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Sports Book Club Executive Summary (draft in progress)

Problem Boys from every walk of life do not always pass successfully on to manhood ● Masculinity is compounded by stresses such as racism and poverty ● Boys need a way to build connections with their fathers at a young age ● Family literacy needs to be encouraged among young athletes ●

History Established the Princeton Sports Book Club ● Discussion based book club that is geared towards boys/fathers to discuss books, ○ connect with authors, and play sports Dedicated membership of 15+ fathers and their sons ● Past meetings have been at gyms (e.g. Retro Fitness Kingston ) ○ Initial books included: Nowhere Boy , Sluggers: Magic in the Outfield , and Checked. All ● meetups used the "Harkness Method" to structure educational discussions regarding important themes within the novel.

Milestones December 2017 Winter 2018 Spring 2019 May-June 2019 Gym Sponsored and Live Author/Scholar Fun Meet Ups Establishment of PSBC Athelete Events Non Profit Corporation First Gym-Sponsored Book Club meetup where training First official meet-up for the First successful live author Successfully filed Sports Book session with professional book club event with Katherine Marsh Club as a Non Profit trainer for the boys and first Corporation to accept Sports Video-Game Sports donations. First live scholar-athlete event Watch Parties with 1st Team All-American Soccer Scholar Athlete

Value Proposition Developed an innovative educational and mentorship program for youth of central NJ region that ● will make an impact one boy/one family at a time. Established partnerships with leading national organizations/institutions and subject matter ● experts in the non-profit/education sector that use proven tools, strategies and a research based approach to redefining mentorship amongst young boys/fathers. We have recognized the need for boys to be thoughtfully prepared for the new world of knowledge ● based, globalized economies and expanding gender equality. Know how to effectively communicate and coordinate events with scholar athletes and authors ●

Live Authors/Scholar Athletes Held a live author event with Katherine Marsh, author of Nowhere Boy, on December 2nd, 2018 ● Fathers and their sons had the opportunity to virtually meet the author. ○ Discussed themes and answered questions, as well as provided the backstory of why she wrote the book. ○ Held Live Scholar Athlete Events ● All American High School Scholar Athletes ○ Setting Up Video Call Sessions with: ● Cynthia Kadohata-Author of Checked ○ Matthew Olosunde- Former Manchester United U-23 Player/Univ of Oxford ○ Abigi Id-Deen-UNC Track and Field Coach ○

Sample Funding/Sponsorships Sponsors ● ○ Jazams ■ Local Independent Bookstore agreed to provide discounts for PSBC members. ■ New Jersey Youth Soccer Association ■ Agreed to provide discounted tickets for professional soccer games. ○ RetroFitness (Kingston) ■ Local gym agreed to provide access to the facility for trainer sessions and book club discussions. ○ FreshStyle Barbershop ■ Local barbershop agreed to provide discounts to PSBC members. Grants ● Generous initial seed grants from local corporate ○ philanthropy programs (e.g Green Medical Network Group )

Vision Development of PSBC as a “proof of concept” that can serve ● as a leading non-profit organization dedicated to fatherhood/boyhood in New Jersey (within 18 months) and the USA (within 36 months) with eventual establishment of umbrella organization SportsBookClub.org Establishment of virtual presence with launch of ● “ JrSparkNotes ” to help boys/fathers quickly comprehend important points from the monthly reading list. Combining the best of boyhood/fatherhood to promote family ● literacy and impacting one child/family at a time.

Support Any donations are welcome and accepted through checks and, soon, our website ● www.princetonsportsbookclub.com Donations contribute to: ● Operational expenses of Sports Book Club ○ Website ■ Bank Account ■ Payroll ■ Tax filings ■ Organizing events ○ Instagram Facebook Fellows/Interns ○ Social Media Promotion ○ Passionate individuals willing to assist with growth and management ● Subject matter experts providing insight into strategy and operations. ● Questions? Email us at princetonsportsbookclub@gmail.com ● Slack LinkedIn