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Genre
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Clipping
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Description
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National Collegiate Athletic Association and Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports provides $22,000 to facilitate a youth sports program in the Camden Community. The University hopes that by providing an outlet, it can help improve the local community.
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Date
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August 7, 1971
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Publication
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Defender
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Place of Publication
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Wilmington, DE
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Transcript
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SWIMMING START — Inspecting the city facilities that are being used in the five-week National Summer Youth Program which was brought here under the auspices of Rutgers University are (l. to r.) Cherry Hill residents Wilbur W. Wilson, director of physical education at the Camden campus, program director, and James H. Ricks, director of the Bureau of Community Services, project administrator, with Mayor Joseph M. Nardi.
A $22,000 grant is funding the project which is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Some 275 young people between the ages of 10 and 18 are participating in the program which features instruction in nine sports, health education and counseling in career and educational opportunities.
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Youngsters Get Summer Sports
About 250 youngsters from low-income families in Camden are participating in a five-week National Summer Youth Sports program at Rutgers University's Camden campus.
The activities include baseball, track and field, tennis and softball, and swimming at Centreville pool.
According to Wilbur W. E Wilson, director of physical education at the Camden campus, a $22,000 grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is funding the program.
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Language
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English
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Archive
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Camden Special Collections, Rutgers University Libraries
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Collection
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Camden Clippings Collection
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Archival Location
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Volume: March 1971 to September 1972
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Contributor
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Dante Requena
