Reporter Helps Get Sports Gear to US Children in Need
2021-03-02
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1Rhiannon Potkey writes about sports for a newspaper in Tennessee.
2She learned through that work that some young people did not have good sports equipment, or gear.
3She decided to do something about it.
4Potkey started an aid group called Goods4Greatness.
5The charity connects teams and children who need sports equipment with donors.
6Like Aubree Munro.
7Munro is a player on the U.S.A. Women's softball team.
8She was hoping to compete at the Olympics in Japan last year.
9When the event was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Munro started cleaning out her home in Florida.
10She realized she had a lot of extra sports equipment.
11Munro had heard about Potkey's organization.
12So she sent pictures of the gear she no longer needed.
13Potkey helped find people in Florida who could use the softball equipment.
14Munro said by making the donation, she was "paying it forward."
15This means to do good for someone as a thanks for the help other people give you.
16One person who got some of her softball equipment was a girl who reminded Munro of herself when she was young.
17"That one was particularly special," she said.
18"I had a lot of people do really great things for me when I was growing up."
19Munro said doing something nice for a stranger made her feel good.
20Many people have donated to Goods4Greatness.
21The softball team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina donated used equipment.
22Former U.S. Women's Soccer star Julie Foudy donated 100 soccer balls.
23Colleges in states including Georgia, California and Colorado sent equipment, too.
24The U.S. is a big place.
25Potkey said her group saves on expenses by finding donors in the same areas as those who need the equipment.
26Jarrett Walls is the tennis coach at a high school near Raleigh, North Carolina.
27He said many of his players never would have tried the sport if it had not been for the donation from Potkey's charity.
28Last year, he said, only seven girls tried to play tennis.
29This year, he has about 30.
30Potkey said she enjoys helping children play sports.
31But, there is one problem: space.
32The donations take up an entire room in her home.
33She said she hopes to someday do the aid work full time.
34"I feel like there's so much more need that I could help," Potkey said.
35I'm Dan Friedell.
1Rhiannon Potkey writes about sports for a newspaper in Tennessee. 2She learned through that work that some young people did not have good sports equipment, or gear. 3She decided to do something about it. 4Potkey started an aid group called Goods4Greatness. The charity connects teams and children who need sports equipment with donors. 5Like Aubree Munro. 6Munro is a player on the U.S.A. Women's softball team. She was hoping to compete at the Olympics in Japan last year. 7When the event was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Munro started cleaning out her home in Florida. She realized she had a lot of extra sports equipment. 8Munro had heard about Potkey's organization. So she sent pictures of the gear she no longer needed. Potkey helped find people in Florida who could use the softball equipment. 9Munro said by making the donation, she was "paying it forward." This means to do good for someone as a thanks for the help other people give you. 10One person who got some of her softball equipment was a girl who reminded Munro of herself when she was young. 11"That one was particularly special," she said. "I had a lot of people do really great things for me when I was growing up." 12Munro said doing something nice for a stranger made her feel good. 13Many people have donated to Goods4Greatness. The softball team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina donated used equipment. Former U.S. Women's Soccer star Julie Foudy donated 100 soccer balls. Colleges in states including Georgia, California and Colorado sent equipment, too. 14The U.S. is a big place. Potkey said her group saves on expenses by finding donors in the same areas as those who need the equipment. 15Jarrett Walls is the tennis coach at a high school near Raleigh, North Carolina. He said many of his players never would have tried the sport if it had not been for the donation from Potkey's charity. 16Last year, he said, only seven girls tried to play tennis. This year, he has about 30. 17Potkey said she enjoys helping children play sports. But, there is one problem: space. The donations take up an entire room in her home. 18She said she hopes to someday do the aid work full time. 19"I feel like there's so much more need that I could help," Potkey said. 20I'm Dan Friedell. 21Teresa M. Walker wrote this story for the Associated Press. Dan Friedell adapted it for Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. 22What sports gear would you be able to donate? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 23________________________________________________________________ 24Words in This Story 25remind -v. to make (someone) think about something again : to cause (someone) to remember something 26particularly -adv. more than usual 27charity -n. the organizations that help people in need