Our Story......
IWAASports was founded by a group of concerned parents who saw Isle of Wight County youth sports opportunities as limited because of the shortage of local sports facilities. While seeking to increase facility availability, and by contacting local sports organizations, we discovered that these organizations had significant additional needs. We developed the concept of being centralized source for information, funding, and administrative services. Our mission and goals were modified to broaden our purpose to include providing support, in its broadest sense, to local youth sports organizations.
In serving these organizations, IWAASports has received donations and sponsored fundraising events that have enabled us to host a website, assist with background checks, provide on-line capabilities, train coaches and parents, work on a centralized database, and host an annual event to recognize volunteers from all organizations. Additionally, we have provided direct financial support to these organizations. At the county level, we have acted as an advocate for these local youth sports organizations in the areas of facility usage, maintenance, and capital expenditures.
IWAASports seeks to be Isle of Wight County’s central source for youth sports organization information, thereby allowing all county residents easy access to this information. Without such a resource, parents are unaware of what these organizations have to offer.
We do not run any sporting activity. Rather, we provide support to organizations that enables them to focus on teaching and training our youth. By utilizing our assistance with administrative tasks, fundraising, and parent/coach education and training, our local sporting organizations enhance the quality of their programs. These enhanced programs lead to healthier and happier children who are better suited to face the world as adults.
As a centralized fundraising organization, IWAASports will sponsor events that no local sports organizations could itself sponsor. This centralized focus will allow IWAASports to meet at least a portion of the funding needs of these organizations. Additionally, by reducing the time each organization spends on fundraising, each organization can spend more time training and educating its youth participants.
In serving these organizations, IWAASports has received donations and sponsored fundraising events that have enabled us to host a website, assist with background checks, provide on-line capabilities, train coaches and parents, work on a centralized database, and host an annual event to recognize volunteers from all organizations. Additionally, we have provided direct financial support to these organizations. At the county level, we have acted as an advocate for these local youth sports organizations in the areas of facility usage, maintenance, and capital expenditures.
IWAASports seeks to be Isle of Wight County’s central source for youth sports organization information, thereby allowing all county residents easy access to this information. Without such a resource, parents are unaware of what these organizations have to offer.
We do not run any sporting activity. Rather, we provide support to organizations that enables them to focus on teaching and training our youth. By utilizing our assistance with administrative tasks, fundraising, and parent/coach education and training, our local sporting organizations enhance the quality of their programs. These enhanced programs lead to healthier and happier children who are better suited to face the world as adults.
As a centralized fundraising organization, IWAASports will sponsor events that no local sports organizations could itself sponsor. This centralized focus will allow IWAASports to meet at least a portion of the funding needs of these organizations. Additionally, by reducing the time each organization spends on fundraising, each organization can spend more time training and educating its youth participants.
