Aug 12, 2026 · 32 min · 11 segments
In this episode of Divots & Skins, we sit down with Ryan Trueba, co-founder of Play It Foreward 518, a family foundation based in New York's Capital Region dedicated to supporting local children and…
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And again, I appreciate you guys using, you know, what you're, what you've built here for the opportunity to talk about it, so thank you.
I, I think it's wonderful, like you're talking about your niece and your, and your children, and the legacy that you're going to be able to pass on to them with this tournament, and to honor your brother and your dad, and be able to continue it forward even beyond today.
I mean, you guys have done so much over, you said 11 years?
That, that's amazing that you've been able to do so much.
And is there anything that you need help with now that you wanna reach out and say, "Hey, we need help with this"? Is there anything specific?
Well, I mean, first of all, I wanna, I, I wanna thank you for what you just said regarding, you know, legacy and things of that nature.
And, you know, as we've gone through with this, having folks like yourself that wanna talk to us and just allow us to share our story and talk about it, like that's, that's helping.
Good.
Good.
Yeah.
You know, I'd say, I'd say for folks out there, and as you said, what do we need help with? You know, I think the part of it is, if, if, if you're interested in learning more about what we do, as I said, we, we do have a really tight field year to year, but if you're interested in learning more about what we do, we're always here to have a conversation.
You know, and I think the other part of it is, is that I think, you know, we try to look at this and say, "Hey, you know, there was unfortunate circumstances that caused us to take this path." Um, what started 11 years ago as my brother and my father's story, which is still so instrumental in what we do-
Right
... has become a story that's so much more, and the hundreds of people and, that we've been able to impact.
So I'd say, you know, it's a good reminder as we get out there, and there's so many things going on, like if you have a cause that you care about, if there's something that you're passionate about, like, and, and you find any way to support it, like don't, don't think that just because you can't be a major donor or anything else-
Right.
Yeah
To be honest with you, we are so fortunate that we have a lot of people that have supported us in various ways.
And again, I appreciate you guys using, you know, what you're, what you've built here for the opportunity to talk about it, so thank you.
I, I think it's wonderful, like you're talking about your niece and your, and your children, and the legacy that you're going to be able to pass on to them with this tournament, and to honor your brother and your dad, and be able to continue it forward even beyond today.
I mean, you guys have done so much over, you said 11 years?
That, that's amazing that you've been able to do so much.
And is there anything that you need help with now that you wanna reach out and say, "Hey, we need help with this"? Is there anything specific?
Well, I mean, first of all, I wanna, I, I wanna thank you for what you just said regarding, you know, legacy and things of that nature.
And, you know, as we've gone through with this, having folks like yourself that wanna talk to us and just allow us to share our story and talk about it, like that's, that's helping.
Good.
Good.
Yeah.
You know, I'd say, I'd say for folks out there, and as you said, what do we need help with? You know, I think the part of it is, if, if, if you're interested in learning more about what we do, as I said, we, we do have a really tight field year to year, but if you're interested in learning more about what we do, we're always here to have a conversation.
You know, and I think the other part of it is, is that I think, you know, we try to look at this and say, "Hey, you know, there was unfortunate circumstances that caused us to take this path." Um, what started 11 years ago as my brother and my father's story, which is still so instrumental in what we do-
Right
... has become a story that's so much more, and the hundreds of people and, that we've been able to impact.
So I'd say, you know, it's a good reminder as we get out there, and there's so many things going on, like if you have a cause that you care about, if there's something that you're passionate about, like, and, and you find any way to support it, like don't, don't think that just because you can't be a major donor or anything else-
Right.
Yeah
To be honest with you, we are so fortunate that we have a lot of people that have supported us in various ways.
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