For a better future.
We are building a sports & recreation center supporting healthy, positive pursuits & opportunities for at risk youth.
Members of the Black Ankle vineyard crew approached owners, Sarah O’Herron and Ed Boyce, with an idea and asked if Black Ankle would be interested in being a part of their plan.
Their small town in central Mexico has seen increasing pressure from gangs and drugs. In addition, they recognized that the lack of fun, safe places for youth and families to gather, play, and exercise only added to the risk for local children and teens. Since this is a group of guys that are all about making things happen, they decided to do something about the problem. They had the idea to create a sports, recreation and community center that would not only help keep the youth of their town out of potential trouble but would also direct them towards healthy, positive pursuits and opportunities. With this idea in mind, Project Rescate was born.
Goal of $100,000 in 2022
Since Black Ankle Vineyard’s first harvest in 2006, our vineyard crew has worked tirelessly to provide care to the vines that produce the quality wine we all enjoy. Eight months out of the year, our crew cultivates the vines here in Maryland while leaving many of their family members and friends back home in Acopinalco del Peñón, Tlaxcala, Mexico. They approached us last year and asked for our help in funding a project that gives back to their community, and we could not be happier to lend our support. Just as our vineyard crew has given so much to Black Ankle's community over the years, we ask for your support in giving back to their community.
The Project
Project Rescate will be built in three phases. Phase one, which has recently been completed, is the construction of an indoor soccer court. The second phase will focus on the building of a multi-purpose court and gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, and the inclusion of basic workout equipment. Lastly, phase three will include the addition of restrooms, terraces and other open-concept meeting spaces that accommodate communal gatherings.
Support for their Community
Acopinalco del Peñón is a town of 3,000 people located in the smallest state in Mexico, Tlaxcala. We jokingly call it Black Ankle 2, as the majority of our vineyard crew was born and raised there. Here at Black Ankle, we know that we owe a lot of our success to Acopinalco del Peñón and its community.
“Eight months out of the year our crew cultivates the vines here in Maryland while leaving many of their family members and friends back home. When they approached us and asked for our help we were delighted to lend our support. We hope you will be moved to lend yours as well.”
— Sarah O’Herron, Black Ankle Vineyards Proprietor
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
hello@friendsofprojectrescate.org
Phone
(619) 203-8230