Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports
A couple of former standout Cards giving back to the community.
Former University of Louisville Cardinals Gary Barnidge and Breno Giacomini are giving back to the Louisville community this weekend by hosting a free football camp at the Trager center for middle school boys and girls. The camp will be held this Saturday. The two run the non-profit organization American Football Without Barriers. They have hosted these camps in both of their hometowns, but primarily host them in foreign countries around the world. The primary focus of the camps are to help youth achieve higher levels of fitness, wellness, and education while promoting the sport around the world.
Registration for the camps for kids entering grades 6-8 can be found here.
The AFWB camp won’t be the only thing that Barnidge and Giacomini will be doing while in town. On Thursday, they will be hosting a bowling fundraiser at Sports and Social Club on 4th Street. Then on Friday, they will visit Kids Cancer Alliance Indian Summer Sibling camp along with local orphanages.
Some of the different countries that they have held camps in include China, Brazil, Turkey, and Egypt. Some countries that they plan on making trips to are Nigeria, Panama, Finland, Japan, Australia, and Columbia. AFWB has estimated that the camps and programs they’ve held have allowed them to interact with over 10,000 kids.
Very cool stuff.