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Hampton council spotlights youth sports groups serving nearly 3,000 children
Summary
At a Spotlight on Citizens event, Hampton officials recognized local youth sports programs, citing nearly 3,000 children served annually across represented groups and roughly 350 combined years of volunteer service; Fox Hill Athletic Association noted tornado damage to its meeting space.
At a Spotlight on Citizens event, Mayor Wallace and community host Brian McKaycy honored dozens of local youth sports organizations that together reach almost 3,000 young people each year.
"Hampton has had a long tradition in athletics, and the benefits...to our youth are immeasurable," said Brian McKaycy (Presenter), who introduced the groups and recounted program sizes and histories. He said the organizations represented in the audience contribute roughly 350 combined years of service and serve nearly 3,000 children annually.
McKaycy named a range of groups and representatives in attendance: Fox Hill Athletic Association (Lisa Cadera and Crystal Jones; about 600 youth; meeting space damaged by a recent tornado), the Hampton Newport News Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Guide Rights program (Linwood Smith and Arthur Price; about 300 youth), VIP United Football Club (Matthew Hoffman and Joseph Slezak; about 150 youth), Jefferson Davis Middle School/Aberdeen Athletics (Duane Campbell and Damon Pope; about 40 youth), Hampton Cavaliers (Kevin Curtis and Carlisa Merritt; about 100 youth), YH Thomas programs (Kevan Johnson; over 300 youth), Phoenix Basketball (Andrew Lloyd and Cathy Williams; about 35 youth), Hampton Little League (Sharon Troy and Molly Patrick; longstanding program with roughly 300 youth), Pen to Win Wrestling Club (Janet Williams; about 35 youth), Phillips Athletic Association (Kathy Cato; years of service noted but participation figure was not specified in the transcript), and Hampton Tornadoes Youth Football and Cheerleading League (Leroy Mask and Georgia Wesley; about 140 youth).
Mayor Wallace thanked the volunteers and coaches for reaching young people at a formative age and emphasized values such as sportsmanship and teamwork. "We're extremely pleased and proud of the service that you rendered to our community and to our young people," he said.
The council presented a plan to give each organization a commemorative coin and invited representatives to the dais for a group photograph. The meeting recessed for 10 minutes so the photo and presentations could take place.
The segment included a note that Fox Hill Athletic Association’s meeting space was damaged by a recent tornado and is temporarily in limbo; no council action or funding decision was made during this portion of the meeting.
