The Adeola Ajayi Foundation
2026
Impact Overview
One gala, one camp, one classroom, and 202 children on a court of their own. Our year, in verified numbers and real photographs.
2026 at a glance
- 202
- campers at the 7th annual camp
- 25
- coaches
- 20
- auxiliary staff
- 400
- pairs of new shoes
- 297
- jerseys & t-shirts
- 350
- meals
- 50
- daycare children given new t-shirts
- 1
- daycare classroom transformed
Source: AOA camp records for April 2026, confirmed by the Foundation (Nov 2026).
01 — February · Kansas City
Bloom Ball: Root to Rise.
On February 21, 2026, supporters gathered at The Gallery Event Space in Kansas City for our 4th annual gala, presented by Walters' 50 Shades of Pink Foundation.
Beneath the stage, our motto stood in light: For Their Futures. The evening funds the year's work in Sango Ota.
02 — April · Noble Court, Sango Ota
The 7th annual camp. 202 campers.
Our second camp on Noble Court welcomed 202 children, led by 25 coaches and 20 auxiliary staff. The camp is free for every child.
Campers received 400 pairs of new shoes, provided by our partner New Beginnings Today, plus 297 jerseys and t-shirts and 350 meals.
03 — April · Sango Ota
A daycare, transformed.
During the camp visit, the AOA team repainted a local daycare, furnished it with new child-size tables and chairs, delivered books and school supplies, and gave 50 children new t-shirts.
04 — All year · Noble Court
A court, and more than a court.
In its second year, Noble Court is home to the camp, the Dr. Jacqueline Walters Learning Hall for learning, mentorship and community gatherings, and the Legacy Office. A well built at the court in 2025 gives the community free, clean water.
Since 2019
Seven camps. One community.
- 7
- Annual camps hosted
- 2019 – 2026 (no camp in 2020)
- 1,152+
- Children attended camp
- 2019 – 2026, counted per camp (7 camps)
- 4,450+
- Meals provided
- 2019 – 2026
- 2,567+
- Pairs of shoes
- 2019 – 2026
- 1,979+
- Jerseys & t-shirts
- 2019 – 2026
- 200+
- Basketballs
- 2019 – 2026
Sources: AOA 2024 Impact Leave-Behind (through June 2024) plus AOA camp records for 2025 and 2026. Every figure's source is on the impact dashboard.
In the news
Startland News, February 20, 2026: Basketball helped him survive poverty; now Adeola Ajayi is rooting for other children to rise in his home country.
With gratitude
To New Beginnings Today, Walters' 50 Shades of Pink Foundation, every Bloom Ball guest and sponsor, our coaches, staff and volunteers in Sango Ota, and every donor who made 2026 possible.
Looking ahead
5th Annual Bloom Ball: Garden of Dreams, Saturday, February 20, 2027, The Gallery Event Space, Kansas City, Missouri.
The Adeola Ajayi Foundation · 501(c)(3) public charity · EIN 85-2660653 · aoaimpact.com