The Women’s Sports Foundation and Gatorade are pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards. More than 300 teams of high school-aged girls across the country applied for one of 20 $2,500 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Award grants to support their girls’ sports programs. The 2009 Ambassador grantees will use these grants to buy equipment and uniforms, pay for transportation or tournament entry fees. Each grantee organized a community service project to get girls involved in sports and physical activity. A total of $50,000 in grants was awarded. Check out the full bio for each of the 2009 GoGirlGo! Ambassador grantees here.

We applaud all teams for their outstanding efforts in getting more girls to become physically active. Thanks to their efforts, more girls will be healthier in both body and mind. Girls who engage in sports have a more positive body image, higher confidence and self-esteem, and show increased academic performance. Although we were unable to fund all teams, we hope that you, our GoGirlGo! Ambassadors, will continue to be active role models and encourage girls to be physically active.

Again, the Women’s Sports Foundation and Gatorade would like thank all the teams for participating and being true Ambassadors!

The following teams received grants for 2009:

Impact Academy of Arts and Technology Lady Spartans Basketball Team (Hayward, Calif.)
University City High School Girls Golf Team (San Diego, Calif.)
Dolores Huerta Preparatory High School Scorpions Softball Team (Pueblo, Colo.)
Catch the Drive Rowing Team, Norwalk River Rowing Association (Norwalk, Conn.)
Jasper County High School Lady Canes Softball Team (Monticello, Ga.)
Pleasant Valley High School Spartan Sparkles Cheer Team (Bettendorf, Iowa)
Marshall High School Lady Commandos Basketball Team (Chicago, Ill.)
Henderson County High School Lady Colonels Soccer Team (Henderson, Ky.)
Northwest High School Varsity Cheerleaders (Opelousas, La.)
King Philip High School Warriors Swim Team (Norfolk, Mass.)
Benzie Central High School Track and Field Team (Benzonia, Mich.)
Fredericktown High School Football Cheer Squad (Fredericktown, Mo.)
Sid Jacobson JCC Maccabi Girls Basketball Team (East Hills, N.Y.)
Shaker High School Varsity Field Hockey (Latham, N.Y.)
Special Edition Dance Team – The Girls Club of Ohio (Cleveland, Ohio)
Black River High School Girls Soccer Club (West Salem, Ohio)
Williamsport Area High School Lady Millionaires Basketball Team (Williamsport, Pa.)
Warren Area High School Dragons Basketball Team (Warren, Pa.)
Lancaster High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team (Lancaster, S.C.)
Energizers Dance Team All Stars (Hartford, Wis.)

Give a girl the gift of sport. Look for the 2010 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards presented by Gatorade coming soon.

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