The Dallas Cowboys teamed up with the Prison Fellowship Angel Tree to host a sports camp for the children of incarcerated parents. The children received a...
Corey Crooms, center, huddles together a group of kids during a Prison Fellowship Angel Tree sports camp at The Star's Ford Center in Frisco, TX, on Jun 9, 2024. The line of kids and parents stretched past the 50-yard replica turf and around The Star in Frisco. Inside, excited chatter filled the room while people squeezed past a mass of almost indistinguishable check-in lines.
The children were divided into groups by age and rotated through drill stations around the field. They worked with Cowboys players at each station — dashing in relay races, tackling agility drills and receiving drills — before running to the next station. 6-year-old Aaliyah Henderson, left, races coach John Fassel during a Prison Fellowship Angel Tree sports camp at The Star's Ford Center in Frisco, TX, on Jun 9, 2024. While the children were working with the players, Prison Fellowship offered a “caregiver session” for their parents and guardians. This session has been part of the day’s programming for the past three years, according to sports camp manager Austin Grammer.
“Seeing all the moms and stuff, you know it kind of warms your heart to know that you’re not the only one,” she said.Once the drills finished, all the children gathered on the field to hear from Fassel and the participating Cowboys players. After spending a few minutes scoping out any potential birthdays in the crowd, Fassel praised his yearslong relationship with Prison Fellowship, as well as the players, staff and volunteers for choosing to spend their day at the camp.
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