As part of the Gatorade Player of the Year program, Gatorade began the Play it Forward initiative. With each award recipient receiving a grant to award to the charity of their choice, it allowed student-athletes to begin giving back to those less fortunate at an early age. For the live show at the 2017 Gatorade Athlete of the Year awards, we produced a video highlighting the scope of the program and the opportunities it has created for millions of kids across the country. Creative design, motion graphics, editing all by One Tree Forest.

Special thanks to Girls on the Run and Up2Us Sports.