The Give Back

Finding The Underdog supports Project54Tour, a non-profit community aid program that leverages the arts, entertainment and sports to help at-risk youth and young adults. Finding The Underdog will introduce four (4) community initiatives as part of the series:

1.

The GEAR Project (Giving Every Athlete the Resources) is a giveback program to help accelerate the growth of sport by supplying young athletes and schools with equipment and training. 

2.

FTU Golf Clinics will be conducted by Ashley Shaw in partnership with youth-focused community organizations, as she travels the country on the golf tournament circuit. Clinics will introduce underrepresented youth to the sport.

3.

FTU Racing Academy is designed to introduce the highest standard of education to the new multi-generational families of karts, quarter midget racecars, b-mods, sprints and late model racing enthusiasts. Our goal is to provide annual S.T.E.M. based summer camps, clinics, safety gear, and educational resources for underrepresented youth racecar drivers across St. Louis and nationally.

4.

Back at Zero is a national financial literacy tour campaign that focuses on enriching, mentoring, and helping educate individuals in STEM, music arts, and financial literacy through entrepreneurship.

Board of Directors

Christopher Surrey

Founder & Executive Director of Project54Tour Aid Program, Inc.

Frederick Lyles

Owner & Sports Agent of NZone Sports Management Agency

Douglas Dean Patrick

Partner at Dean Patrick Racing Company

Erika Garcia

Partner & Executive Account Director of PaintBox Labs

Matt Shih

Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer at ThinkDiffusion

Branden Thompson

Founder of Back at Zero Foundation

Kristeen Reynolds

Founder & CEO of DrinKicks

Amber Lee Forrester

Founder of Quartz Wellness Collective

Steven Cutting

Producer & Partner at Segue Fashion Consultancy

Jessica Rivera

Executive Coach & Business Consultant

Donovan Mitchell

Sr. Director of Player Relations and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for the New York Mets

Kingsley Duah

Founder & CEO of Privelege Design

Kizzie Brown-Duah

Entrepreneur & Co-Owner of Privelege Group Real Estate and Privelege Design

Ronald H. Roebuck, Esq.

Owner of Wilton Entertainment

Josh Carroll

Business Owner & Promoter of Brownstown Bullring Raceway

Joseph Dean Patrick

Dirt Racer (#14P) & Team Owner

Haleigh Gross

Dirt Racer (#3G) & Team Owner

Gary Gross

Dirt Racer (#86) & Team Owner

Nick Lyons

Dirt Racing Team Owner

Rick Conoyer

Dirt Racer (#14C) & Team Owner

Joshua Dolenz

Dirt Racer (#88J) & Team Owner

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