Rise Up Athletics, Inc.

My name is Kyle Cropsey and I am the founder of Rise Up Athletics, Inc. based out of Green Bay Wisconsin. I am a graduate of Green Bay East High School. Lately, our athletics have been down. I became the Head Middle School football coach in 2019 and track coach in 2022 to help turn them around. I realized that I needed to do more, which is what inspired me to start this non-profit. My goal is to train and develop the kids living in the East school district and give them opportunities to play sports at a younger age. I plan on starting a 5th and 6th grade football team, helping fund Green Bay East futures basketball teams for boys & girls from 3rd-8th grade and starting two baseball teams, a 5th/6th grade combined team and a 7th/8th-grade team. Hopefully in a few years, we can grow them into 4 individual teams. Along with the funding we need, we're also going to need volunteers to help coach these teams. Thank you for your donations and for helping grow the future of East athletics! The first things on my checklist I want to raise money for in 2023 are as followed:

-Buying a jugs machine to train our football athletes.

-Buying brand new 7th and 8th grade footballs

-Buying proper cold-weather gear for football athletes

-Buying 60 pairs of cleats to donate to our middle school so the kids have proper training shoes. Last year over half of our kids used old, leftover cleats from past high school players.

-money to donate to get the middle school new football helmets (all of them expire after this season)

-money to rent out indoor turf fields to train during winter

-starting an annual East alumni dinner to raise money for all our future sports teams.

-starting the 7th/8th-grade combo baseball team (jerseys, equipment and tournament funds)