Let 'Em Play Foundation

🏀 Real Stories. Real Support.
At Lincoln High School, two student-athletes are chasing their dreams—despite facing challenges far beyond the basketball court.

🧑‍🎓 One student, living with his older brother, works late nights to help out at home. We’re helping him focus on what matters most—school, growth, and just being a kid.

🚍 Another rides public transportation two hours each way just to attend class and practice. His commitment is unmatched.

💥 Through the Let 'Em Play Foundation, we were able to cover their basketball fees, equipment, and expenses—removing the barriers that could’ve kept them off the court.

💌 The thank you card from their team says it all. Your support makes this possible.

For it is in giving that we receive 🏀
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Remembering F. Howard Mayo:

Remembering F. Howard Mayo - Let 'Em Play It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of F. Howard Mayo. Howard was a great mentor to all of us and had many accomplishments, including his 2008 …

Since it’s inception, the funds for the Let ‘Em Play Foundation have come mostly from referees in the PBOA.
The Let ‘Em Play Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing financial help to student athletes in order to “Let ‘Em Play” high school basketball in the Greater Portland Metro Area!

“Without officials, it’s just recess.” - F. Howard Mayo

In 2012, the PBOA chose to honor Howard’s service to high school basketball by establishing the Let ’Em Play Scholarship Fund. That eventually grew and became the Let ‘Em Play Scholarship Foundation that provides scholarships to pay the participation fees that allow student athletes to participate in high school basketball.