The Family Support Program at Sacred Heart Community Service to be recipients of "SSV Kidzone" seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes Season Opener on April 17th at Buck Shaw Stadium against Shalrie Joseph and the New England Revolution
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to welcome 50 children and families from the Family Support Program at Sacred Heart Community Service as their guests in the SSV Kidzone for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on April 17th at Buck Shaw Stadium versus the New England Revolution.
"Soccer Silicon Valley, through our community foundation in partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes, has set up a program to bring 50 deserving kids to every Earthquakes home game," says SSV Kidzone Chair Lloyd Danon. "Because of the deserving children that he Family Support Program at Sacred Heart Community Service serves, we selected them to receive tickets for free admission to this game."
"We are really excited to be working with the team's fans through SSV Community Foundation on the Kidzone," says Earthquakes Executive Vice President David Alioto. "We are pleased with the choice of the Family Support Program at Sacred Heart Community Service as a deserving program for this partnership."
About The Family Support Program at Sacred Heart Community Service:
The Family Support Team works with families and children in the community that have been referred to our care because of domestic violence, child abuse, social and emotional developmental issues and on-going struggles with poverty and marginalization. The majority of the families we serve are in crisis when they arrive at our door and because of the cycle of violence or poverty that they find themselves in never really have much time for entertainment. The families and children we serve are at high risk and are living in a constant state of stress. Many of the children that we serve in our program have had to grow up too fast because of the circumstances in their homes or are feeling isolated because of the constant stressors in their family life. Our team seeks to work with the whole family to find solutions and resources that contribute to physical, emotional and spiritual well being of each individual.
About Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation:
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF) is an all-volunteer 501c(3) non-profit comprised of San Jose Earthquakes fans whose mission is to ensure on an ongoing, sustainable basis, the vitality, and availability to all, of the sport of soccer in the Bay Area. Through the SSV Kidzone, SSVCF will bring during the 2010 MLS season a different group of 50 under-privileged kids (and their adult chaperones) from a different youth-oriented non-profit in a Bay Area community to see Earthquakes soccer – an experience they will remember forever – in the "SSV Kidzone," courtesy of Earthquakes fans. The SSV Kidzone is a collaborative effort between the fans and the San Jose Earthquakes, who have made significantly discounted tickets available to SSVCF for purchase in the SSV Kidzone. For more information or to make a donation go to www.ssvcf.org
About San Jose Earthquakes:
The San Jose Earthquakes are a Major League Soccer team. Individual tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling 1-800-225-2277 or online at www.sjearthquakes.com.
Contact:
SSVCF – Lori Hibbett – (408) 858-2464 – Lhibbett@comcast.net
SSVCF – Lloyd Danon – (408) 859-7266 – l_danon@yahoo.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Jed Mettee – (408) 556-7723 – Jmettee@sjearthquakes.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Flor Rivera – (408) 556-7705 – Frivera@sjearthquakes.com
