SPORTS Initiative
The Two-Six Project Sports Initiative provides financial support to marginalized student-athletes. Our initiative offers participants free clinics, instructional camps, tournament waivers, and travel expense waivers to assist in offsetting financial burden that may hinder families from pursuing to compete in the sport.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
$60K+
Donated to local youth sport participants tournament fees, uniforms, travel expenses, and clinics .
1,000+
local youth participate in our sports clinics hosted by local professional athletes and trainers such as Dennis Smith Jr, Cobie Vance, etc.
20+ families
Joined Readers for Leaders schools to a free VIP game experience with the Charlotte Hornets.
$5k
Donated by Founder, Grant Bennett, Isaiah Bennett, Cobie Vance, Tyler Fox, and Jamiaz Hunt to Pine Forest High School baseball program.
Dennis Smith Jr. Hosts 4th Annual Youth Basketball Camp
The Two-Six Project serves as an official community partner of Dennis Smith Jr. and Smithway, collaborating to provide free camps, educational experiences, and community events like the annual Smithway Youth Camp & Invitational that have impacted over 200 local youth from underrepresented backgrounds in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
READERS FOR LEADERS WITH CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Readers for Leaders is a transformative literacy and mentorship initiative co-founded by Grant Bennett and NBA veteran Dennis Smith Jr. that targets 3rd-grade students in Fayetteville, NC, combining the founders' community expertise and athletic platform to inspire over 600 students who have collectively read 5,000+ books through incentivized programming that culminates in an annual all-expenses-paid VIP NBA experience.
2025 Inaugural Two-Six Futures Baseball Invitational
The Futures Invitational is a premier two-day baseball showcase at Segra Stadium that spotlights select high school upperclassmen from Cumberland County's four participating schools, providing student-athletes with uniforms, gear, and an MVP scholarship while celebrating the region's rich baseball culture.
Two-Six Founders Donate $5,000 to their Alma Mater
Founders Grant Bennett, Isaiah Bennett, & Cobie Vance alongside community partners Tyler Fox and Jamiaz Hunt donate $5,000 to their high school, Pine Forest, baseball program.
