Sports Basement

Sports Basement engages with the community and community partners every day. It’s our culture. It’s who we are. It’s what we do. The articles below highlight just a handful of these partnerships. In an average year we host more than 2,000 groups at our four stores. That’s over 60,000 members of the community who are welcome to enjoy and use our space for free!

If you want to get involved with one of our partners, you can contact your local store to learn more. Or visit our store events page to find volunteer or cheer-squad opportunities.

Are you raising money for a charity? Be sure to check out our Fundraising Tips & Ideas.

If you’re a community group that would like to partner with Sports Basement, get in touch with your local store.

Waste to Waves

Sports Basement has teamed up with Waste to Waves to collect all that evil Styrofoam (aka EPS Foam) we all get from packaging. Posted on 12/30/2011 by Clair McDevitt

SB Bryant Street offers personal safety class with IMPACT Bay Area

Come learn safe and effective self-defense skills at our Bryant Street store. Posted on 10/25/2011 by Niall Murphy

SB Walnut Creek accepting bike donations for Changing Gears

Through the end of September, help our community and earn a gift pack of bike goodies by bringing your used bikes into Sports Basement Walnut Creek. Posted on 9/26/2011 by Ariel Parrish

SB donates more than 600 basketballs to art project

Sports Basement is partnering with The San Francisco Arts Commission to bring an artist's vision to life. Posted on 9/16/2011 by Julia Cabrita

Sports Basement Bryant to host its first-ever Outdoor Fest

Calling all hikers, backpackers, and outdoor enthusiasts! You are invited to come by Sports Basement Bryant Street for our first ever Outdoor Fest this Saturday. Posted on 9/8/2011 by Niall Murphy

Sports Basement Bryant to host its first-ever Fit Fest

Runners, walkers and fitness fanatics of all levels are invited to check out Sports Basement Bryant Street's first-ever Fit Fest this Wednesday. Posted on 8/22/2011 by Ian Ballentine

SPARK: Great ideas supported by Sports Basement

All Sports Basement stores are now carrying an amazing book called SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. We're excited to be hosting a series of lectures discussing the book's findings. Posted on 8/1/2011 by Aaron Schweifler

Buy a backpack, help out SF schoolkids

Sports Basement Bryant is collecting backpacks for The Mayor’s Annual Backpack Giveaway, which provides 4,000 kids in low-income neighborhoods with new packs for school. Come by and get 15% off a pack for the donation barrel. Posted on 7/29/2011 by Mackenzie Cane

Thai kids play soccer with gear from SB

We sent a bunch of soccer gear over to Thailand with Clifton Jang, a member of the Team Sports staff at our Presidio store. He came back with some great photos! Posted on 6/23/2011

Connections: Bar Mitzvah, Béisbol, & the Basement

Garage sales are one the best ways to meet your neighbors. Which is how I discovered that my neighbors are filmmakers and, coincidentally, their current project has a connection to Sports Basement. Posted on 2/21/2011 by Jen Grimm

Girls on the Run: Building confidence one stride at a time

Founded in 2002, Girls on the Run of the Bay Area educates and builds confidence in young girls through non-competitive running programs all around the Bay Area. Posted on 2/10/2011 by Aaron Schweifler

Triple Play Movie Series coming to SB Bryant Street!

We love movies about sports! That's why Sports Basement Bryant Street will be hosting the Triple Play Movie Series on the second Tuesday of January, February and March. Posted on 1/6/2011 by Ariel Parrish

Tell us a story for a chance to win a Wilderness First Responder Course!

We're offering two spots worth $695 each in the upcoming Wilderness First Responder Course by Remote Medical International at Planet Granite in the Presidio in return for the two best stories about wilderness adventure! Posted on 12/14/2010 by Aaron Schweifler

Your returns go to great use at Walden House!

Walden House, a drug and alcohol treatment center that helps thousands of people every year, has been the recipient of our returned merchandise basically since we opened our doors. Posted on 10/29/2010 by Aaron Schweifler

Purusha Seva Project brings yoga to those in need

Seva means selfless service. And that is just what our friends at Purusha Yoga's Seva Project are doing. Posted on 10/20/2010 by Liz Greenblatt

I want to ride my bicycle… with the SFBC!

Are you a cyclist who enjoys riding around the city or commuting by bike? If so, then you owe the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition a huge thank you! Posted on 10/15/2010 by John Belcher

Coming to Bryant Street: The Way Bobby Sees It

The Way Bobby Sees It is a gripping, humorous, and at times hair-raising film that documents the trials of mountain-biker Bobby McMullen as he attempts to race the most demanding downhill course in the country. Posted on 10/11/2010 by Ariel Parrish

Trips For Kids puts wheels under disadvantaged youth

For more than 21 years, the Marin chapter of Trips For Kids has been taking disadvantaged kids from the Bay Area on mountain bike rides up in the birthplace of mountain biking, Marin County -- and now in Golden Gate Park, too! Posted on 10/6/2010 by Kevin Rusch

Buy a soccer ball and share the game with kids in need

Sports Basement is one of the first stores to carry Little Feet soccer balls. These are high-quality soccer balls made by a company that's making a difference: Little Feet donates a new ball to a needy child for each ball sold. Posted on 9/15/2010 by Ariel Parrish

Pick up a spoon and help fight breast cancer

Help fund cancer research and services by bringing your pink Yoplait yogurt lids into the Bryant Street store through the end of October. Posted on 9/8/2010 by Ariel Parrish

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