Levitetz Family Scholarship Fund sends hundreds to summer camp


The fund allowed USA Wrestling to help send 254 athletes from 32 states to summer wrestling camp in 2010


Attending summer wrestling camp is out of reach for many young wrestlers who do not have the family resources to afford it. Helping these deserving athletes has become a mission for wrestling leader Jeff Levitetz.


The Levitetz Family Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for hundreds of needy young wrestlers to attend summer wrestling camps each summer. Jeff Levitetz created the program in 2003, when 21 athletes, most from his home state of Florida, were provided funds to attend a summer wrestling camp.


The Levitetz Family Scholarship Fund has grown each year.


USA Wrestling was able to help send 254 athletes from 32 states to summer camp in 2010, with $50,000 spent directly on camp tuition.


Over the seven years of this worthy project, a total of 1,466 young people have been able to go to summer wrestling camp because of the financial support of the Levitetz Family Scholarship Fund. In total, the program has provided $290,000 to pay the tuition costs for the athletes, directly impacting the lives of our nation’s


future leaders.


Levitetz has been a major leader within wrestling for many years. He was the Team Leader for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. Levitetz served as a Co- Chairperson of the “Wrestling for the Next Millennium” capital campaign.


He has served with distinction on the USA Wrestling Board of Directors. Levitetz has also been a leader with the Gator Wrestling Club, one of the nation’s top club programs. He was inducted as an Outstanding American in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002.


For the last three years, every person who receives support through the Levitetz Family Scholarship Fund must be a gradu- ate of Handshake University. Levitetz created Handshake University on the internet as a method to teach kids how to make a great first impression and expand their life skills. Each of these young wrestlers have gone to the website, worked through the assignments and learned another valuable lesson about how to better deal with other people. USA Wrestling is now accepting applications for the scholar- ship program.


Those who believe that this tremendous program could


impact the life of a young wrestler are encouraged to inquire. For information on how to apply for the Levitetz Family Scholarship Fund, contact Kevin Hansen of USA Wrestling at 719-598-8181 or via e-mail at khansen@usawrestling.org


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May 12-14 May 13-15 May 19-20 May 20-22 May 27-29 June 2-4 June 3-5 June 9-13 June 9-11 June 13-18 June 16-18


ASICS Folkstyle Nationals U.S. Senior Open


FILA Junior Nationals


FILA Cadet and University Nationals Western Jr. Regionals/Veterans Nationals Northern Plains Jr. and Sr. Regionals Body Bar Women’s Nationals FILA Jr. World Team Trials


Central Regional Championships Southeast Regional Championships Southern Plains Regionals Northeast Regionals


Schooboy/girl National Duals U.S. World Team Trials Cadet National Duals


June 19-25 West Kids and Cadet Regionals June 23-27 June 27-29 July TBD July 15-23


Northern Plains Kids and Cadet Regionals Junior National Duals


ASICS Kids National Championships Beach National Championships ASICS Cadet and Junior Nationals


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U/FILAC Akron, Ohio V/J


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