Phoenix Gives Back in a Great Way

The PGFFL (Phoenix) Board is excited to announce their league introduced an LGBTQ college scholarship, for a high school student-athlete in Maricopa County, effective January 1, 2018.  The scholarship is a joint venture with Phoenix Pride, which will administer and regulate the scholarship. The league has previously funded two years of scholarships, each with a value of $1,000.

The PGFFL Board received funding from the Arizona Gay Rodeo Association (AGRA) and Charlie’s Phoenix for their volunteer work last year. The money was used to help lay the foundation of this scholarship. Phoenix Pride and Charlie’s are two of the Phoenix league’s largest sponsors and partner closely with them to grow their footprint and to help the league flourish.

The PGFFL will raise future scholarship funds through league merchandise sales. They currently offer league shirts, a special edition pride shirt, and the travel team shirts (Cheers Logo). Another one of their proud sponsors, HP2 Promotions, is working to have the shirts made. 100% of the proceeds will go towards the scholarship fund and can be purchased on the new website www.PGFFL.com. The store is coming soon and will allow shirts to be shipped to all NGFFL members, across the nation. Future items and ideas are in the works for raising funds to ensure the sustainability of the scholarship.

The PGFFL Board is excited about being able to offer a stepping stone to the athletic youth of Maricopa County. They want everyone to: “Be proud of who you are and be proud to be an athlete.”

The PGFFL understands the challenges faced in high school by LGBTQ student-athletes, but wants to show those youth there is an athletic community here to support them. They hope the actions of the PGFFL will open the door for other LGBTQ athletic communities to come together and give back to future athletes. Bravo Phoenix!