Help Joplin Rebound
HELP JOPLIN REBOUND
UPDATE (06/16): The Louisville Bats baseball organization, Rally's, Premier Packaging, Louisville Athletic Club, Kentucky Financial Group, Republic Bank, Sam Swope Auto Group, Urban Active, Louisville Shively Sporting Goods and Spalding University have jumped at the opportunity to assist LouisvilleCatholicSports.com's efforts to "Help Joplin Rebound" through the collection of new and slightly used sporting goods and equipment for the youth of Joplin, Missouri.
Stay tuned to this website for information on collection locations, parternship opportunities, and all other updates pertaining to this worthy cause.
To ship donations, please use the following address:
CatholicSportsNet
2210 Dundee Road, Suite 203
Louisville, KY 40205
For questions or to find out how you can contribute, email editor@catholicsportsnet.com.
LOUISVILLE DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
Sam Swope Cadillac
6 Swope Autocenter Drive
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 499-5010
Sam Swope Mitsubishi
11 Swope Autocenter Drive
Louisville, KY 40299-1862
(502) 499-3757
Kentucky Financial Group
2225 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 451-0600
Still Spinnin'
Republic Bank (St. Matthews)
3726 Lexington Rd
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Hurstbourne)
661 South Hurstbourne Lane
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Bardstown Road)
2801 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Outer Loop)
4808 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Fern Creek)
10100 Brookridge Village Blvd.
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Poplar Level)
1420 Poplar Level Road
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Dixie Highway)
5250 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY
Republic Bank (Brownsboro)
4921 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY
Shively Sporting Goods
4006 Dixie Highway
Shively, KY 40216
(502) 448-7272
Urban Active (St. Matthews)
4900 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 894-9911
Urban Active (Taylorsville Road)
4620 Taylorsville Road
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 671-8233
Louisville Athletic Club
9463 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 412-4522
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
- Premier Packaging (donated all of the collection boxes)
- Republic Bank
- Sam Swope Auto Group
- Spalding University
- Louisville Bats Baseball
- Rally's
- Still Spinnin'
- Urban Active
- Louisville Athletic Club
- Kentucky Financial Group
- Publishers Press
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PLEDGED DONATIONS
- Xavierian High School; Brooklyn, NY
- Holy Names University; Oakland, CA
- Sacred Heart High School; Salina, KS
- St. Francis College; Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT "HELP JOPLIN REBOUND"
LouisvilleCatholicSports.com is organizing a relief effort to collect sporting goods and athletic equipment for the youth of Joplin, Missouri through the inception of a drive called “Help Joplin Rebound.”
Just two weeks ago, Joplin was devastated by F4 and F5 tornadoes that claimed the lives of over 140 people and injured nearly 1,000. Reports state that up to 75 percent of the Joplin metro was damaged, including 7,000 structures.
Included in the damage were a number of schools that were destroyed, including the 2,000-student Joplin High and the local Catholic elementary school. Thousands of families are homeless and are now beginning the painful task of recovering from the devastation. While some families will be forced to relocate, many will be placed in FEMA trailers.
Over 10,000 children are victims of this tragedy. LouisvilleCatholicSports.com will be teaming up with collection partners in the area to collect new and slightly used basketballs, baseballs, bats and gloves, soccer balls, volleyballs, kickballs, frisbees, jump ropes, tennis balls, racquets, soccer nets, portable basketball goals, and more to send to the city of Joplin and the affected children on Friday, June 24.
“This horrific disaster will take the city of Joplin years to recover from,” said CatholicSportsNet President Steve Fehder. “The kids of Joplin are facing a trauma that has turned their lives upside down, and LouisvilleCatholicSports.com wants to provide help in bringing a little normalcy back into their lives.”
“With a long summer of unknowns ahead, we want to provide them some entertainment and means to stay active while outdoors,” Fehder continued. “While monetary donations and food, clothing and volunteers continue to make their way to the devastated area, this unique relief effort hopes to bring hours of joy and recreation to the youth of Joplin.”
Help Joplin Rebound, which is actively seeking partners and donors, will be collecting the aforementioned new and slightly used sporting goods and equipment over the next several weeks. Visit LouisvilleCatholicSports.com/HelpJoplinRebound for more information on how you can donate and contribute to this worthy cause.
