We’re Ambitious.
Ambition: (noun) a strong desire to do or to achieve something; typically requiring determination and hard work.
// OUR VISION
MOVE ON, DO GOOD.
To create a community of movers with the purpose of improving the lives of children through age and developmentally appropriate books, toys, activities.
// Our Values
Moving for a Purpose Means You Move Harder
Have you ever done a 30-day fitness challenge or even participated in a charity bike ride, walk, or 5k? If you are like me, training and participating in these events makes me train with a greater purpose. My focus and intensity increases because I am moving for something greater than myself. At The Ambition Project, our whole goal is to get you moving so that we can collectively help the lives of children in poverty. The results on your well-being by giving and moving at the same time will speak for themselves.
Greater Purpose
Achieve a goal greater than the individual
Dedication
You are dedicated to helping children and poverty and your own wellness
Power
We believe in the power of movement and community to improve the lives of children
Great ambition is the passion of a great character.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
// OUR story
Movement brings the world together.
As a teacher in an underfunded inner city Philadelphia public school, I got my first taste of the poverty cycle. Many of my students were unaware of the existence of major colleges and universities just miles away. The harsh reality is that the majority of these children lack the resources to be exposed to life and opportunity beyond their neighborhood. And while my first-hand experience is limited to Philadelphia, Medellin, Matamoros, El Paso, and others, I am confident that this is a worldwide issue. Quality education is a life changing resource, but so many young children come into school already at a disadvantage. Our goal is to do everything we can to level the playing field; to provide developmentally appropriate books, games, and learning resources for young children prior to entering Kindergarten.
It requires a community to do this, and in my experience coaching, training, and managing others, there are few things that build cohesiveness like exercise and movement. As a group, we will train and move to improve our individual fitness level with the purpose of benefiting children in need.
Mother Theresa said that "if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Rather than being bystanders, The Ambition Project empowers people to get involved in something greater than themselves. We hope to improve individual wellbeing and fitness with the goal of providing educational resources to children who need it the most.
Patrick Rogers is the Founder of The Ambition Project. A graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, he was able to see the importance of working together to achieve a common mission. Patrick always had a vision of combining fitness with helping people, and his MBA from The Haub School of Business helped him build the knowledge and foundation to do so. He has been teaching, coaching, and managing throughout his career and believes there is nothing more prevailing than the human connection found in movement.