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The Raiders announced Tuesday night that they have donated $250,000 to help close an Oakland Unified School District budget gap that led to the district deciding last week to cut 10 high school sports.
“The prospect of these kids losing their dreams was difficult to hear for everyone in the community,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a statement. “After-school athletics are an important part of the high school experience and this donation will keep student-athletes on the playing fields in Oakland.”
The district said it needed to balance its budget by trimming $500,000 from the Oakland Athletic League, the governing body for high school sports in the district.
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“The prospect of these kids losing their dreams was difficult to hear for everyone in the community,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a statement. “After-school athletics are an important part of the high school experience and this donation will keep student-athletes on the playing fields in Oakland.”
The district said it needed to balance its budget by trimming $500,000 from the Oakland Athletic League, the governing body for high school sports in the district.
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