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Climbing This Saturday!
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Climbing This Saturday!

We are so excited for this Saturday, March 5. it's the first of many LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days! The event runs from 12pm to 5pm at the Movement Columbia Gym at 7125 Columbia Gateway Dr #110, Columbia, MD 21046.

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In One Month, Let's Climb!

Reminder! In one month, all kids and teens are invited to come join us for two weekends of free climbing at Movement Columbia Gym. Sign up at https://www.unmatchedathlete.org/2022/01/columbia/

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Board Meetings 2022
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Board Meetings 2022

As required in Unmatched Athlete’s constitution and by-laws, Unmatched Athlete announces its four quarterly board meeting dates, to be held over Google Meet with tele-conference line. At the time of this posting, these are closed sessions and are not open to members or the general public. These dates are subject to change, and do not include any workgroups and interim board meetings or special meetings.

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Winter Holiday Newsletter
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Winter Holiday Newsletter

Hope you are staying warm and toasty during this winter weather. While 2021 continued to present some challenges (ahem... COVID-19), we were thrilled and lucky to have achieved some pretty incredible feats too thanks to all of your support.

In June, we ran our first event that served as our pre-launch at the UA Field House in Baltimore. We played soccer and KanJam and even had Poe (the Baltimore Ravens mascot) join in the fun. We the board thank Living Classrooms for their support and Leveling the Playing Field again for providing us free soccer kits for all the youth. In addition, we thank Under Armour for sponsoring the pre-launch and providing t-shirts, which you can purchase by clicking here! We are a little biased, but the t-shirts are pretty dope.

We also were given an opportunity of a lifetime to throw out the first pitch at last year's Pride Night at the Park in June. No worries, the ball got to the plate...barely. We truly thank the Pride Center of Maryland and Baltimore Orioles for providing us that opportunity.

On September 25th we held our first official pickup game in Howard County at Cedar Lane Park. We played frisbee and volleyball and are grateful to The Charmery for providing all the youth free cream after the game. Yum! This was followed by our last pickup game of 2021 on October 30th which we called a Spooky Pickup Game at the aforementioned Cedar Lane Park. We played flag football and in the spirit of Halloween and of course, ate a lot of candy.

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LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days in Columbia

All kids and teens are invited to come join us for two weekends of free climbing at Movement Columbia Gym. We look forward to seeing you: Sign up here!

For adults attending (family members or volunteers), say "Unmatched" and you'll get a discounted day pass.

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Joint Partnership with HCPSS

Season’s Greetings! We are honored to announce a new joint partnership with the Howard County Public School System. Together, we will support LGBTQIA+ students and their families with resources and services in sports and fitness. Let's encourage ALL kids to be active and feel seen!

We look forward to exploring future partnership events and collaborating with schools in Howard County towards creating more safe and supportive spaces for LGBTQIA+ youth to engage in sports and fitness.

A big thank you to Danielle DuPuis at Hammond High School, whose voice in leading the HoCo Rainbow Conference continues to inspire us. And shout outs to Denise Kelehan at Mount Hebron High School and to Mary Schiller in the Partnerships Office, for their guidance and enthusiasm. If you are a parent, student or teacher and would like for us to make an appearance at your school in Howard County, please feel free to reach out to us! Our email address is info@unmatchedathlete.org and our social media is unmatchedathl.

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