Handoff – Play It Forward began its distribution efforts in July 2022 when Warren De La Salle High School donated blocking and tackling dummies to our charity to be given to a school that was in need of this equipment. After a short search of programs in need, we were contacted by Loyola High School in Detroit, Michigan which was desperately searching for blocking and tackling dummies that were in usable shape. Much of their equipment was torn and ripped and basically unusable. Handoff – Play It Forward collected the equipment from De La Salle and delivered it to Loyala High School. Additionally, the Athletic Director, Dennis Morey II, advised us that many of the student athletes were in need of cleats. Many of these athletes lack the means to be able to afford new cleats, and one of his linemen wore a size 14 which was a difficult size to find and very expensive. Our charity donated $1,000 to buy cleats for his offensive linemen.
