Be a Part of Something Bigger Than Yourself with Playtex Play On Canada!
Be a Part of Something Bigger with Playtex Play On Canada!
We all have been there or know someone that couldn’t afford sports growing up. It’s a stinging feeling. You want to play, but the money just isn’t there. Maybe the school doesn’t have the funds it needs to buy the equipment. However, you know the talent is there. This is why I love Playtex Play On Canada and how they empower young women!
Having a daughter who is an unstoppable force and super athletic, playing sports is just something that is a no-brainer. She loves it and I couldn’t imagine not being able to allow her to realize her dreams because we couldn’t afford it.
Last year, we had the chance to try out some Playtex products and share all about the Play On™ contest. The contest celebrated young women and they were able to show their passions and show the world how they played on!
What is this program?
Any program that encourages and empowers young women is a program that I can fully support. This is one of my favourite programs, so I’m excited to tell you all about it. In August of 2016, Playtex Sport decided to launch a program (Playtex Play On Canada).
The Playtex Play On™ Canada Grant Program is designed to allow girl high school sports teams to apply for grants up to $5,000. Everyone is lucky because there is $50,000 available, which means plenty of girls are going to get everything they need to play the sports they love!
When were the recipients announced?
On February 15th, the recipients for the Playtex Play On Canada Grants were announced. These teams come from all over Canada and from every sport imaginable like swimming, soccer, basketball, weightlifting, rugby, wrestling, field hockey, curling and volleyball. These teams come from all over Canada, from Campbell River, BC to Summerside, PEI.
Grant applicants requested all different types of items to help their teams Play On but the most requested items were new uniforms and gear.
A fun part of the announcements was when Erica Wiebe surprised one of the grant recipients. She was so positive and it was a great way to break the news to one of the grant recipients. As you can see from the video above, they were so excited about their new gear!
Want to help the grant process?
Many of you know that as awesome as $50,000 is, there is always more work to be done! If you want to help 2017 Playtex Play On Canada Grant fund, here is how to help out. You can help increase the grant by $25,000 by simply sharing the video of Erica Wiebe. Helping high school girls reach their full potential is important and this grant helps in so many ways.
The Playtex® PlayON™ Canada Grant Program helps girls reach their fullest potential by giving them what they need to be successful. You can also be a part of helping them to reach that success by helping them increase that grant.
Just share the video above on Facebook and Twitter, it’s super simple and in just a few clicks, you’re helping them gain that much needed grant money.
Share this video by July 15, 2017 and Playtex Sport will add $1 to the Playtex Play On Canada Grant Fund–up to a maximum of $25,000 [http://9nl.es/hpt5]
Who is this available to?
The good news is this The Playtex® PlayON™ Grant Program is open to all high school girls’ sports teams in Canada in need of funding. The call for submissions for the second Playtex® PlayON™ Grant Program will begin in summer 2017.
For more information, make sure you visit www.playtexplayon.ca. You can get the latest updates when you follow @PlaytexPlayOn on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!
If you live in Canada, let us help girls across the country get the funding they need to be successful in their sports.
What do you say?
Let’s do this!
Do you have a young athlete in your life that can benefit from this?
Let me know, til then–cheers m’deres!
Nancy Polanco is a freelance journalist, lifestyle content creator, and editor of Whispered Inspirations. She is a proud Mom to Gabby and Michaela and partner and best friend to Darasak. Having worked as part of a health care team for almost a decade, Nancy is happy to be back to her passion. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post, TODAY’s Parents, and an Oprah Magazine Brand Ambassador.
What a great program! I love that the girls can earn a scholarship of $5000. Girls can do as many things as boy skin and it’s time that people understand that. This is a wonderful post!
Thanks! Girls definitely can!
Oh wow, this sounds like a wonderful program. I love that they are doing this.
I think it is wonderful too!
That is so great! I’ve always felt like girls’ sports don’t get as much love as the male side of things. I love what they’re doing.
I think so too and this is such a great way to empower our girls.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Any program that supports young women, I am behind 100%. I love Playtex is doing this.
Me too!
I love what Playtex is doing to help girls sporting teams. I’ve never seen a girls team get the same funding as as the boys’.
So very true, it is an amazing thing to empower girls too.
What an awesome campaign!!! I do have a young athlete, 2 of them actually!
It really is a great campaign! 🙂
This sounds like an amazing program. I think every child should have the chance to participate in sports.
I completely agree, it is so important.
It’s great a big company is helping girls achieve more. I love what they are doing.
Me too!
What a great program. Any program that encourages young women to follow their dreams is alright by me. I also love it when big companies give back. It makes me think there is hope for the world yet.
I feel the same way! So very true.
This is such an awesome initiative. It’s great to see big companies giving back!
I love seeing that too. 🙂 Always a great thing!
This sounds like an awesome program. Girls sports are so overlooked for the most part. I bet it’s frustrating for the girls who just want to play!
I agree!
Your daughter is so graceful! I love her pink workout suit too! Super pretty girl.
Thanks so much Amy! <3
I love this idea, I was a single mom and my daughter played traveling softball. We got no support but our boys baseball teams did!!
Aww, that makes me sad!
Great campaign! I love seeing big companies really stepping back and helping out. Kind of restores my faith.
Me too!
This is great and I like supporting programs like this. What a great way to empower girls.
It really is!
Wow. this is a great program. It is an awesome opportunity also with the kids. I hope for it to have more success.
Thanks!
This is fantastic! I especially like being able to learn about different grants that are offered for those who can use them.
Thanks for your support!
This is a fantastic program. It is so important for kids to have an opportunity to get involved with sports no matter what the family situation is.
Exactly, it should not have an impact.
It’s a good thing Playtex is giving back to consumers. It’s really a great program and I hope it will help lots of in need.
I agree!
As an athlete in high school, I was always thankful for tampons. I wish they had the play on line around back then. I usually had to wear back up when I played soccer. Now that I am older, I don’t use tampons unless I am having a super heavy flow.
Thanks for sharing!
It’s great that Playtex is sponsoring sports activities for girls. I think involvement in sports is so important especially for young girls, they can learn so much from it.
So true, they do learn a lot from it. 🙂
I don’t have a young athlete in my life, but I love the concept of this program and that Playtex is doing this. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, thanks for your support.
I will share the video with my friends. It’s a great opportunity for someone out there.
Thanks for sharing it, just doing that alone helps so much. 🙂
Girls sports do need attention and I am glad they are supporting that! Love the idea to give them funds!
Me too, it is so important.
I love her outfit and that last shot is so beautiful! I would love my daughter to participate in this kind of initiative.
Thanks so much, I appreciate it. 🙂 I also think it is a great initiative.
It is wonderful when companies we support find ways to support our efforts like this program does. It is wonderful that this program helps support female athletes in this manner.
It is so important!
This is a great program from Platex and to include high girls and empower them. – yolonda
I agree!
I think this is great, love that they are supporting and encouraging girls to be the best they can be. Love it when companies do this.
Yes, I completely agree!