The following organizations were awarded grants from May of 2008:

American School for the Deaf; Carlisle Family YMCA; Children's Home of Cincinnati; Crossroads Rehabilitation Center; Easter Seals Massachusetts; Easter Seals New York; Easter Seals Virginia; Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital;; Autism Society of McLean County, IL; B & G Club of Cumberland Co.; Central Coast Junior Golf, Inc.; Clarence Clay Junior Golf Foundation; EFASC; Greater Melbourne Police Athletic League; Lawrence Hall Youth Services; Wade Center

The 2008 "Tee It For Kids" golf outing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2008, to take place at the Bridgewater Club in Carmel, Indiana. Several more details are to follow, in the meantime, if need additional information, contact Micca Stewart, at mstewart@finishline.com or (317)613-6799.

The Finish Line Youth Foundation is happy to announce that more than 1,000,000,000 was raised in it's "All I Want" holiday fund drive that took place in each and every Finish Line store throughout the country. The funds raised will directly go back to the communities where Finish Line customers and employees work & play.

The following organizations were awarded grants from November of 2007:

Bea's Kids, TX; Citvitan Foundation, AZ; Neighborhood Center, Inc, MI; Project Avary, CA; Sunshine Physically Challenged Foundation, WA; SW Autism Research/Resource Center, AZ; Bay Area Outreach & Recreation, CA; Beckwourth Mountain Club, CO; Dig For Kids, CA; Fontana Aquatics Clib, CA; J.F. Kennedy Center, Inc., PA; Rebekah Children's Services, CA; The Children's Course, OR; Association House of Chicago, IL; El Paso Diabetes Association, TX; Gallop, NY; Tennis In The Hood, Inc. GA.

FLYF recently held its fifth annual "Putting for Kids" golf outing in Indianapolis. Once again, title sponsors were Nike, adidas and Allegheny Design Management. The outing had more than 160 players and was followed by dinner and a very successful live auction. The event has raised more than $250,000.

The following organizations were awarded grants from August of 2007:

Alivio Medical Center, IL; Amputee Coalition of America, TN; Arizona Recreation Center, AZ; Camden Neighborhood Renaissance, NJ; Camp Adayin, MN; Camp Quality USA, MS; City Youth in Fitness & Education, NC; College Mentors for Kids, Inc., IN; Easter Seals UCP, IL; Family Focus, Inc., MN; Friendship Ventures, MN; Girls on the Run, San Fransisco, CA; Harlem RBI, Inc., NY; Ideal Edge, Inc., PA; Michigan Assoc. of Deaf and Hard of Hearing, MI; Mission Healthcare Foundation, NC; Rocking Horse Center, OH; San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation, OH; West Cobb Youth Athletic Association, GA; Youth Challenge, OH.

The following organizations were awarded grants from May of 2007:

Arthritis Foundation, CA; Best Buddies Indiana, IN; Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, MA; Boys and Girls Club of Southwestern Michigan, MI; Camp Courant, CT; Camp Twin Lakes, GA; Children's Home of Cincinnati, Ohio, OH; Children's Aid Society, NY; Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, OH; Dallas SCORES, TX; Damar Services, Inc., IN; Denver SCORES, CO; Family Center, NC; Girls Incorporated of Indianapolis, IN; Grand Rapids Wheelchair Sports Association, MI; Homestretch, VA; JCCs of Greater Philadelphia, PA; Kidpower, CA; Latin American Community Center Inc., DE; National Ability Center, UT; Niagara Police Athletic League, NY; Northwest Burn Foundation, WA; Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation, AZ; Ramapo for Children, NY; Transitions Foundation, Inc., NY; Victory Gallop, Inc., OH; Women's Sports Foundation, IL.

The 2007 "Putting For Kids" Golf Outing is scheduled for Thursday, August 23, 2007, to take place at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana. If you would like to learn more about or participate in the outing, please contact Program Director, Micca Stewart, mstewart@finishline.com. All proceeds from this event directly benefit the Finish Line Youth Foundation. Click here for event information and sign up forms.

The Finish Line Youth Foundation is happy to announce that the 2006 "Help Kids Play" campaign raised more than $853,0000.00. The funds raised will go directly to supporting the communities where Finish Line customers and employees work and play. Thanks to everyone that helped make a difference.

The Finish Line has started our 10th annual holiday fundraiser in stores all over the country to benefit the Finish Line Youth Foundation. The promotion is entitled "Let Kids Play!" and 100% of the funds raised in Finish Line stores will go directly to the Youth Foundation. The funds will then be donated to qualified non-profit organizations that provide opportunities for kids to be involved in sports or to attend camps that provide programs that get kids active. Finish Line's goal this year is to raise $1 million. The fundraiser will run in stores until December 31, 2006.

The Finish Line Youth Foundation has announced that it has completed its mission review and will begin taking grant applications January 1, 2007. All applications must be entered online by going to www.finishline.com and clicking on the Youth Foundation link at the bottom of the page. Organizations can complete a short Eligibility Quiz, or you can see our Guidelines for Giving online.

The new focus of the Foundation is to give to qualified non-profit organizations that provide access to sports programs, as well as camps that get kids active, especially camps that provide services to disadvantaged or disabled youth.

The Finish Line Youth Foundation recently held its fourth annual "Putting For Kids" golf outing in Indianapolis. Vendor partners from Finish Line sponsored the outing and bought foursomes to help raise over $200,000 for the Finish Line Youth Foundation. Nike, adidas and Allegheny Design Management were title sponsors of this year's event.