The idea of a Canadian student for an African charity...

The idea of a Canadian student for an African charity has expanded to involve the World Squash Federation and the African Squash Federation. Those two groups are supporting Rackets for Africa, an initiative born out of Riley Waterous' idea of collecting used squash racquets and sending them to communities in Africa. With the help of local coaches in collecting, storing and shipping the racquets, Waterous, who is based in Calgary, embarked on his project, and more and more clubs in Alberta are donating their “lightly used” racquets to the initiative. African countries that are members of the WSF can apply to the African federation to receive up to 50 racquets each, and the racquets are then used to support programs for junior players that wouldn't be able to afford the equipment otherwise.