Blog News: Latest News & Stories
Welcome to The Gift of Soccer Foundation Blog News! Here, we share inspiring stories, important updates, and the latest news on our mission to bring soccer to underprivileged communities worldwide. Discover success stories, upcoming events, and gear collection drives while learning how your support is making a difference. Stay connected with our blog news to uplift communities through the beautiful game, and find out how you can get involved in changing lives.
A Need in Zambia
Christopher Wood, Director for Teach One International in Stoneyville, NC. He had read about us and wondered if we had gear available. We explained we had gear, but no way for us to get it to him in NC. After he told us about the village he would be traveling to,...
Uniforms to Morocco
The Gift of Soccer board members personally donated gear to Morocco, Africa. We sent: 52.4 pounds of gear to Najat Abba. We sent this to them personally as there was a great need.We sent:– 18 Sets of Uniforms Navy Set– 18 Sets of Uniforms White Set– 18 Navy...
Thank you for your Donation!
The Gift of Soccer received a generous donation from Sean Roden from Shelton, CT. His donation was given to us as he wanted to donate a percentage of his Bar Mitzvah last year to a youth soccer group. Thank you for choosing The Gift of Soccer. You have chosen a...
Gear for Ghana
Rance Bland from SportQuest contacted us about a need in Ghana. His colleague, Matthew Patricks is a missionary, soccer coach/player, ecologist, and artist in the Volta Region of Ghana. He is the Director/Founder of Mattlawie Ecological Regenerative Center, and he...
Filling a Need
We were contacted by Chris Hurst. Rio Rapids Soccer Club Director, about a local high school that needed soccer equipment for a new program they were starting. We coordinated with Alyse Moulton and Sean DeBuck from Health Leadership High School. We donated 21 pairs...
2019 Donation to Ecuador
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to again have partnered for the 3rd time with Hope Christian School to support their Outreach program to Ecuador this June with Janira Tucker and Elohim USA . The Gift of Soccer Foundation worked with Rio Rapids Soccer Club...
Outreach to Venezuela
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner again with SportsQuest Ministries to support their Outreach program to Venezuela. We were fortunate to receive a generous donation from Albuquerque High School located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lucien Starzynski...
Help in Haiti
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner again with SportQuest Ministries to support their Outreach program to Haiti. Uniform donations were received from the Medina Boys Soccer Team located in Medina OH. Coach Thonny in Haiti said “These uniforms will...
Compassion for Nigeria
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner again with SportsQuest Ministries to support their Outreach program to the Badagry Region in Nigeria (about an hour west of Lagos). Lawson Sampson heads up the SportsQuest West Africa Missions. We were fortunate to...
Giving to Ukraine
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner once again with SportQuest Ministries to support their outreach program in Ukraine. SportQuest's Ukraine Coordinator, Andrii Petrenko, a former professional soccer player, felt called to work in sports ministry at...
Joy in the Jungle – 2018
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner with Rio Rapids Soccer Club and Hope Christian School to support our outreach program to Feecuador Elohim Ecuador. Albuquerque Local soccer teams volunteered their time as part of their community service commitments...
Our 1st Donation to Ecuador
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner with Rio Rapids Soccer Club to support a new outreach program to Ecuador. Local soccer teams volunteered their time as part of their community service commitments for the year. The Rio Rapids' teams gathered to help...