PLAY IT FORWARD
Yesterday's equipment. Tomorrow's dream.
Giving today's underprivileged youth a chance at a dream through your donation of yesterday's sports equipment — in partnership with foundations and community organizations here and abroad.
Equipment becomes opportunity
Bergenfield, NJ → Communities that need it most
THE IDEA
The gear in your garage — the cleats your kid outgrew, the glove from last season — becomes the first real chance a child somewhere else has to play the game they love.
— YESTERDAY'S GEAR. TOMORROW'S DREAM. —
Collaborators · One mission
Donated gear, delivered with purpose.
Play It Forward is a transformative initiative that turns goodwill into real resources for underprivileged youth. Through strategic collaborations with Fundación Deportiva Araujo Young, Bergenfield VFW Post 6467, and Bergenfield Little League, we collect and distribute sports equipment to communities that lack these essential resources — locally and in Latin America.
Because the next chance a kid gets to lace up cleats and step onto a field shouldn't depend on what their family can afford.
Goodwill
Equipment you already own becomes a gift somewhere it’s needed
Access
Children get the gear that lets them try, train, and compete
Dignity
Quality items, delivered with care to partners we trust
PLAY IT FORWARD
PROGRAM'S OFFICIAL SPONSOR
Play It Forward is proudly supported by Capital One. Their generosity helps us collect, sort, and distribute sports equipment to underprivileged youth — turning donations from our community into real opportunities for kids who otherwise wouldn't have the gear to play.
From driveway to dream
Cleats, gloves, jerseys, bats — every donated item is one more child who gets to play.
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Collaborators
FUNDACIÓN DEPORTIVA ARAUJO YOUNG
Sports foundation partner
BERGENFIELD VFW POST 6467
Collection site partner
BERGENFIELD LITTLE LEAGUE
Sports organization partner
Donate Equipment
Collection site
BERGENFIELD VFW POST 6467
321 S Washington Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Collection window
Every year
March 1 — July 30
Drop off gear any time during the collection window.
Official Sponsor
Capital One
Capital One is the official sponsor of the Play It Forward program. Through their support, BDC collects and distributes sports equipment to underprivileged youth — giving them the opportunity to pursue their dreams through sports.
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Play it forward
Donate the sports equipment you no longer use and give a young athlete the chance to chase their dream.
Ready to play it forward?
Donate your sports equipment between March 1 and July 30, and give underprivileged youth the chance to pursue their dreams through sports.