Some things stay with you long after the match is over.

Great Call Athletics was started by officials. Working wrestling matches, we saw kids step on the mat with whatever their families could afford. Some did not have wrestling shoes. We watched kids wrestle in Jordans because that was what they had. Some had headgear that did not fit, or no headgear at all.

They had the heart to be there. The equipment was the hard part.

Great Call Athletics is a sporting goods company in Holbrook, New York, founded in 2017. Giving back to the kids who make this sport what it is has always been the plan. We named it years ago: Play It Forward. This is where it starts.

Picture this

A whole team walks out for the first dual meet of the season in matching headgear. Fresh straps. Clean ear cups. Their colors. Nobody borrowing. Nobody fighting a strap that will not stay put. They line up for the team photo and they look like a program that belongs, because they do. Parents take the picture. The kids keep it for years.

That is what your donation builds: a team that is protected, confident, and camera ready.

Our first goal: 65 wrestling headgears

We are raising $1,000 to put 65 wrestling headgears on the heads of kids in a Suffolk County, New York school wrestling program that needs them. We will select the school once fundraising ends, confirm the need with its coaches, and announce the school here in an update.

How far your dollar goes

These headgears typically retail for about $45 each. For Play It Forward, Great Call Athletics is supplying them at about $15 each, around our cost. We are not making money on this. That means about $2,925 worth of headgear for $1,000. Every $15 you give protects one wrestler.

Headgear styles and colors may vary. We will match the team's colors wherever we can.

A thank you from us: 10% off

Every donor gets a 10% off code for greatcallathletics.com, good on anything in the store. We will send your personal code to you after your donation. It is our way of saying thanks for showing up for these kids.

Where your donation goes

Funds are received by Great Call Athletics and used only to supply and deliver the headgear to the school. Donations are not paid to the school directly. When the campaign closes, we will post a full accounting: amount raised, processing fees, equipment cost, delivery, and the number of headgears delivered. If we raise more than the goal, every extra dollar goes to more equipment for school wrestling programs in need, and we will tell you exactly where it went.

You will see everything

We will post updates showing the school we selected, the headgear being packed, and the delivery, with confirmation from the school. Photos will be shared only with permission, and students' privacy comes first.

Your name on the wall

We are building a Play It Forward page on greatcallathletics.com with a running tally for every campaign: funds raised, equipment supplied, deliveries completed. Donors who want to be recognized will have their name on our Play It Forward supporter wall. Prefer to stay anonymous? That is completely fine. Your name and amount are only shown if you say so.

Give what feels right. Share this with someone who loves wrestling. Help a team walk out ready.

Thank you for helping us Play It Forward.

The Great Call Athletics team

Campaign images are illustrations. Real photos of the school and the delivery will be posted in updates.