The El Toro Youth Center of Morgan Hill to be recipients of "SSV Kidzone" seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes match on May 8th at Buck Shaw Stadium against Juan Pablo Angel and the New York Red Bulls
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to welcome 50 children and families from the El Toro Youth Center as their guests in the SSV Kidzone for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on May 8th at Buck Shaw Stadium versus the New York Red Bulls.
"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 the El Toro Youth Center 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 El Toro Youth Center as a deserving program for this partnership."
About El Toro Youth Center of Morgan Hill:
El Toro Youth Center is an after-school youth program that provides homework assistance and tutoring for kids from elementary school through high school. El Toro also provides a strong computer literacy program that shows kids the fundamentals of using a computer and an advanced program that teaches kids how to construct their own personal PC. El Toro provides sport scholarships to low-income children to help them stay active and experience the privilege of playing in organized sports. El Toro has opened its doors since 1988 targeting at-risk, low-income children and helping them acquire academic skills with the ultimate purpose of guiding them through school and into college. El Toro has been successful for 22 years and is now fortunate to be a part of the Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County. CCSC's goal is to cut poverty in Santa Clara County in half by 2020. For more information about our program please contact our site at (408) 779-6002.
About Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation:
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF) was formed in 2007 as a 501c(3) non-profit charitable arm of Soccer Silicon Valley, which is the voice of San Jose Earthquakes fans working to find a permanent home for soccer in the Bay Area. SSVCF is the only all-volunteer, fan-based philanthrophy in American professional sports. Comprised entirely of soccer fans, the mission of SSVCF is "building community through soccer." 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 contact Don Gagliardi, 408-836-9850 or visit 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
