Fighting Back Partnership chosen for "SSV Kidzone" seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes on June 14 at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland
The Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to welcome 50 youths and their chaperones from Vallejo’s Fighting Back Partnership (FBP) as their guests in the SSV Kidzone for the June 14 San Jose Earthquakes soccer game at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland against David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
FBP’s Youth Partnership is a very active coalition of youths aged 12 through 18 that works on projects that help improve the quality of life for all Vallejo residents. The group focuses on leadership activities that raise awareness among youth, peers and other members of the community regarding access to tobacco and alcohol and the prevalence of advertising and promotion of these products in Vallejo.
"Incentives and recognition like that provided by Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation reinforce the concept of partnership with other organizations and the community at large that will entice these young people to do more and enjoy the fruits of doing the right thing," says George Vásquez, Youth Programs Director.
"As a Vallejo resident, I’m pleased that we’ve been able to provide these tickets to Fighting Back Partnership, one of our community’s most important non-profits," says Jay Hipps, a member of the Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s board of directors. "This is a great way to recognize and validate Fighting Back’s youth programs."
"We are really excited to be working with the team’s fans through the SSV Community Foundation on the Kidzone," says Earthquakes Executive Vice President David Alioto. "Bringing Fighting Back Partnership to our June 14 match is a great way to share our team with deserving youth and their families from Vallejo."
About Fighting Back Partnership: Vallejo’s Fighting Back Partnership is a non-profit collaboration that partners with business, residents, and government to improve neighborhoods, strengthen families, and support youth development creating a safe, healthy, and thriving community. For more information, access www.fight-back.org.
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 2008 MLS season a different group of 50 deserving children (and their adult chaperones) from a different youth-oriented non-profit in a different 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 expansion team that began play in April of 2008. Season tickets for the 2008 Earthquakes season are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (408) 556-7700. Individual tickets are also on sale and can be purchased by calling 1-800-225-2277 or online at www.sjearthquakes.com.
Contact:
SSV Community Foundation – Jay Hipps - (707) 553-2820 - jay@soccersiliconvalley.com
Fighting Back Partnership – George Vasquez - (707) 651-7181 - gvasquez@fight-back.org
San Jose Earthquakes – Jed Mettee – (408) 556-7723 – Jmettee@sjearthquakes.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Flor Rivera – (408) 556-7705 – Frivera@sjearthquakes.com
