13U 8th Grade East St. Louis Jr. Flyers Football

Hello, we are a youth football team (13U Division) in the JFL in St. Louis, Mo. Our team is based in East St. Louis, IL. We have had a lot of bumps along the road to the Super Bowl and our boys have taken the JFL Super Bowl 13U Division Title undefeated. We were recently invited to the National Youth Championship in Florida, an event that is invite-only to the best teams in the nation. We are trying to raise a minimum of $10,000 to pay for boarding, travel, transportation, activities, and food for our 28 boys. Our parents have been very supportive throughout the season with the strict demands of time, donations, and all other things asked of them. Although is has brought our team extreme joy, it has also taken up  a lot of our personal finances. We were informed of this invitation on November 19, that our boys had qualified for the event due to their successful season. It is obviously short notice and all money is due on December 5, 2019, to ensure all arrangements and expenses are made and accounted for. Our boys are extremely excited  to go and deserve this chance at greatness before entering high school next year. They have been training months before the season started. They had training that started in the spring and continued till start of season, participated in 7 on 7 during the summer, training camp, extra time in the park practicing, and also practicing 3 days a week during season. They also take extra time out to serve in the community at community service events all throughout the year even in the off season. All players grades on the team are good as well. They are held accountable for actions on and off the field 89 Blocks. Our football family has grown into a very supportive and loving environment despite the harsh rep that the city has been accustomed to being viewed as.