Raiders make huge donation to save Oakland high school sports
The Raiders completed a Hail Mary pass for Oakland high school students.
Last week, the Oakland Unified School District announced that, due to budget constraints, it planned to remove 10 sports for the 2018-19 school year. These impacted more female student-athletes than males; football was not among the sports affected. The Raiders announced Tuesday evening they have donated $250,000 to “save Oakland high school sports.”
Quite the community act from Raiders. They announced a $250,000 donation toward “youth sports that were eliminated by the Oakland Unified School District due to budget constraints.”
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) August 29, 2018
Owner Mark Davis released a statement.
“The prospect of these kids losing their dreams was difficult to hear for everyone in the community,” Davis said. “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 Raiders’ donation was the latest and largest toward the district’s sports.
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