Mission
To provide an ongoing effort to develop the next generation of leaders through leadership and moral development during the summer school break via sports activities and programs under the capable supervision of qualified athletic students and sports personnel.
About Jasmine's Camp
PURPOSE: To continue the work that Jasmine Claggett loved, in her name, so that other young people might benefit from it.
IT'S DESIGN: Jasmine was an Athletic Trainer who despite her physical disability (cancer), chose a profession in
Athleticism. She excelled in her schooling and her profession. The design of the Jasmine's Camp program is to
assist young athletes in any way possible:
Scholarships - to be given at the recommendation of their High School Coaches, along with some standards set by our
board.
Exposure:
To underwrite young athletes to attend games, go to training camps, experience whatever the athletic
environment offers to them, that they might not otherwise afford.
Local:
The local piece to Jasmine's camp is two-fold:
- To give college students summer employment by hiring them to work with the children of these families during the summer.
- To expose these at-risk children to a world they never experienced: parks and recreation during the summer, sporting events, etc.
About Jasmine
JASMINE CLAGGETT was an amazing young woman who lost her fight to a rare cancer in June 2015. She had been a “Make a Wish” child at the age of 4, losing a kidney to this disease. God had other plans. Jasmine went on to go through school, ultimately graduating with a Master’s in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training from West Virginia Wesleyan University. UPMC Sports Medicine hired her as the athletic trainer at the Obama Academy. She served faithfully for a short time until the cancer returned and claimed her young, beautiful life. The impact of Jasmine’s amazing personality and skill led her Alma Mater, WVWU, to rename their Bobcat Track Invitational to “The Jasmine Claggett Track Invitational.” A scholarship was opened in her name, and at least two students have been recipients. In addition, UPMC Sports Medicine renamed their Rookie of the Year Award to the “Jasmine Claggett Rookie of The Year Award.”
Jasmine was a faithful servant of God, serving in many capacities over the years at her home church, Mount Carmel Baptist Church in North Versailles, PA., where her father, Deacon Dwight Claggett, and her mother, Deaconess Karen Claggett, as well as her sister, Deaconess Kara Claggett Overby serve faithfully. Her wonderful brother-in-law, Trustee Shaun Overby, completes a family serving God and the community.
Jasmine's Camp 2023 Video
area we serve
Jasmine lived in a secluded area in North Versailles, PA, called Crestas Terrace. It is predominantly
African American but has a fair amount of Hispanic and Caucasian families as well. This also includes a relatively
underdeveloped area called Rolling Woods, which houses approximately 72 single-parent homes,