About | Activstars Outreach

About ActivStars Outreach

Mission

Founded in July 2012, ActivStars Outreach was established to help bring affordable after-school and weekend youth sports programs to all children, regardless of their financial situation. Our 501(c)3 non-profit program is designed to make it easy to identify and help those in need in our communities.

Each year, thousands of children across the country benefit from the youth sports programs that our partners provide. We work directly with ActivStars to ensure that its programs reach deep into our communities and help them serve as an innovative model for the youth recreation industry.

As with most new endeavors, we began with a small initiative and have since expanded to provide financial and other assistance across the nation. Partner programs are now held in approximately 20 states in the U.S., with more than 30,000 participating.

We plan to continue to help our programs grow. You can take part in that growth in many different ways, including volunteering, partnering, and donating.

Each year, our partners benefit thousands of children across the country. ActivStars Outreach works with partners to deliver classes and programs that:

Boost self-confidence and teamwork skills
Promote a healthy, physical lifestyle
Help children play an active part in their community
Teach children about safety awareness
Develop self-respect and respect for others

Outreach Pillars

ActivStars Outreach uses your donations to provide needs-based scholarships for children who wish to participate in ActivStars youth sports programs. We’re a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so all donations from companies and individuals are tax deductible. Equipment donations are welcome, too.

GIVE

We partner with leaders just like you to offer youth outreach programs across the US. Click to learn more about becoming a partner and join us to create positive environments where children can learn, build self-confidence, and have fun!

PARTNER

ActivStars Outreach works with a wide range of volunteers around the country to create youth sports programs that allow our children to learn inside safe, encouraging, and fun environments. See what opportunities are available for you to support our cause through outreach, fundraising, and more. Our success comes from amazing volunteers.

VOLUNTEER

What We Value

ActivStars Outreach’s work is guided by five core principles: educating children, building community, promoting lifelong health, strengthening families, and providing affordability.

Education

Education is the cornerstone of our youth programs. Our partners provide industry-leading curricula emphasizing individual growth. Our instructors teach sports skills, nurture self-confidence, and promote positive life skills.

Community

ActivStars Outreach programs are offered at schools, churches, and community centers. Through these programs, our vetted partners create positive and safe learning environments at trusted facilities within our communities.

Health

Physical fitness requires dedication and continual effort. By laying the foundation at early ages through our youth activities, we instill good habits, the desire, and that vital commitment. For some children, our classes provide their only exposure to healthy lifestyles

Family

Strengthening families one child at a time through youth sports is at the heart of our efforts. Our curriculum builds upon positive values that complement and reinforce those that parents focus on in their homes.

Affordability

We believe that every child and family should have the opportunity to participate in youth sports. We work closely with partners and provide innovative programming to deliver best-in-class value for families.

Testimonials

Cheer

Big emphasis on teamwork and fun, which you don’t find in many programs. Thank you for being so inclusive.

Karate

My daughter absolutely loves coming to karate each week. Sensei Jeoffrey does a great job keeping the kids engaged.

Soccer

Great program. Very helpful staff and worked with us to make practice and the games a blast.

Are you ready to help?

Your tax-deductible donation to ActivStars Outreach is essentially an investment in your community. These donations, along with proceeds from our fundraising activities, assist the continuing expansion of youth programs locally and across the nation.

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Our Board

Elizabeth Canuas

President

Mrs. Canuas serves as our ActivStars board president. She started as a student with ActivStars (formerly Young Olympians) at age 5 and continued in their program, eventually working for the organization until age 23. Mrs. Canuas is a graduate of Arizona State University and University of Phoenix. She has been an elementary school teacher for the last 19 years. Mrs. Canuas lives in Avondale with her husband of 18 years and her 3 children.

Deanna Jamison

Vice President

Deanna Jamison currently serves as the board vice president. She started with the baton twirling program at the age of 10 until the age of 18. She then taught baton twirling classes from 16-24 years old. She is currently a 5th and 6th grade teacher for Florence Virtual Academy. She has a Masters in elementary education from Northern Arizona University. An elementary school teacher for 23 years has been her passion teaching 2nd-6th grade.

Marty Olejarczyk

Secretary

Marty Olejarczyk was born in 1959 in Somerville, NJ. He attended North Plainfield High School where he was a varsity sport letterman in three sports. Mr. Olejarczyk enlisted in the Air Force in 1977, served as a medic, and was honorably discharged. He moved to Scottsdale Arizona in 1981, attended (and graduated from) Scottsdale Community College on a football and track scholarship. He then received a scholarship at Arizona State University for track and field and competed in the Pac 10 Finals his first year there. Mr. Olejarczyk became involved in retail commercial real estate in 1984 and has been active in the industry ever since. Presently, he is a partner at GPS Retail Advisors, Scottsdale, AZ. He is married to Dr. Nina Wilkey-Olejarczyk and has 7 children. Marty was raised by a single mom who had to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet and credits the numerous affordable afterschool programs available to him in NJ that helped keep him on track.