RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Murphy Brings Young Athletes to Top Sporting Events Through Nonprofit
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Digit Murphy, founder of “Play It Forward Sport,” appeared on GoLocal LIVE where she spoke to the importance of exposing young Rhode Islanders to intercollegiate and professional athletics.
On February 22, students at the Leo Savoie Elementary School in Woonsocket will have the opportunity to attend the Providence College Women’s Hockey “Senior Day" -- and spend time on the PC campus.
“Everyone talks about engaging youth, especially with college sports — we’ve got so many great college programs here,” said Murphy, who herself was Ivy League Player of the Year while playing for the Cornell ice hockey team, before eventually returning to Rhode Island to coach the Brown University Bears women’s team.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“At the end of the day, the idea for ‘Campus Kids’ came in because when I was at Brown, we had a lot of fans,” said Murphy. “The idea was, how can we get kids and community all together — the Play It Forward Sport Nonprofit uses education and sports as a platform for leadership.”
Play It Forward’s Mission:
* Bring young athletes to intercollegiate and professional athletic events so that young girls and boys know these opportunities are available to them.
* Support professional sports leagues by working with their athletes to find supplemental employment opportunities so that they can afford to play.
* Educate, support and mentor coaches at all levels and provide them with the tools they need to succeed as coaches.
* Educate, support and mentor players at all levels and provide them with the tools they need to succeed as leaders.
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