Kylie Kelce and best-selling author Liz Moore spoke to dozens of young girls at the Old Pine Community Center in Society Hill about the importance of women in sports.
The occasion was the first fundraiser for Skilladelphia, writes Ariel Simpson for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Moore founded Skilladelphia with husband Mac Casey. The nonprofit offers low-cost or no-cost basketball and lacrosse training to girls and nonbinary people.
Moore and Casey are on a mission to keep girls in sports longer, providing non-competitive sports education that prioritizes fun and safety.
Kelce, a Haverford resident, is host of the Not Gonna Lie podcast and is married to former Eagles center Jason Kelce. Moore is author of best-selling books The God of the Woods and the Long Bright River.
Kelce praised the work of Skilladelphia and emphasized the benefits of learning to be part of a team.
“We shouldn’t shy away from sports just because we’re not going to be that top-recruited Division I field hockey player. You can still go Division III and enjoy the heck out of your experience and win conference championships and go away with some of your best friends in life,” she said.
Read more of Kylie Kelce’s remarks at the Skilladelphia fundraiser in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
