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Josh Gatesman is a high school junior in Richland, New Jersey. He's also a multi-sport athlete on a mission to help lower income families enjoy organized youth sports.
He created a business selling T-shirts with inspiring messages – and is donating all the profits to the charity group Every Kids Sports, which provides funding to income-restricted families to take part in youth sports.
Josh has also partnered with several local businesses to help him promote and sell the shirts. And thanks to his imagination and hustle, he has already donated $1500 to the charity.
Josh hopes to encourage others in his community to help those in need – and wants to continue raising money for this cause.
As he explained, "I learned through sports that goal setting combined with hard work leads to success and I wanted to give every kid the opportunity to play and learn these lessons. The feeling of empowerment and confidence that comes from playing sports is something that I want to share with others.”
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