<div>PASS IT FORWARD: BUY A BALL
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<div>Give Jamaican teens a shot at flag football — one ball at a time.
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<div>1st &amp; Life Inc. (501c3 nonprofit) • Partnered with JAAFA
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<div>Why This Matters:
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<div>Across Jamaica, students are eager to join the Jamaica American Football Association’s expanding high-school and college league. But there simply aren't enough footballs for all of the schools and interested players to participate.
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<div>You can change that.
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<div>Your support will put high-quality footballs directly into the hands of youth athletes who deserve a chance to play, grow, and compete.
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<div>What We’re Doing
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<div>Through 1st &amp; Life Inc., in partnership with JAAFA, we’re launching:
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<div>PASS IT FORWARD: BUY A BALL
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<div>Our mission is simple:
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<div>Goal: Purchase 80 durable leather footballs (discounted price: $50 each)
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<div>Impact: Provide two footballs per team across more than 20 Jamaican high schools and colleges
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<div>Purpose: Give teens the tools, structure, and opportunities that sports provide
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<div>Every dollar goes directly to equipment — no overhead, no salaries, no wasted spending.
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<div>How Your Donation Helps
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<div>$50 → buys one leather football for a team
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<div>$100 → gives a boys or girls team a complete football set
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<div>$200 → equips an entire school (boys and girls team)
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<div>Any amount → pushes a young athlete closer to the field
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<div>If you have new or gently-used footballs or can help with shipping/logistics, we welcome in-kind support as well.
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<div><strong>Participating Schools</strong> - League begins January 2026
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<div><strong>Colleges</strong>
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<li>UTech
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<li>Mico University College
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<li>Excelsior Community College
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<li>Portmore Community College
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<li>GC Foster College
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<li>University of the West Indies
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<div><strong>High Schools</strong>
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<li>St. Catherine
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<li>St. Jago
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<li>Cumberland
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<li>Ardenne
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<li>Yallahs
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<li>Excelsior
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<li>Kingston Technical
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<li>St. George’s
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<li>Camperdown
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<li>Edith Dalton
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<li>Waterford
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<li>Hydel
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<li>Bridgeport
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<li>Stony Hill
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<div>These schools represent hundreds of students who will benefit from access to structured athletics, mentorship, and community-building through football.
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<div>Why This Matters for Jamaica’s Youth:
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<div>Sports teach discipline, teamwork, resilience, and leadership. For many teens, football becomes:
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<div>A safe space
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<div>A supportive community
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<div>A source of pride and motivation
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<div>A path to opportunity
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<div>Your gift isn’t “just a ball.”
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<div>It’s confidence, belonging, healthy activity, and hope for the season ahead.
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<div>How You Can Help Right Now
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<div>Donate — even $25 makes a difference.
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<div>Share this fundraiser with friends, family, and on social media.
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<div>Tag people or groups who care about youth sports or Caribbean/JA community programs.
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<div>Spread the mission: Pass it forward. Buy a ball. Build a future.
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<div>Thank You
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<div>We are deeply grateful for your support of youth athletes across Jamaica.
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<div>Your generosity creates opportunities, strengthens schools, and helps launch the next generation of leaders through sport.
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<div>Thank you for believing in these students.
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<div>— The 1st &amp; Life &amp; JAAFA Team
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