, families, organizations, and businesses in all 50 states, and in countries around the world, come together to support the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live, beginning right here in Metro DC.
Like so many organizations, big or small, Open Door Sports depends on the generosity of our community to fulfill our mission and provide our programs free of charge to children and young adults with disabilities as well as their peer buddy volunteers. Because of this generosity, ODS has achieved a great deal in the past year:
- Launched 2 new young adult basketball programs in fall 2024 to accommodate the needs of young adults transitioning out of high school.
- Added youth basketball, tennis and yoga programs to our fall 2024 lineup.
- Expanded the ODS Changemaker Club to further develop the friendships that start on our soccer fields and basketball courts with programs occurring monthly.
- Held our first ever summer programs for young adult athletes in summer 2024.
- Developed plans to launch our first flag football program in the summer of 2025.
We're thankful to our participant and peer buddy families for entrusting their kids to us. We are proud of the work we do and, with your continued support, know we can do so much more.
Open Door Sports was founded to make a positive impact in the lives of children with disabilities and to help each child maximize their potential. Can we count on you today to help us make a difference?