3, 3, 2022 — Bristol, CT native and Gatorade Connecticut Football Player of the Year, Victor Rosa, awarded Supreme Athlete Mentoring Program with a $10,000 grant to help support our programs.
Sports have seen a double-digit decline over the past decade, largely due to tighter budgets in communities, but young people that participate in sports are found to be happier, healthier and better students. Gatorade Play It Forward empowers Gatorade Player of the Year recipients across the country to award local or national sports organizations with grants, so they can continue helping young athletes enjoy the benefit of sports.
After Victor Rosa won the Gatorade Connecticut Football Player of the Year award, he then submitted a short video to be considered for one of the 12 Spotlight Grants of $10,000.
“As with all Gatorade Player of the Year award winners, Victor Rosa has demonstrated exemplary character,” said Kara Darling, Assistant Marketing Manager for Gatorade Player of the Year. “His short video illustrated the role that Supreme Athlete Mentoring Program has had in fostering that character. Our vision is that organizations like Supreme Athlete Mentoring Program continue to positively impact the kids of the future.”
“We are extremely fortunate to be working with young people of all backgrounds. Victor is such a wonderful young man. His parents have done a tremendous job raising him and allowing us to mentor him. Everyone involved are overwhelmed with emotions that he would recommend our agency for such an amazing award. This award will allow us to continue helping student-athletes reach their athletic dreams by providing the necessary resources. Again, we are blessed and grateful for Victor, his HS, and family”. – Stack Williams, FOUNDER & CEO
All 608 Gatorade State Player of the Year recipients are awarded a grant to donate to the organization of their choosing. Gatorade State Players of the Year may also submit a short video explaining why the organization they chose is deserving of one of a Spotlight Grant.
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About Gatorade Player of the Year
The Gatorade Player of the Year is an athletic award program that annually recognizes student-athletes not only for outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character in 12 different sports: football, girls’ volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls’ basketball, baseball, softball, boys and girls’ soccer, and boys and girls track & field. The Gatorade Player of the Year award is the most prestigious award in high school sports. In existence for more than 35 years, past winners include Peyton Manning, Sydney McLaughlin, Mallory Pugh, Karl-Anthony Towns, Abby Wambach, Jayson Tatum, and many other sports icons.
Play It Forward is Gatorade’s cause marketing platform, which empowers every one of the Gatorade Player of the Year award winners to choose a local or national youth sport organization to receive a $1,000 grant from Gatorade. Gatorade State Players of the Year may also submit a short video explaining why the organization they chose is deserving of one of 12 Spotlight Grants, which awards $10,000 to the organization.
About: Supreme Athlete Mentoring Program
Supreme Athlete’s mission is to serve communities by reaching and teaching youth through mentoring and sports training. We focus on the social, emotional, and athletic development of youth.
We are committed to developing a positive self-image in youth by surrounding them with an environment of competent staff. Our staff are from the community and have successfully demonstrated the ability to excel in sports at the collegiate level while balancing family, education, and social life.
