Chester nonprofit helps children design sports jerseys, creating an avenue to explore art

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Chester nonprofit helps children design sports jerseys, creating an avenue to explore art
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Design FC is an after-school program launched by former Swarthmore soccer player Omri Gal in 2018. It already has added three programs and partnered with name-brand companies.

in Chester. Kevin Stanford and Nyrell Hackett each took a seat on top of a desk, quickly making themselves comfortable.

This ‘sweet’ gesture helped ease her friend’s grief over missing out on the PIAA girls’ wrestling championshipCollege, started the nonprofit in Chester to offer students a creative outlet in an area that doesn’t offer many art courses as an extracurricular activity. “Soccer was going to play a different role in my life,” Gal said. “I wasn’t going to be able to make it, so to speak. But I was able to leverage it to get into a really phenomenal school and pursue a great education.”, a program that chooses four to five students in the sophomore class to launch social-impact projects. Those accepted each receive a $10,000 grant, a designated adviser, and networking opportunities to support the development of their project.

“I said, ‘It would be awesome,’” Zamonski said. “At the time, we didn’t have art. It’s just a great way for kids to express themselves through drawing and writing. I see myself as the biggest winner here, because I get to see the students grow.” Among the children in the classroom on Day 1 were Stanford and Hackett, who knew Gal initially from the soccer pitch as their coach for the Success program.

Between the devotion of those three, among others, Design FC has added a Junior Coach program for sixth- and seventh-grade students, a free 10-week after-school program at STEM Academy for high school students, and Design FC Academy, a specialized program that provides the oldest students with the resources and opportunities they need to take the next step in their creative careers.

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