TOGETHXR Community Champions 🤩
TOGETHXR is proud to introduce its Community Champions Class of 2024 — a cohort of ten community organizations across North America selected for their impactful work with women and girls in sports.
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These organizations are committed to providing space, opportunity, and representation for women in a vast multitude of sports through youth programming, mentorship, advocacy, and more.
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Over the coming year, we will engage in meaningful discussions, share insights, and collaborate on various initiatives that aim to connect, uplift, and amplify the voices of women across the sports and culture space. This cohort is not just about learning; it’s about building community, breaking barriers, and creating a supportive network for all.
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In 2024, TOGETHXR will support these organizations through original, social-first storytelling and event partnership. Full calendar of events coming soon.
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Black Girls Tennis Club
The Bloom BMX
Brown Girls Do Gymnastics
City Girls Golf
FroSkate
Hike & Heal Wellness
Hijabi Ballers
Hoods to Woodsㅤ
INTRSXTN Surf
Students Run LA
Class of 2024 Organizations
Black Girls Tennis Club
Sport: Tennis
Location: VA
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Black Girls Tennis Club serves as a pathway to joy, radical wellness, and liberation for Black women and girls through PLAY. We utilize our platform to inform, encourage, motivate, and change the narrative in tennis. We provide free youth programming and unique opportunities on the court for adults. Liberation through sports and play can transform communities. Our efforts support economic development, local tourism, family preservation, legacy, and generational abundance.
The Bloom BMX
Sport: BMX
Location: USA (Various Cities)
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The Bloom BMX was founded in 2019 by riders Angie Marino and Beatrice Trang, with the goal of creating a platform dedicated to covering women’s BMX. More than just a news source or brand, The Bloom BMX is also about building community-focused events and providing opportunities for women to elevate their riding and careers in the sport. The name represents the progress and growth we’ve seen in women’s BMX. Our mission is to support, educate, inspire and empower our community to flourish. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Black Girls Tennis Club
Sport: Tennis
Location: VA
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Black Girls Tennis Club serves as a pathway to joy, radical wellness, and liberation for Black women and girls through PLAY. We utilize our platform to inform, encourage, motivate, and change the narrative in tennis. We provide free youth programming and unique opportunities on the court for adults. Liberation through sports and play can transform communities. Our efforts support economic development, local tourism, family preservation, legacy, and generational abundance.
The Bloom BMX
Sport: BMX
Location: USA (Various Cities)
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The Bloom BMX was founded in 2019 by riders Angie Marino and Beatrice Trang, with the goal of creating a platform dedicated to covering women’s BMX. More than just a news source or brand, The Bloom BMX is also about building community-focused events and providing opportunities for women to elevate their riding and careers in the sport. The name represents the progress and growth we’ve seen in women’s BMX. Our mission is to support, educate, inspire and empower our community to flourish. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Brown Girls Do Gymnastics
Sport: Gymnastics
Location: USA (Various Cities)
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Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) is an advocacy organization helping to guide Brown Girls through their acrobatic careers. We are striving for more diversity and inclusion in gymnastics and circus arts. Founded by Derrin Moore in 2015, BGDG provides access, coaching, training, and other forms of support to athletes from underrepresented and marginalized groups.
City Girls Golf
Sport: Golf
Location: Washington D.C.
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Founded in the heart of Washington, DC, in June 2023. This organization, driven by the vision of its founder, Sierra Balgar, is dedicated to enhancing the golf experience for women of color. CGG is not just cultivating swings and putts; it is constructing a community, dismantling barriers, and championing inclusivity to redefine golf for everyone.
Brown Girls Do Gymnastics
Sport: Gymnastics
Location: USA (Various Cities)
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Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) is an advocacy organization helping to guide Brown Girls through their acrobatic careers. We are striving for more diversity and inclusion in gymnastics and circus arts. Founded by Derrin Moore in 2015, BGDG provides access, coaching, training, and other forms of support to athletes from underrepresented and marginalized groups.
City Girls Golf
Sport: Golf
Location: Washington D.C.
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Founded in the heart of Washington, DC, in June 2023. This organization, driven by the vision of its founder, Sierra Balgar, is dedicated to enhancing the golf experience for women of color. CGG is not just cultivating swings and putts; it is constructing a community, dismantling barriers, and championing inclusivity to redefine golf for everyone.
