Four San Diego County Schools Selected to Receive Grants from Program Powered by SchoolsFirst FCU

August 05, 2024

Chargers Champions School Grant Program to provide schools with up to $75,000 for physical fitness resources and renovations necessary to provide basic athletic demands for their student-athletes

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the largest serving school employees and their families, today announced that four San Diego County schools have been selected to receive grants from the Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund to support improvements that meet some of the basic physical fitness demands for student-athletes. The fund will donate $150,000, in total, to Herbert Hoover High School, Olympian High School, Stephen C. Foster Elementary and Longfellow Elementary through the Chargers Champions School Grant Program powered by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union.

In its 24th year, the annual Chargers Champions School Grant Program provides up to $75,000 in funding, per school, for physical fitness, nutrition and athletic needs to both public and private schools in San Diego and Imperial counties. This year, Herbert Hoover High School and Olympian High School will utilize the funding to renovate their weight rooms while Stephen C. Foster Elementary and Longfellow Elementary will purchase portable equipment such as tetherballs and gaga pits, and begin the process of updating their fitness centers, respectively.

"SchoolsFirst FCU is proud to support the Chargers Champions School Grant Program," said Kristin Crellin, senior vice president, Community and Membership Development at SchoolsFirst FCU. "Investing in the well-being of schools, teachers and students creates stronger communities for us all."

Since its inception in 2000, the Chargers Champions program has donated more than $6 million to improve the physical literacy of students. With this financial support, over 150 schools have had the opportunity to complete various projects such as weight rooms, fitness centers, turf fields and playground renovations as well as the replacement of unique equipment necessary for their athletic or health and wellness programs such as heart rate monitors, lap trackers and sensory paths.