WORLD ATHLETE ACADEMY Promoting fitness and life-long recreation through the sport of track and field Track and field is the sport that keeps children running, jumping and throwing. Participation in track and field activities improves youth character development in many ways. It raises self esteem, encourages personal responsibility, promotes individual fitness and stresses lifelong recreational activity involvement. Using the sport of track and field as its foundation, World Athlete Academy helps children develop lifelong habits of health. education and physical fitness.
By improving childhood fitness, track and field athletes are at reduced risk of obesity due to inactivity. All children should be able to participate in organized track and field activities; however, not all can afford to.
Last year, World Athlete provided 16 weeks of full or partial tuition relief for our programs to children in the South Jersey region. Even we these improved economic times, more parents are contacting World Athlete about free or reduced fees for our programs.
Here's how you can help:
You can make a donation to the World Athlete Academy - a New Jersey non-profit, charitable education organization and the charitable arm of World Athlete Track Academy.
Use of Funds:
Provide full/partial tuition relief to children and their families that are unable to afford our track and field program participation fees.
Mentor college sports management interns Assist the development of programs for children at risk of childhood obesity
Bring mobile track and fitness programs to local schools and community events.
How You Can Help Any amount is appreciated! How do you donate? Click on the Donate button below or mail your donation (payable to World Athlete Academy) to:
World Athlete Academy 4 Marcy Court Mt. Laurel NJ 08054