The Gregg Williams Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in December 2004 to provide support and funding to local school programs, to support programs for kids in the Excelsior Springs, MO area and provide funding to improve the Excelsior Springs community. The foundation is named for Gregg Williams, a 1976 Excelsior Springs High School graduate who was a record-breaking Tiger athlete in basketball, baseball, and football, was a former ESSD coach and teacher, a 2006 Excelsior Springs Hall of Fame inductee, and is presently Assistant Head Coach - Defense for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The primary source of income for the Foundation is derived from various fund-raising activities that include a local golf tournament (Gregg Williams Tiger Classic), VIP Reception, various auctions of donated items, raffles, cash donations and key sponsorship of the Excelsior Springs High School annual Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony. In 2005, the Gregg Williams Foundation, Inc. raised money for the following: Exercise and weight room equipment for the local high school - $15,000 New fitness center, including a new floor - $24,400 Local charities & school programs - $5,400 In 2006, the following donations were made in the community: New scoreboards for baseball and softball fields - $37,000 New equipment & uniforms for football teams - $9,000 Local charities – $4,000 Excelsior Springs SAFE Program – $2,000 Excelsior Springs Rockin’Tiger Club (latchkey program) - $3,900 Excelsior Springs Middle School – heart monitor watches - $2,700 Excelsior Springs Academic/Athletic Programs - $3,685 Excelsior Springs Robotics Team - $4,000 In 2007, the following donations were made in the community: 4-sided Scoreboard - $19,985 Excelsior Springs Band - $2,350 Excelsior Springs Cheerleaders - $1,330 Excelsior Springs Football - $10,200 Excelsior Springs Volleyball - $8,320 Excelsior Springs Wrestling - $3,925 Scholarship (Bonnie Casto) - $10,000 Excelsior Springs Quarterback Club - $1,000 Excelsior Springs After-Prom Sponsorship - $1,000 Excelsior Springs Museum - $500 Board of Directors: Gregg Williams - Founder Tray Harkins – President Jeff Woods – Vice President Kelly Harkins – Treasurer Jack Talley – Active Board Member Basketball fans can thank the Gregg Williams Foundation for the new four-sided scoreboard that now fills the space over centercourt at ESHS. Photo by Kim Simmons, Excelsior Springs Standard Kansas City metro high school football teams from both sides of the state line have benefited from the annual Gregg Williams Football Coaching Clinics held in Excelsior Springs as a kickoff event of the Tiger Classic. Proceeds from the 2005 Tiger Classic helped to equip the ESHS weight room. The ESHS weight room program is now paving the way for Tiger athletes (and all ESHS students) to be the best they can be. The facility is designed to help all athletes, even those who may be injured. Unilateral leg press equipment, for example, is available and is an excellent excercise for an athlete who cannot do squats due to an injury. Workouts on the leg press can actually help rehabilitate the injury. The Gregg Williams Foundation also supports local organizations that benefit the Excelsior Springs School District. Pictured at left, the Excelsior Springs Kiwanis Club received a $2,500 donation from the Foundation. Return to top