2011 Mini Grant Recipients

In 2011, we awarded a mini-grant to the Hartford Knights Youth Football & Cheer group. This program supports its 153 student-athletes off the field by providing a classroom program for those who have less than a 2.0 grade point average, although the majority have a higher GPA. In their inaugural season, the Hartford Knights Unlimited A team went undefeated, winning the Pop Warner New England Regional championship with a final score of 33-0. Their Mighty Mites team only lost one game, and their Pee Wee team only lost three games, with both teams winning their respective bowl games. In total, the Hartford Knights Football program earned five trophies across three teams. Our donation paid for blocking dummies, tackle dummies, rope ladders, training equipment, water coolers, practice jerseys and clinics, to name a few. Similar to our own mission, the Hartford Knights organization hopes that any athlete who goes to high school and plays for the Hartford Knights Youth Football & Cheer organization is able to make the grade, participate in high school sports, exceed both on and off the field, and has the opportunity to seek post secondary education.