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Mac’s Impact
Because of the generosity of businesses, foundations and individuals who teamed with Coach Mac, 2023 was the most successful in the seven-year history of the Ron McBride Foundation.
Underprivileged children and youth, who are either homeless or are going home to empty houses, are able to envision better futures because of your support.
With your help, the RMF was able to:
- Fund 19 afterschool programs—a 58 percent increase over 2022—in Title 1 Schools in Ogden, Jordan, Granite, Salt Lake City and Canyons School Districts.
- Contribute $15,000 to the Salt Lake City School Foundation for physical examinations and mental health services not covered by insurance at the West High School Clinic, which will open in February 2024.
- Sponsor the 2023 Mascot Bowl, which raised funds for the Christmas Shop, which provides Christmas gifts for underprivileged children, youth and veterans.
- Launch the inaugural multi-school race on the Ron McBride Track and Field at Glendale Middle School in Salt Lake School District.
- Sponsor Race Swami’s 9th Annual Día de los Muertos Classic Swim Meet in Rose Park, which benefitted low-income teenage swimmers, speaking five different languages.
- Hold free workout camps for at-risk athletes trying to improve their football skills at the LifeCentre Athletic Club. Several of Mac’s former players—Jesse Boone, Mike Vyfvinkel, and Xavier Carlton—helped train the high school athletes each Saturday, December 1, to May. Under Coach Mac’s direction, the camps will expand to Highland High School in 2024.
- Spearhead the 1st annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner for administrators and teachers who run the afterschool programs that RMF funds.
- Sponsor space and flexibility training for West Jordan Middle School athletes at the Athletic Republic Gym as part of the school’s afterschool program.
- Recruit motivational speakers, who once down on their luck, are able to help students in Mac’s schools escape generational poverty, drug abuse and gangs.
- Give more than 7,000 underprivileged students enrichment opportunities in safe and accepting environments.
- The Ron McBride Foundation was also honored by the new Copper Hills Home Depot, which opened in October, as its charity of choice. Our thanks to store manager Wes Bates for helping us financially serve the after-school programs in the store’s vicinity.
- Fund 19 afterschool programs—a 58 percent increase over 2022—in Title 1 Schools in Ogden, Jordan, Granite, Salt Lake City and Canyons School Districts.
- Contribute $15,000 to the Salt Lake City School Foundation for physical examinations and mental health services not covered by insurance at the West High School Clinic, which will open in February 2024.
- Sponsor the 2023 Mascot Bowl, which raised funds for the Christmas Shop, which provides Christmas gifts for underprivileged children, youth and veterans.
- Launch the inaugural multi-school race on the Ron McBride Track and Field at Glendale Middle School in Salt Lake School District.
- Sponsor Race Swami’s 9th Annual Día de los Muertos Classic Swim Meet in Rose Park, which benefitted low-income teenage swimmers, speaking five different languages.
- Hold free workout camps for at-risk athletes trying to improve their football skills at the LifeCentre Athletic Club. Several of Mac’s former players—Jesse Boone, Mike Vyfvinkel, and Xavier Carlton—helped train the high school athletes each Saturday, December 1, to May. Under Coach Mac’s direction, the camps will expand to Highland High School in 2024.
- Spearhead the 1st annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner for administrators and teachers who run the afterschool programs that RMF funds.
- Sponsor space and flexibility training for West Jordan Middle School athletes at the Athletic Republic Gym as part of the school’s afterschool program.
- Recruit motivational speakers, who once down on their luck, are able to help students in Mac’s schools escape generational poverty, drug abuse and gangs.
- Give more than 7,000 underprivileged students enrichment opportunities in safe and accepting environments.
- The Ron McBride Foundation was also honored by the new Copper Hills Home Depot, which opened in October, as its charity of choice. Our thanks to store manager Wes Bates for helping us financially serve the after-school programs in the store’s vicinity.
Ogden Peaks Classic
RMF sponsored the Ogden Peaks Classic Soccer Tournament, which attracted more than 2,000 youth from surrounding states to Ogden.
“Love You Man” Tournament
We were able to old the RMF’s most successful “Love You Man” Golf Tournament at Thanksgiving Point. The annual event teed off at a dinner/auction the night before the tournament, hosted by the one and only Scotty Sinclair and featured musician Ofi and his band, with David Osmond as auctioneer. More than $200,000 was raised at the dinner and tourney.
Christkindlmarkt-SLC
Inspired by the world famous German Christmas markets, Christkindlmarkt-SLC selected the
RMF as it’s St. Martin’s community project 2023 and asked the more than 100,000 market visitors at This is the Place Heritage Park, to donate “A Ball and a Buck to Change a Kid’s Luck.” The result was pure magic!
“As a coach and mentor to so many, I am always in awe of Coach McBride’s seemingly endless bandwidth when it comes to nurturing and supporting kids in need. His commitment to the community has always reached beyond his football teams and it shows through the ongoing work of his foundation. As an elected official, I see first-hand the impact (after-school) programs have on our youth and recognize the importance of the individual volunteers and advocates doing the work. I will continue to support and champion groups such as the Ron McBride Foundation who work tirelessly to get all our kids across the goal line.”
— Jenny Wilson, Salt Lake County Mayor
