KICKS Fundraiser Draws Media/Pro Soccer: Sanaldo #25

What a day for a Fundraiser! Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers, the First Annual KICKS Fundraiser this Sunday was a huge success! The event drew media attention from Channel 6, Action News and we even landed a professional soccer player from The Philadelphia Kixx, #25 Sanaldo (Goalie) who took shots on the dunk tank, played skills competitions with the kids and gave out prizes. Big thanks to The Philadelphia Kixx, and especially to Sanaldo for dedicating time for our fundraiser. Good luck this year, Sanaldo!

Also big thanks to our Platinum Sponsors of the event: NARS- North American Risk Services (www.narisk.com) and G&G Underwriters (www.GGund.com) for making this event possible.

Of course, none of this would have been possible without the help of our volunteer staff, who did everything from administer games, collect donations, face painting, filming, organizing and especially- dunking. Great thanks guys and girls!

I’ve uploaded some photos below and will have another batch up tomorrow that really capture the event. Thanks to all who participated, attended, donated and assisted in making this First Annual Fundraiser possible. We look forward to reaching our goal of $50,000 for next years’ KICKS Project.

Best Wishes!
KICKS

KICKS Fundraiser Draws Media/Pro Soccer: Sanaldo #25

We Want You...To Sponsor The Kicks Fundraiser!

Do you know anyone who might be interested in sponsoring the Kicks Project Fundraiser Extravaganza?!?

Sponsorship can be levied by an individual or a corporation and lends a great opportunity for positive advertising and corporate community involvement for your business!

Studies show that the best form of advertising is through word of mouth and positive corporate involvement in the community. For a small donation you could transform your business from just one among many to a compassionate business of the community committed to supporting local involvement. So what are you waiting for?!

Sponsorship Levels range from $50- $1,000 and come with benefits such as:
Banners and flags with your business information and logo displayed as event sponsors, Opening and closing ceremony announcement of your business as a contributor, opportunities to mingle with press and have your company mentioned in a positive community event news piece, logo and company name imprint on Kicks t-shirts, banners and event stations, an advertising table at the event entrance where you can display your company’s information alongside kicks brochures, and much more.

Contact Mike at: TheKicksProject@gmail.com to learn more.

Act soon! Event is only 2 weeks away: Aug 29th (Sunday) from 10am – 4pm

See forms posted below for details on sponsorship!

We Want You...To Sponsor The Kicks Fundraiser!

Kicks Fundraiser Coming Together!

Don't forget to reserve your tickets today for the Kicks Fundraiser (Sunday, Aug 29th 10-4pm)
Contact Mike at: TheKicksProject@gmail.com

{Pictured Above: one of the many games for the event- "The Accuracy Kick" Prizes awarded}

Kicks Project Fundraiser: Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The first annual Kicks Fundraiser will be held in Core Creek Park on Sunday, August 29th from 10-4pm to support future Kicks Projects. You can purchase tickets in person, by check, or from the website at www.TheKicksProject.org.

Tickets are only $15 and include 10 gaming tickets, automatic raffle entry, free face painting and one free child (under 6).

Our goal is to raise $50,000 to go towards our next mission kicking a soccer ball 500 kilometers around Southern Africa, funding 10 dilapidated orphanages along the way.

Events include: Dunk Tank, Bouncy Castle, Super-Sized Soccer Bowling, Soccer Accuracy Kicks, Raffles, Soccer games & contests for kids of all ages. Prizes will be awarded.

All net proceeds fund the distribution of school supplies, life-essentials and educational interaction in dilapidated orphanages & schools around the world for future Kicks Projects.

Tickets are limited so please act fast to secure your ticket in support of The Kicks Project!

Kicks Challenge #2: Do something out of your comfort zone

Yesterday morning I put my shoes on backwards by accident and started to walk with my left shoe on my right and vice versa. I thought about switching them back but decided instead to go with the flow and see what it’d be like to go the whole day with my shoes on the wrong foot.

I walked to the coffee shop in the morning and must have passed a dozen people on the way. To my amazement not a single person commented or noticed. For lunch I walked to Primo’s for a hoagie and spoke to a number of people in the shop, just hoping one of them would look down and question me. Again, nobody noticed that I had my shoes on backwards.

I realized that sometimes when you walk in a different shoe people don’t always notice. It may be uncomfortable to walk in another shoe, it may look silly and feel strange, but when you do things the same way every day without ever wondering how it feels in another shoe, you sometimes forget that you even have feet. But when you do switch it up you realize that not only do you have feet, but without them things would be pretty uncomfortable.

So, the second Kicks challenge is to step outside of your comfort zone and realize how important the things are in life that we sometimes take for granted. For some that step might be literal, as in literally walking around in backwards shoes. For others it may be using your left hand all day if your right is dominant.

It doesn’t really matter what you do so long as in stepping outside of your comfort zone you will highlight something that perhaps you forgot was there.

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