bdiddy
01-19-2009, 09:34 AM
Good Morning;
Just wanted to let everyone know a few details of an event that occured on Saturday, January 17.
Steve Nash was in town (of course to play the Raptors), but also to toss out his idea of Football for Good. Basically the idea is to help support the people in North Uganda which has been strife with civil war/poverty/etc by building community centres, providing Football gear, training to coaches and players. To help create a self-sustaining system, to ensure these kid/young men/women have a place to go and feel safe and not need to worry about becoming child soldiers.
They are hoping that with these community centres, football centres they can help breed leadership, community support and in turn put Gulu United into the Ugandan Super League (their countries main Football league). Currently in the Super league, there is no team from Northern Uganda that's represented.
TFC was represented there by our own Rohan Ricketts, who from what I've learned, contacted Athletes for Africa (who Steve Nash belongs) and asked to attend and become a member of that organization (which is based in Toronto).
On the flip side, with the majority of Pheonix Sun players coming out to Support their teammate for this event. No Toronto Raptor players showed up, even though Chris Bosh RSVP'd.
Although Jay Triano and Bryan Colangelo both attended the evenings event.
Thanks,
Just wanted to let everyone know a few details of an event that occured on Saturday, January 17.
Steve Nash was in town (of course to play the Raptors), but also to toss out his idea of Football for Good. Basically the idea is to help support the people in North Uganda which has been strife with civil war/poverty/etc by building community centres, providing Football gear, training to coaches and players. To help create a self-sustaining system, to ensure these kid/young men/women have a place to go and feel safe and not need to worry about becoming child soldiers.
They are hoping that with these community centres, football centres they can help breed leadership, community support and in turn put Gulu United into the Ugandan Super League (their countries main Football league). Currently in the Super league, there is no team from Northern Uganda that's represented.
TFC was represented there by our own Rohan Ricketts, who from what I've learned, contacted Athletes for Africa (who Steve Nash belongs) and asked to attend and become a member of that organization (which is based in Toronto).
On the flip side, with the majority of Pheonix Sun players coming out to Support their teammate for this event. No Toronto Raptor players showed up, even though Chris Bosh RSVP'd.
Although Jay Triano and Bryan Colangelo both attended the evenings event.
Thanks,