UPEI Women’s Soccer Program and SOS Children’s Villages join forces to raise funds for children

The UPEI women’s soccer program, in conjunction with SOS Children’s Villages, will host the longest-ever continual soccer match held on Island soil in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday, March 15, starting at 10 a.m.

The women’s soccer team hopes to raise over $2,500 during its fourth annual 12-hour, co-ed soccer game. All proceeds raised for this event will go to SOS Children’s Villages to help children all over the world.

The game is open to people of all ages. Participants need to raise a minimum of $25 in donations to play. Registration on game day starts at 9:30 a.m.

SOS Children’s Villages is a non-governmental, social development organization founded in 1949 with the aim of improving the lives of many deprived children worldwide. Working in 132 countries and territories, the organization provides practical help and assistance to hundreds of thousands of orphaned and abandoned children and families in need.

Around the world, some 55,000 children and adolescents enjoy the love and support of an SOS family, and over 650,000 people are able to benefit from SOS Children’s Villages educational, health and social centres.

“We believe as a university soccer team that we have a bigger global responsibility to not only make our community a better place to live but also to make the world a better place,” says Michael Redmond, coach of the UPEI women’s soccer team. “We accomplish this goal one child at a time.”

SOS Children’s Villages has an established history with FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, and with the Canadian Soccer Association.

“We play the world’s truly global game and see this as a truly natural fit,” says Redmond. “We hope that you will join us in a fun day of soccer for a very worthwhile cause.”

For more information, please contact Michael Redmond, UPEI Soccer, at wsoccer@upei.ca or (902) 566-6054.