Ahead of his annual High School Showcase, Rudy Gay, NBA small forward for the San Antonio Spurs, today announced his new partnership with leading education technology innovator, EVERFI, Inc..
“The Flight 22 Foundation is dedicated to providing quality entrepreneurial education to the students and families of in the communities we serve,” said Rudy Gay, Founder of the Flight 22 Foundation and San Antonio Spurs small forward. “We know that our partnership with EVERFI will ensure we truly reach students and give them the skills to be our future leaders.”
The Flight 22 Foundation will provide students at twenty-two schools across Baltimore, Maryland with entrepreneurship education using a digital platform powered by EVERFI.
“It’s critical that we equip young people with the entrepreneurial skills needed to navigate and plan for their future success,” said Brian Cooley, EVERFI’s President of Sports & Entertainment. “We’re incredibly excited to work with Rudy Gay as our first athlete in Baltimore, MD sponsoring entrepreneurship education and grateful for his leadership providing students in his hometown with this incredible digital course.”
Flight 22 Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Program is an interactive, web-based course designed to teach students to think entrepreneurially about business and life. Using case studies, interactive business simulations and personal development activities, this course teaches important basic business skills. The entrepreneurship education program will be available to students in his hometown of Baltimore, MD during the 2017–2018 school year.
Flight 22 Foundation
The Flight 22 Foundation was founded by NBA veteran Rudy Gay to benefit disadvantaged youth in the community. The foundation provides children proper access to opportunities that will increase their self-confidence and leadership skills in order to successfully compete in the 21st century workforce. Initiatives include, the rehab for charity program, scholarships and workforce development, urban development and beautification and holiday goodwill programs.
EVERFI, Inc.
EVERFI is the leading education technology company that provides learners of all ages education for the real world, through innovative and scalable digital learning including topics like Financial Education, Digital Citizenship, STEM Career Readiness, Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Social and Emotional Learning, Character Education, and Health and Wellness. Founded in 2008, EVERFI is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription model and has certified over 18 million learners in critical skill areas. Some of America's leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI investors including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter founder Evan Williams, TPG Growth, The Rise Fund, Advance Publications, and Rethink Education, and Rethink Impact. The EVERFI Education Network powers more than 4,200 partners in their education initiatives across all 50 states and Canada. Learn more at EVERFI.com