FroSkate
Sport: Skateboarding
Location: Chicago & NY
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Black Womyn-found and Queer-led, froSkate is Chicago's first Collective for the non-traditional skate community. Since its founding in 2019, froSkate has provided inclusive experiences, resources, and equity for BIPOC skaters. Having hosted over 100 events (including their regular meet-ups), impacting over 1,000 skaters, and donating over 100 skate supplies. For froSkate, the mission is global - spreading "All Love No Hate" in everything they do.
Hike & Heal Wellness
Sport: Hiking/Outdoors
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Hike+Heal is a diverse women’s hiking group, offering healing hikes and grounding experiences to increase overall wellness: physically, mentally, and spiritually. Hike+Heal was founded in 2019 with the intention of making the outdoors more accessible for women, especially women of color in the Philadelphia and tristate area. Offering a variety of curated hikes, wellness events, and retreats has built a strong connection of women across the nation.
FroSkate
Sport: Skateboarding
Location: Chicago & NY
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Black Womyn-found and Queer-led, froSkate is Chicago's first Collective for the non-traditional skate community. Since its founding in 2019, froSkate has provided inclusive experiences, resources, and equity for BIPOC skaters. Having hosted over 100 events (including their regular meet-ups), impacting over 1,000 skaters, and donating over 100 skate supplies. For froSkate, the mission is global - spreading "All Love No Hate" in everything they do.
Hike & Heal Wellness
Sport: Hiking/Outdoors
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Hike+Heal is a diverse women’s hiking group, offering healing hikes and grounding experiences to increase overall wellness: physically, mentally, and spiritually. Hike+Heal was founded in 2019 with the intention of making the outdoors more accessible for women, especially women of color in the Philadelphia and tristate area. Offering a variety of curated hikes, wellness events, and retreats has built a strong connection of women across the nation.
Hijabi Ballers
Sport: Basketball
Location: Toronto
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The Hijabi Ballers project is a unique initiative based in the Greater Toronto Area that focuses on recognizing and celebrating the athleticism of Muslim girls and women. What sets us apart from other sports programs is our commitment to increasing the participation and representation of Muslim females in sports spaces across the city. In essence, Hijabi Ballers is not just about sports; it's about empowerment, diversity, and inclusivity, providing a platform for Muslim women to excel in athletics while embracing their cultural and religious identities.
Hoods to Woods
Sport: Snowboarding
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Hoods to Woods Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that introduces youth in underserved communities to the outdoors through snowboarding by providing free programming, equipment, and mentorship to help create more diversity in winter sports.
Hijabi Ballers
Sport: Basketball
Location: Toronto
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The Hijabi Ballers project is a unique initiative based in the Greater Toronto Area that focuses on recognizing and celebrating the athleticism of Muslim girls and women. What sets us apart from other sports programs is our commitment to increasing the participation and representation of Muslim females in sports spaces across the city. In essence, Hijabi Ballers is not just about sports; it's about empowerment, diversity, and inclusivity, providing a platform for Muslim women to excel in athletics while embracing their cultural and religious identities.
Hoods to Woods
Sport: Snowboarding
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Hoods to Woods Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that introduces youth in underserved communities to the outdoors through snowboarding by providing free programming, equipment, and mentorship to help create more diversity in winter sports.
INTRSXTN Surf
Sport: Surf
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Founded in 2021 by Jessa Williams, Intrsxtn Surf exists to create a safe space for Black Women and women of color to explore the outdoors through surfing. Our community is made up of adventure-seeking women who love all things action sports and outdoor exploration. We’re known for our community Surf Meetups where we provide free beginner surf lessons to Black Women + WOC, taught by our coaching crew made up entirely of Black Women + WOC- a powerful experience that’s hard to find anywhere else!
Students Run LA
Sport: Running
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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SRLA is a school-based non-profit organization that annually challenges over 3,000 middle and high-school students to experience the benefits of goal-setting, character development, adult mentoring, and improved health by providing them with a truly life-changing experience: The training for and completion of the Los Angeles Marathon.
INTRSXTN Surf
Sport: Surf
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Founded in 2021 by Jessa Williams, Intrsxtn Surf exists to create a safe space for Black Women and women of color to explore the outdoors through surfing. Our community is made up of adventure-seeking women who love all things action sports and outdoor exploration. We’re known for our community Surf Meetups where we provide free beginner surf lessons to Black Women + WOC, taught by our coaching crew made up entirely of Black Women + WOC- a powerful experience that’s hard to find anywhere else!
Students Run LA
Sport: Running
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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SRLA is a school-based non-profit organization that annually challenges over 3,000 middle and high-school students to experience the benefits of goal-setting, character development, adult mentoring, and improved health by providing them with a truly life-changing experience: The training for and completion of the Los Angeles Marathon.