At its Annual Meeting luncheon, the Sports Lawyers Association makes a sizeable philanthropic contribution to a deserving non-profit organization from the host city. The SLA has contributed $200,000 to philanthropic organizations from 2000 to 2015. Past contributions have included:
Year | Annual Meeting City | Contribution(s) |
2016 | Los Angeles, CA | Team Prime Time |
2015 | Baltimore, MD | Coaching Corps |
2014 | Chicago, IL | Girls in the Game |
2013 | Atlanta, GA | Warrick Dunn Charities |
2012 | San Diego, CA | Sports Bigs Program of Big Brothers / Big Sisters of San Diego County |
2011 | Washington, DC | Dreams for Kids |
2010 | Phoenix | Phoenix Women's Sports Association |
2009 | Chicago | Urban Initiatives |
2008 | San Francisco | First Tee of San Francisco |
2007 | Cambridge | MetroLacrosse and Sport in Society / Urban Youth Sports (Northeastern University) |
2006 | Toronto | The Argos Foundation - Stop the Violence |
2005 | Phoenix | The Foundation For Blind Children |
2004 | Baltimore | Parks and People Foundation |
2003 | Phoenix | Special Olympics Canada (Annual Meeting was moved from Toronto to Phoenix) |
2002 | Phoenix | The Foundation For Blind Children |
2001 | Philadelphia | Inner-City Games |
2000 | San Francisco | Athletes Against Drugs |