LACF Awards Grant To High Flyers Gymnastics

LACF News: The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) has awarded a $500 grant to High Flyers Gymnastics to support its work with youth. The grant will be used to purchase gymnastics equipment. Youth sports are not only where future Olympians begin their training, but they are also where future leaders learn teamwork, practice a strong work ethic, and gain self-confidence.
High Flyers Gymnastics owner David Vosburgh with his gymnasts holding the grant check they received recently from the Los Alamos Community Foundation, which they will use to purchase equipment. Courtesy/LACF

“We currently train 220 students in our facility, including a competitive team of 50 girls. This funding will help us purchase new equipment,” Vosburgh said. Gymnastics equipment is expensive. “A new level 4 vault table is $5,687 and a new quad bar set with four 8′ bars is $5,134,” Vosburgh said.  This LACF funding will cover some of the costs, but more money is needed. Anyone interested in donating to help fund equipment is encouraged to contact High Flyers Gymnastics at 1900 Diamond Drive, Suite C, click here or call 505.500.5699.

Community members Paul and Jill Cook established The Youth Sports Endowment fund to benefit youth sports in Los Alamos. Endowment earnings from the fund are directed to organizations that serve youth sports in the community through an annual competitive grant process. The public is invited to contribute to the fund, to help grow the impact it is able to have on local youth.

About the Los Alamos Community Foundation

Established in 2015, the mission of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to build enduring philanthropy to empower our community’s nonprofit organizations. LACF stewards sixteen permanent endowment funds and supports local nonprofits through training, initiatives and grantmaking. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.