For many of our athletes, life has rarely reached beyond East Salinas. Then they board a bus to a college campus, or a plane to another country, and something shifts. They come home believing they belong in places they had never pictured themselves.

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On the last GBA World Tour, 48 athletes traveled to Thailand. In July 2027, the GBA World Tour heads to Oaxaca, Mexico.

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This year, your Monterey County Gives! donation helps fund college tours, tournaments and travel for more than 300 youth in a program run entirely by volunteers since 2009. Help us raise $25,000 by Dec. 31.