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Alex's Lemonade Stand

Shout/Out to Reilly Berk and the team at Berk Enterprises, Inc. for hosting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation— and doing an amazing job raising awareness AND funds to fight childhood cancer.Also shout/out to one of Game Changers most recent…
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2025 Annual Sports Leadership Summit

THANK YOU to EVERYONE: School administrators, parents, and the unselfish coaches who encouraged their student athletes to attend Game Changers Sports Leadership Summit! I just create the platform, the ultimate value is being able to bring…
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Grad & Go! Session 3

Game Changers proudly concluded our pilot year of Career Fitness at Warren G. Harding High School—our final session of the season and a special one held at our founder’s alma mater. This event brought together over 30 professionals from…
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Grad & Go! Session 2

Yesterday was Game Changers second session of our newest program, “GRAD and GO!! Grad and Go is a four part series of personal and professional development for graduating Seniors! This particular session was built around “Financial Fitness”…
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Hometown Holidays Christmas in The Square

Another Cookie Decoration Station in the books for Game Changers!! Thanks to the volunteers especially my SOAR crew and Football Players from John F. Kennedy Catholic School for helping us raise funds to donate to Toys for Tots!! Thanks…
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Christmas Toy Drive and Distribution

Even though the high schoolers affiliated with Game Changers were in class this morning, a few of my college guys came out to represent!! Shout/Out to the Warren Family Mission for hosting another great gift giving event, where parents/guardians…
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Warren Family Mission Thanksgiving Food Drive

Shout/Out to all of the students who made it out today to the Warren Family Mission Men’s Facility to support Game Changers, annual, thanksgiving meal prep and distribution. From 6th-12th grade, both John F. Kennedy Catholic School and…
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2024 Game Changer's Sip & Paint

Thank you to EVERY adult, restaurant, and corperate sponsor who helped by purchasing a ticket, donating, or sponsoring the event to ensure our young people had the opportunity to be a part of something positively memorable with resident…
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Grad and GO! Session 1

Game Changers Leadership and Peer Mentoring Initiative launched our pilot program "Grad and Go!" at my alma mater, Warren G Harding High School! The day consisted of three different rotations of 180+ seniors, engaged in personal and…
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2024 Phil Annarella Legacy Scholarship Award

Game Changers proudly recognized Camille Richardson and Mia Jones as the 2024 College Ambassadors for their outstanding achievements in academics, athletics, and community service. Together, they completed over 100 hours of service during…
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2024 Golf Classic

  Game Changer's Annual Golf Classic at Pine Lakes was a huge success with the turnout, amazing prizes given away, and support for the scholarship program. Thank you to everyone who came out and the business who supported this…

GC-360 Leadership & Player Development Summit 2024

Game Changers hosted a successful annual “GC-360 Leadership Summit” at Youngstown State University's DeBartolo Stadium Club on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The event, held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., brought together high school athletes for…

Giving Back on Thanksgiving

SERVICE LEADERSHIP!! Super grateful that student leaders from YSU, LaBrae, Niles, and Warren G. Harding High School helped to serve just over 2,010 meals to nursing homes, churches, and those challenged with food insecurity during this holiday…

2024 Mentorship Camp

Game Changers hosted its first Mentorship Camp at the Niles Wellness Center on MLK day, January 15th. The day encompassed about 70 students including 6-8th graders throughout Mahoning Valley—high school students from John F. Kennedy High…

Christmas Work 2023

The Warren Family Mission with the help of Game Changers and other groups, sponsored by Toys For Tots, gave gifts to more than 900 children at its gift giving event Friday, according to Mission Executive Director Cait White. She said each…

2023 Hometown Holidays

Game Changers made a delightful contribution to the third annual Hometown Holidays Celebration in Downtown Warren. Operating out of the Brite building on West Market St., they hosted their popular cookie table for kids. Young children eagerly…

Game Changers paints new landscape for future

On a rainy and gloomy Saturday, a strong turnout of children and adults filtered into a makeshift art studio inside the Eastwood Mall to mix creativity with raising money for a good cause. The two groups — kids in the morning and adults…

Golf outing set to honor local legend

Phil Annarella legacy scholarship outing set for July 1 at Pine Lakes   The “Phil Annarella Legacy Scholarship” golf outing, presented by Game Changers, is set for July 1 at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Hubbard.    The…

2022 Hometown Holidays

Game Changers had a  cookie decorating in the lobby of BRITE Energy Innovators, which also hosted vendors from the Youngstown Flea. Children came in and decorated their own cookies with frosting and different toppings, alongside volunteers…

2021 GC Sip & Paint

Michael Engram hopes a family-friendly art funfest will raise enough proceeds to fund a scholarship in a longtime area coach’s name, but, more importantly, that many young people will fill their lives with valuable, positive lessons — one…
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GC-360 Summit focusing on more than sports

WARREN — As Michael Engram attempted to put together the fifth annual GameChangers GC-360 Summit, he was faced with plenty of challenges. With the pandemic ruining any chance of bringing dozens of student-athletes together, as the event…
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Game Changers Event

Game Changers’ annual leadership summit for high school student-athletes will be a virtual event this year, livestreaming from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube under @GCTheNewAthlete. The event helps to prepare high…
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Game Changers Event Set

Game Changers’ annual leadership summit for high school student-athletes will be a virtual event this year, livestreaming from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube under @GCTheNewAthlete.The event helps to prepare high school…
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Warren's GC Hosts Virtual Leadership Summit this Saturday

Michael Engram joined us for WFMJ Today to preview the event. WFMJ.com News weather sports for Youngstown-Warren Ohio
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Game Changers hosting leadership and player combine at YSU in June

The combine is not just on-field drills and workouts but a full day of panel discussions, breakout sessions, a social lunch and appearances from former and current collegiate and professional athletes. A local non-profit organization is working…
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Award to honor late coach Annarella

AUSTINTOWN — A new scholarship has been established and named in honor of longtime coach in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, Phil Annarella. A tribute was held for Annarella at a recent Austintown Fitch High School football game honoring…
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Game Changers event again a success

The fourth annual Game Changers Leadership Combine was held June 29 at Youngstown State University. The Leadership Combine is a full day of character development and leadership talks by college athletes, business professionals and current…
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A reason to make a change

WARREN — Michael Engram had a good reason to start the Game Changers organization. He also had good reason not to start it. He’s glad he went with the former. Engram is the founder of Game Changers, a leadership and character development…
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Graduates to attend ESPYS

WARREN — Two recent high school graduates will be attending the ESPYS this week in Los Angeles after receiving $1,000 scholarships from Game Changers. Gabby Hartzell, a Howland High School graduate who will attend Baldwin Wallace College…
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Valley student-athletes attend summit to learn about life after sports

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Game Changers encourages excellence

WARREN – A local organization aimed at inspiring student athletes to excel in their sports and academics as well as provide community service is working to expand its reach from primarily Mahoning Valley teens to students across Ohio. Game…