SOCCER FOR PEACE

Games, Doc Hollywood, and a premiere of WHO NOSE? 

Soccer in the Streets, Soccer4Peace, Emory University, the Lost Boys of Sudan, and the real “Doc Hollywood”,   Dr. Neil Shulman, are joining forces to raise funds and soccer equipment for the Darfur region of Sudan, and to promote the sport as a tool for building health and peace.

This is the first event of its kind in Atlanta. Our purpose is to inspire a worldwide movement that will send soccer equipment to areas of conflict. The first site where these donations will be sent is the Sudan, so that African peacekeeping forces may play soccer with refugees.  Future sites will include Palestine and Israel, as well as northern Uganda and the Congo.

Soccer for Peace is a concept inspired by Emory’s Dr. Susan Allen, who works with a team of over 300 workers to combat AIDS in Africa, and by foreign affairs officials connected with peacekeeping efforts in Sudan.

MEDIA RELEASE!

Rain date: Sunday, June 26th at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Emory University's Candler Field and the Woodruff Health Sciences Center auditorium (WHSCAB)

Why: To celebrate peace, raise money and send soccer equipment to Darfur!

Soccer is known and played in more countries than any other sport, and thus provides a natural vehicle for healthy and peaceful relations throughout the world.  Soccer has the power to bring people from different backgrounds together on the playing field, despite their disagreements and conflicts. Soccer matches have helped foster an atmosphere of kinship and trust among groups in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and many other nations.

In the United States, at-risk children are less likely to become involved with crime and drugs, when engaged in soccer programs.  Playing soccer together instills positive teamwork and cooperation in all kids, allowing those from different races and economic backgrounds to find a common ground.

Festivities:

• Soccer clinic for youth soccer players and their coaches/parents, featuring clinicians from the Emory University soccer program
• Exhibition match: Lost Boys of Sudan vs. Atlanta All-Stars
• Youth exhibition match: Soccer In The Streets vs. Atlanta Youth All-Stars
• Exclusive premiere of the “reality comedy”: WHO NOSE? (a new movie from the author of Doc Hollywood)
• Special salute to peace and awards presentation
• Sudanese music, dancing and food
• Other special guests and surprises!

Host:

• Neil Shulman, the Real Doc Hollywood

Donations:

• Donation Bins will be on site for collection of soccer equipment (new or used).

• Monetary contributions are also welcome (please make payable to Soccer In The Streets.)

Make a donation now!

Special Guests:

• Lost Boys of Sudan

• Mark Bixler, author and writer from the Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Abraham Nhial of the Lost Boys, author

• Manute Bol, NBA Star

Admissions:

All events are FREE, except for the youth soccer clinic. 

YOUTH SOCCER CLINIC:

• The youth soccer clinic is welcome to all children ages 6 to 12 

• The cost is a donation of $10.00 per participant (all other events are free).

• Participants may register on site the day of the event, or register early, but early registrants are eligible for special prizes! 

Register now!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Jill Robbins, Soccer In The Streets                    

770.265.5702

Ms. Jean Roxbury, Lost Boys of Sudan

404.320.6578

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Manute Bol with Soccer For Peace Volunteer Coordinator Ms. Roxbury