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The largest and most popular charitable event
at Uihlein Soccer Park is an annual indoor
soccer tournament called the America
SCORES Milwaukee SCORES Cup. During
this fundraiser, adults 21 and over from
businesses, families, and other groups
compete on the soccer park's three indoor
turf fields to support Milwaukee's underserved
children.
"One hundred percent of the proceeds
raised from the SCORES Cup provides more
than 1,000 Milwaukee area youth with free
programming that incorporates soccer
instruction, promotes academic achievement,
and teaches the importance of community
service through area
service projects,"
said Kate
Carpenter,
executive
director
of America
SCORES
Milwaukee.
A
t this time of year, and in the holiday
tradition, requests for charitable giving
and donations are at their peak. In Milwaukee,
home to many worthy organizations requesting
use of Uihlein Soccer Park and its resources,
we've extended our charitable spirit year-
round through our "Kickers & Our Community"
initiative.
The initiative is ingrained at every level of
the park, the Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club
(MKSC), and the club's nonprofit community
outreach program, America SCORES Milwaukee.
"The Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club is a
501(c3) nonprofit organization built on
a foundation of not only giving youth the
opportunity to play soccer, but a foundation
to support the greater Milwaukee area," says
Alvaro Garcia-Velez, executive director of
MKSC. "We know how fortunate we are to call
Uihlein Soccer Park home, and engage with and
extend our resources to our community on an
ongoing basis to share that privilege with
others in need."
GIVING BACK
TO COMMUNITY
by Tammy Gilpin-Ripp
