HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2006-023 Resolution Honoring Sports Endeavors~ _a~~ ~6
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~ /j
RESOLUTION HONORING SPORTS ENDEAVORS, INC.
WHEREAS, Sports Endeavors, Inc. was created from a high school business project conceived
by Mike Moylan, and
WHEREAS, the business was started in the basement of the Moylan family's Durham home and
operated by other family members while Mike attended college, and
WHEREAS, the company purchased the former White-Hickory Furniture factory on US 70 East
in Hillsborough in 1991 and has invested extensively in renovating and expanding the property,
and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Mike Moylan and Chief Operating
Officer Brendan Moylan, Sports Endeavors mission is "to be the world's leading authentic
grassroots soccer and lacrosse company, building strong relationships in a vibrant, creative and
ethical environment - to inform, inspire and innovate," and
WHEREAS, the company has grown over the years to employ 500-525 persons at peak
seasons, and
WHEREAS, the Moylans started the Passback program after a family friend sought used
equipment to send to a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi, and
WHEREAS, increased Passback donations have permitted the program to expand to include
groups in the United States as well as developing countries, and
WHEREAS, Passback gear has found its way to all corners of the globe, from a small school in
Zimbabwe to an after-school program in inner-city New York, and
WHEREAS, last year Passback paid almost $16,000 to ship 62,756 items, with a retail value of
over $470,000, to 174 groups, including 44 Hispanic recipient groups and 41 Hurricane Relief
donations;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
formally recognizes Mike and Brendan Moylan and Sports Endeavors, Inc. for creating the
Passback program and commends them for serving as model corporate citizens of Orange
County.
This the 21St day of March 2006. ~ ~., ~,:.
Barry Jacobs, Gh-air
Orange County Board of Commissioners