By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org

Grand Valley Christian Patriots and Blue’s Gym Professional Boxing/Kickboxing have joined forces to host a school supply giveaway Wednesday, Aug. 24.

The event will be from 5 – 7 p.m. at Blue’s Gym Professional Boxing/Kickboxing, 4248 Kalamazoo Ave. SE. 

Grand Valley Christian Patriots usually does its school supply giveaway at its first home game, but since this year the game is Sept. 17, when school is in full swing, the team decided to move the giveaway up.

“Making sure our communities kids have the necessary support is one of our most important goals,” Coach Brian Shafer.

Members of the Grand Valley Christian Patriots football team will be on hand to help students with the supplies which include notebooks, pens, pencils, folders, and other items.

The Grand Valley Christians Patriots includes home-schooled students from Wyoming and Kentwood as well as from around the state. The team finished 2021 ranked 11th in the country by the National Homeschool Football Association.

Blue’s Gym, which was started by kickboxing champion Dino Newville, is a Christian-based organization with the overall mission to help the struggling youth community of Grand Rapids.