Raiders Jay Richardson: 1st Life Skills Camp
Oakland Raiders defensive end Jay Richardson will hold the first annual life skills camp on June 25-26 (Friday & Saturday) in Columbus, Ohio. The event, associated with the ‘Jay Richardson Foundation,’ will be for boys who will be 9th-12th graders during the 2010-2011 school year, and it will emphasize life skills that will prepare them for life before, during and after their sports career.
Here’s a look at the info disseminated by Richardson’s representatives:
The Jay Richardson Foundation was established in 2009 as a non-profit organization focusing on giving back to athletic youth. The Foundation will be holding its first annual Life Skills Camp on June 25-26 (Friday and Saturday) in Columbus, Ohio at AME Third District Headquarters, (288 South Hamilton Road Columbus, OH 43213) for boys who will be 9th – 12th graders during the 2010 – 2011 school year. The purpose of the camp is to teach high school – age male athletes life skills that will prepare them for life before, during and after their sports career. The key areas of focus for the foundation are improving youth sports activities, providing life skills training, decision making and money management. The cost for the Camp is $25.00 A $5.00 discount will be offered to boys attending AME churches. Registration will be available online at www.JayRichardson98.com and it includes a short summary explaining why attendance at this camp is important to the attendee.
In April, when I spoke to Richardson, he stated about his foundation, “It’s a foundation geared towards helping, obviously kids, but in particularly young men, young inner city kids who need assistance with life skills. I’m not just talking about football, a lot of other guys put on football camps, and I think that’s awesome. But I think more realistically, not every kid is going to grow up and play in the NFL. My camp is more geared towards helping kids with every day life skills. You know, there so many kids that come from broken homes that don’t get a chance to learn just your basic skills; how to tie a tie, how to iron a shirt, how to wash clothes, how to just do every day stuff. My mother mostly raised me as a single mother, there were certain things you just don’t learn until there is a male figure in your life, to heal, teach you and to help guide you. That’s what my camp is more geared towards. Guys being role models for these kids more off the field than on the field.”
For more information or registration, contact C. Kimberly Epps or visit Richardson’s site.
Camp Location :
AME 3rd District Headquarters 288 South Hamilton Road, Columbus, OH 43213 Phone: 614.575.2279
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Contact Author: Victor Cotto – SB Report Columnist
