Play & Stay — Live Championship™ Brings National Esports & Youth Wellness Summit to Olympic Center

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - March 12, 2026 - PRLog -- Play & Stay — Live Championship™

National Esports, Music & Wellness Youth Summit™

Esports. Music. Resilience — Built-in

A historic moment. An iconic location. National brands and industry leaders usher in a new era of competitive gaming and live events—an in-person championship experience with skill, innovation, prevention, and resilience built in.

May 23–24, 2026

Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY

Presented by Flourish Foundation Project, Inc.

In collaboration with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA)

Lake Placid, NY — Flourish Foundation Project, Inc. presents Play & Stay — Live Championship™, a hybrid, in-person youth summit open to the public and designed for K–12 students, school-based esports teams, colleges, nonprofit organizations, and families. The event centers on competitive esports, music, and integrated wellness engagement and is delivered in collaboration with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid.

Play & Stay — Live Championship™ brings together youth, educators, esports teams, families, community organizations, and national brands in a coordinated response to the youth mental health and suicide crisis. The championship demonstrates how engagement-driven environments—where youth already invest time and attention—can reinforce teamwork, leadership, confidence, and protective factors that support wellness and help-seeking behaviors.

The championship experience integrates high-energy esports competition with live music, creative media, and structured wellness engagement. Esports participation emphasizes strategy, communication, collaboration, and decision-making in real time, while music and creative engagement support self-expression, connection, and resilience in ways that are accessible and relevant to youth and families.

The full immersive esports, music, and wellness experience takes place in person at the U.S. Olympic Center in Lake Placid. Select elements of the championship will be livestreamed, extending visibility and awareness beyond the venue while preserving the value and impact of in-person attendance.

Event registration and attendance information are available at:

www.esportsplaystay.live

K–12 New York State schools may apply for transportation assistance to attend the May 23, 2026 event. Transportation assistance applications must be submitted by April 11, 2026. Eligibility details and application links are available at:

Connect Kids: NY State K–12 Schools Transportation Assistance Request Link

Schools, esports teams, families, colleges, nonprofit organizations, and community partners interested in attending, participating, or collaborating are encouraged to register and contact us through the event website. Additional inquiries and partnership conversations may be scheduled at:

www.calendly.com/flourish-info

More information about Flourish Foundation Project, Inc. is available at:

https://www.flourish.foundation
https://www.playstaylivechampionship.com

New York State School District Disclaimer

This event is organized by an independent nonprofit organization and is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by any New York State school district. Participation is voluntary and requires parent or guardian consent where applicable. The event is not part of any school curriculum, does not provide academic credit, and does not replace school-based counseling or instructional services. No student educational records or data are shared with any school district.

About Flourish Foundation Project, Inc.

Flourish Foundation Project, Inc. is a federally recognized nonprofit and community behavioral health services provider dedicated to creating stigma-free solutions for youth suicide prevention, wellness, and career exploration—supporting youth in embracing life and building bright futures while strengthening safe, caring, and globally competitive communities.

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