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Volunteer Center

We Need You!

Whether it’s helping us sort out equipment or running a collection drive in your community, Leveling the Playing Field relies heavily on our volunteers. 

See all the ways you can volunteer your time below.

Volunteer At a Warehouse

Corporate Volunteer Group? Greek Life Volunteering? Student Groups?

Leveling the Playing Field can host groups of up to 25 people at our warehouses. To schedule a custom volunteer opportunity, please contact us at info@levelingtheplayingfield.org.

Keep in mind you can help us out no matter where you live! You can also support LPF with a financial contributions.

Every day, we receive sporting equipment donations which are dropped off at our warehouses and sent into the community. We rely on volunteers to quality check and organize all of these donations.

Volunteers will inventory and sort sports equipment donations from our intake bins. Volunteers will also help staff maintain the warehouse space by sorting through current inventory and making sure all equipment is in good condition.

A basic understanding of sports equipment is preferred but not required. Typical volunteer shifts last two hours. This opportunity is open to individuals and groups. The age minimum to volunteer is 10 years old. All volunteers under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Volunteer in one of our warehouses >

Run Your Own Collection Drive

Mitzvah Project? Eagle Scout Project? Girl Scout Troop? Or just need volunteer hours?

Leveling the Playing Field relies on community members to collect sports equipment in their community.

Volunteers can organize their own collection drives at their schools, sports leagues, churches, synagogues, neighborhoods etc. LPF will provide donation bins, marketing materials and hands-on assistance to any interested collector.

Collectors will place donation bins, inventory equipment, and hand out tax receipts to donors when requested. If able, volunteers will transport donated equipment from their drive to the LPF warehouse.

LPF staff is available to discuss potential collection drives over the phone.

For more information on running a collection drive CLICK HERE

To sign up/register to run a collection drive CLICK HERE

Additional Documents:

  • List of Accepted Items
  • Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project Info Sheet
  • Collection Drive Game Plan
  • Drop Box Flyer
  • Email Blurb & Social Media Post Template
  • General LPF Info Flyer
  • Blank Tax Receipt
Become an LPF Bin Ambassador

Can’t make it into the warehouse? Adopt a metal bin as an LPF Bin Ambassador!

Adopting a metal donation bin is a great way for individuals and families to assist LPF. Bin Ambassadors are responsible for checking your nearest LPF metal bin once a month, emptying the bin, and transporting the items to your local LPF warehouse.

The length of time as an LPF Bin Ambassador is flexible, however, we ask for a minimum commitment of three months.

Bin Ambassadors are eligible to receive service learning hours (SSL) for time spent covering bins. 

Interested ambassadors should complete the LPF Bin Ambassador interest form and a member of our team will reach out to you. Please contact us at info@levelingtheplayingfield.org with questions.

"If we did not have the donation of gear, we would not have had a team. 22 of the 23 girls who wanted to try and play ice hockey had no hockey gear. With the donation provided, we were able to save hundreds of dollars on hockey equipment per player to support them to play."

St. Mary's Ryken High School

"The partnership we have with LPF has allowed us to redirect funds normally spent on required PE curriculum materials to other vital initiatives such as parent engagement and attendance/behavioral incentives for our students."

The Foundation Schools

"Northwood Baseball League has always had challenges when it comes to the kids having the proper equipment on the field. LPF's donations have allowed the league to grow and the kids to have a big smile on their face when we give them equipment that are new to them."

Northwood Baseball League, inc.

"LPF's generous donation of baseball equipment enabled CEBF to reach impact 100s of youth in communities in need throughout the Caribbean region, from a Jamaican kid receiving a baseball for the first time to a Puerto Rican kid receiving a much-needed replacement for a worn-out glove."

Caribbean Educational and Baseball Foundation (CEBF)

"We love all of the equipment you have provided to our program. The sports bra donation enabled many female students to be able to participate in the swimming unit. Since many of our students cannot afford bathing suits, they were able to wear the sports bras with t-shirts and shorts to swim."

Gaithersburg Middle School PE

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What a volunteer day at the Western New York wareh What a volunteer day at the Western New York warehouse! 🦬

Team members from the @buffalosabres, including broadcasters @robray32 and Dan Dunleavy, employees from @Modern Disposal Services, and Sabres mascot, @sabretooth_nhl helped us sort youth hockey gear and apparel to re-distribute throughout Buffalo 🏒

Ready to bring your team by for a volunteer session? Find the link in our bio and story
📢Southeast Michigan! Your first two metal donat 📢Southeast Michigan! Your first two metal donation bins have landed, in partnership with the @tigerscommunity and @hockeytowncares ! ⚾🐅🔴🏒

Today, Red Wings Defenseman @jeffpetry26 , his wife @petryjules, and the Petry family cut the ribbon and made the first of many donations towards making sports accessible for kids in the Greater Detroit area!
On Friday, LPF partnered with the Team Bradley Fun On Friday, LPF partnered with the Team Bradley Fund, and the @mcfohio to cut the ribbon and fill our newest metal bin to collect sports equipment in Southeast Ohio! 🎉

This bin honors the life and memory of Mark Bradley, a coach and community leader with a passion for sports

Read more in our story!

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