Our partnership with Francis Aduoffei and the Ceciyaa Foundation has allowed us to supply soccer uniforms, shoes, socks, balls and nets to more than 25 communities in Ghana. In addition to offering families personal use medical supplies for their homes we are also sending tens of thousands of dollars in medical supplies and equipment to multiple Ghanaian hospitals annually.
District athletic director Richard ’Shep’ Shepas employed HandsOnSports and Heart & Sole Futsal Academy to acquire a ‘futsal kit’ for each of their 5 schools. Then over the past 3 weeks director Otto Orf went to each school and directed demonstrations and ran gym classes for 3-6th grade classes to instruct the teachers and children how to play the game in gym class. The plan is to meet with local community soccer leaders and create a league using the schools
WE NEED YOUR HELP!! The HandsOnSports Foundation collaborates with the HALO Foundation and 3 local Catholic High Schools to collect and deliver much needed supplies to hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina. Bring your donation of any sporting goods to one of our futsal facilities before April 1st. Goodyear Hall in AkronThe Courts in StrongsvilleLost Nation Sportspark West in Lorain Thank you very much. Your contribution is truly appreciated. Contact Otto directly with questions at handsonsoccer@aol.com
Heart & Sole Futsal and the HandsOnSports Foundation make their 9th visit to our friends at Pequenos Pasos in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Futsal was chosen as one of the after school student enrichment programs by the Parma City Schools.
The HandsOnSports Foundation expanded its programming in Costa Rica after 7 years of attending to west coast communities. Director Otto Orf visits the jungle to set up medical and dental clinics for the families of three indigenous tribes in the Talamancan Reserve. In collaboration with Dr Peter Aborn, the Asociación Proyectos Especiales De Salud Region De Talamanca and in conjunction with a grant from the Henry Schein Cares Foundation the trip that can only be described as a National Geographic
HOSF has partnered with Warrensville Heights Reverend Dogba Bass to send soccer uniforms and equipment to Harrisburg, Liberia, Africa. Hi Otto, here is the result of your kindness to our school and community in Harrisburg, LIBERIA West Africa. We shared everything! You could see the pride and joy of these kids and their families when they walked onto the field.Thanks my friend, your generosity is appreciated by all of us.Pryde Bass
HandsOnSports Foundation renews its grant with Henry Schein Cares Foundation and continues to provide medical supply distribution throughout the state of Ohio, to those effected by the floods in Missouri, the hurricane in Puerto Rico and the earthquake in Haiti.
HandsOnSports will be hosting a medical supply distribution day on September 18th from 11am – 4pm in Hudson, OH.
HandsOnSports Foundation receives a grant of $1,000 from the United Way of Portage County!