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Know a teen in Atlanta who might want to learn about sports officiating? We have a Game On! clinic coming to Holy Innocents’ Episcopal on Sunday, July 28 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is FREE
What We Have Been Up To
Meet our Super Bowl Raffle Winner – Sara Thomas – not to be confused with Sarah Thomas
https://youtube.com/shorts/tNPuSkuGS6w?feature=share Meet our Super Bowl raffle winner - Sara Thomas - who will be heading to New Orleans with her husband - to watch Super Bowl LIX ! Sara entered our Sports Officials Care raffle, which raised close to $18,000 to...
Teens at Evanston Township High School learn sports officiating from pros in the NFL, MLB and the NCAA
Jeff Carr spent 20 seasons as a Big 10 football referee - Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill Students from Evanston Township High School, located in the Chicago suburbs, spent the morning learning about sports officiating, but also life lessons from officials who have...
Whether or not your team is Super Bowl bound, YOU could be in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX! Enter our raffle today!
Enter our Sports Officials Care Super Bowl LIX Raffle for a chance to win TWO (2) tickets to the Super Bowl in New Orleans on February 9, 2025, PLUS $1,000 to help with accommodations! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and an amazing way to give back at the...
65 Volunteers Through Sports Officials Care Take Time Out To Support Feed My Starving Children in Arizona
NBA referees, umpires from Major League Baseball and sports officials from the college levels - along with many kids and families - turned out to volunteer for a great cause in Feeding My Starving Children in Arizona. All together, there were 65 volunteers...
Atlanta teens learn from the pros at Game On! clinic led by NBA Referee Billy Kennedy, retired NFL Referee Mark Baltz and retired Major League Baseball Umpires
LEARN MORE Atlanta teens got a chance to learn about sports officiating from the pros at a Game On! clinic at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School on July 28. Sports Officials Care President and longtime NBA Referee Billy Kennedy helped lead the drills along with retired...
Great GAME ON event featuring pro referees from NFL, MLS & basketball along with baseball umpires at Taunton High School
What a great Game On event we had at Taunton High School outside of Boston with this esteemed lineup: Baseball umpires – Jeff Merzel and Billy McCalllum Basketball referees – Steve Wilson (College Official) Football referees – Jim Mello (NFL – retired after...
The bidding has begun! Check out all of the incredible items up for bid to support Sports Officials Care!
The bidding has begun! For the second consecutive year, you can bid on prized collectibles and memorabilia from sports officials from other sports—the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and more as part of the 16th Annual UMPS CARE Online Auction Hosted On MLB.com! “When you bid on...

Sports Officials Care joins hospital visit at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, delivering 100 Build-A-Bears to kids
(L to R) NCAA Division II and Ohio High School Girls' Basketball Referee Charlene Lybbert, NFL Replay Official Mark Butterworth, Minor League Baseball umpires Matthew Blackborow, Charlie Welling, Garret Griffin and Retired MLB umpire/current MLB umpire supervisor...

Thanks to the NFL Referees and Sports Officials Care, these lucky fans went to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII!
For the second consecutive year, NFL Referees generously donated TWO tickets to the Super Bowl, plus $1,000, to winners of our Sports Officials Care sweepstakes fundraiser. The fundraiser makes our programs, such as Game On! introductory officiating clinics for...

Enter for a chance to win two (2) tickets to the NFL’s Biggest Game of the Year … this year in Las Vegas!
Enter for a chance to win two (2) tickets to the NFL's Biggest Game of the Year on Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas and $1000 cash towards accommodations! Now is your chance to be in the stadium for the event of a lifetime - be in Las Vegas on February 11,...