Georgia high schools receive grants from Shaquille OâNeal s foundation
Shaq gives back to Georgia high school athletics departments
Six Georgia high schools are among the 23 nationwide to receive a Get Game Ready grant from the Shaquille OâNeal Foundation.
ATLANTA - The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation has partnered with Icy Hot to help high school athletes and athletic programs burdened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of the 136 high schools from around the country that applied, 23 are being awarded ‘Get Game Ready’ grants, including six in Georgia.
The grants will help cover the costs of personal protective equipment (PPE), essential supplies, equipment, transportation expenses, and more. School recipients are also receiving expert healthcare-focused guidance from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).
Look to the Stars
February 3, 2021
Last week, The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation and longtime Shaquille O’Neal partner Icy Hot announced the 23 U.S. high schools being awarded Get Game Ready grants, closing out the program launched in September 2020 to help high school athletic programs financially burdened by the pandemic.
Between Sept. 25 and Oct. 31, 136 Title I U.S. public high schools from across the country applied requesting varying amounts of money for a wide range of needs, including personal protective equipment (PPE), uniforms, reusable water bottles, transportation costs and sports gear.
The 23 high school recipients of Get Game Ready grants are:
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January 27, 2021
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Annissa Essaibi George will formally announce her candidacy for Mayor of Boston on Thursday in East Boston. Images courtesy Essaibi George campaign.
Annissa Essaibi George, a citywide councillor and former Boston schoolteacher with deep roots in Dorchester, will announce her candidacy for mayor of Boston today. The 47-year-old mother of four and small business owner will join what is now a three-woman race including two of her colleagues from the council to succeed Mayor Martin Walsh, who is expected to resign in the coming days.
She will launch her campaign outside of East Boston High School, where she worked for 13 years as a BPS educator before running for public office.
Boston City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi-George. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Annissa Essaibi George, a city councilor and former Boston schoolteacher with deep roots in Dorchester, announced her candidacy for mayor of Boston Thursday.
The 47-year-old mother of four and small business owner joins what is now a three-woman race including two of her colleagues from the council to succeed Mayor Marty Walsh, who is expected to resign in the coming days to serve as President Biden s labor secretary.
Essaibi George launched her campaign outside of East Boston High School, where she worked for 13 years as a Boston Public Schools educator before running for public office.