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Thanks to all of your votes, the top ten teams will now receive a $2,500 Gear Up Grant to purchase essential sports equipment and a year supply of CooperVision contact lenses! Check out these amazing stories and see why these teams deserved the cash!

Polo Grant

Submitted by Stephanie Possell on Thu, 2010-06-24 21:31
Polo Grant

Water polo was the first Olympic team sport and has a history and reputation of being both powerful and technical.…

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Woodstream Christian Academy Bucks – Varsity Basketball Teams

Submitted by cedwards on Fri, 2010-06-25 16:58
Woodstream Christian Academy Bucks – Varsity Basketball Teams

Our school is small, with a total enrollment of approximately 400 students. About 80 of the 400 are…

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Dryden Varsity Girls Swim Team

Submitted by Dryden Swimming on Fri, 2010-06-25 07:05
Dryden Varsity Girls Swim Team

What will we do with the money?

Purchase 5…

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Victor Marching Blue Devils

Submitted by tpalomaki on Mon, 2010-06-21 20:52
Victor Marching Blue Devils

The Victor Marching Blue Devils have been performing and competing in and around New York State since 1982, starting in…

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Gary Enoch, Boys Soccer Coach, Illinois Valley High School

Submitted by gary.enoch on Thu, 2010-06-24 12:21
Gary Enoch, Boys Soccer Coach, Illinois Valley High School

My name is Gary Enoch, and I am the boys soccer coach at Illinois Valley High School in Cave Junction,…

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Succisa Virescit

Submitted by bmcguire85 on Sat, 2010-06-12 08:34
Succisa Virescit

I started playing soccer when I was four - 21 years later, I guess I'm pretty good. As a teenager,…

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The Grover Cleveland Presidents

Submitted by Connie Ervin on Wed, 2010-06-23 08:53
The Grover Cleveland Presidents

The team would use the grant to purchase:
Soccer Spikes (25)
Goalie Gloves (2 Pair)
Soccer Game Balls (6 Balls)

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Kahuku High School Girls Volleyball Visualizing Success Gear Up for Sports

Submitted by chekalama on Fri, 2010-06-25 22:58
Kahuku High School Girls Volleyball Visualizing Success Gear Up for Sports

Why does our team deserve to win it?

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Blue Wave Aquatics Needs Your Help to Stay Afloat..

Submitted by Blue Wave Aquat... on Fri, 2010-06-25 22:20
Blue Wave Aquatics Needs Your Help to Stay Afloat..

Hi, My name is Sean O’Neill and I am part of the Blue Wave Aquatics Swim Club in Elkhart Indiana.…

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We Need A New Vision...

Submitted by melissa591 on Fri, 2010-06-25 00:27
We Need A New Vision...

Before June 5th, my volleyball team had a great vision of what the season was going to hold for them.…

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