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Charlotte Fundraiser Review – Muchas Gracias
Peace Passers would like to thank the following people for helping
make our first ever charity event a huge success:
Alexis Batista & Irma – Owners of Dolce Vita (Venue)
Nick Bruno – Heineken USA
Alejandra Buchanan – adidas America
Dilworth Neighborhood Bar & Grill – Food donations
Kate Mullally (Co-Host with HermanaCoop)
Jared Yerg (asissted w/planning)
Kevin Mchugh (PeacePassers cornhole) + $50 donation (this guy rules)
We would like to give a special thanks to our top donators. Muchas
Gracias to the following supporters:
Kristy Walker
Irma Wolfe
John Osborne
Charles and Jamie Morgan
Bryan Guidros
Joe Santucci
Michelle Jenkins
PLUS….everyone who played the raffle and bought shirts, koozies, etc.
= over $700 for the event. yeah!!!
Thanks also goes out to the Sporting Charlotte VIP appearances by:
Natasha Walker, Nicole Baird, Marissa Baird, Corissa Reese, Heather
Sakaduski, Lindsey Kolbrek, Maria Housiadas, Sara Frye
And Congratulations to our 2 lucky winners who rode away from the event on the raffled PeacePassers cruisers hand painted by the lovely Liz!
Ricardo DeSoto – winner of "The Wave" cruiser
Lindsey Kolbrek – winner of the "Soul Rebel" cruiser
Free Can Koozie w/ Donation to Peace Passers Fund
Donate at least $10 to the Peace Passers fund today and we will send you one.
Donations to the Peace Passers Fund helps us with shipping costs for sending
soccer gear and equipment to Central America and Africa.
What is going on Sunday June 8th you ask??
What is going on Sunday June 8th you ask??
It’s the Peace Passers Charity Event @ Dolce Vita in NoDa! This is just a friendly reminder to make sure you have the upcoming SundayFunday on your calendar. So get out your highlighter, pen, sharpie, blackberry, iphone, outlook, reminder tools and mark the date right up!
The fun begins at 1:00pm and into the afternoon/evening. Feel free to stop by at any time!
2008 NSR Soccer team remains undefeated (2-0)
We received some news from our friends at Nicaragua Surf Report today:
“Currently the reigning league champs, Team NSR is proudly sporting new uniforms donated by the Peace Passers. The new uniform’s are obviously good luck, Team NSR dominated the game yesterday and posted a convincing 5 – 0 win. The team remains undefeated at 2 – 0 this season.” NicaraguaSurfReport.com
Keep up the good work amigos!
photo credit: NicaraguaSurfReport.com ©
Charity Event June 8th (Charlotte, NC)
Where: Dolce-Vita
When: June 8th, 2008 — Event begins @ 1pm
Come out and support Peacepassers.org first charity event here in Charlotte, NC. Peacepassers is dedicated to collecting and distributing basic soccer supplies to people in areas less fortunate than our own. The game of soccer is universal and anyone who has ever touched a soccer ball knows the joy it brings! We encourage you to come out on Sunday, June 8th and bring new or used jerseys, boots, soccer balls, etc.
To find out more ways to be involved with Peace Passers visit our website at http://www.peacepassers.org
We will enjoy a Sunday Funday afternoon filled with positive musical vibes and will also have corn-hole & pingpong tournaments for your competitive pleasure….
Hope to see you all there
We suggest you roll up on your boards and bikes! for the Dolce Vita VIP parking.
Click here for directions : http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe … 1&ct=title
Please feel free to forward this on to anyone else you feel would be interested in supporting the mission of Peace Passers.
~PAZ~
Peace Passers sponsors Futbol Sala League for 10-12 Year Olds
San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
The Peace Passers team have sponsored a 10-12 yr olds’ league in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. This is our first official monetary donation. The $250 donation will help maintain the league and pay for the referees, coaches, and scoring table which will create a good level of structure for the kids. Thank you for your kind donations that have made this first sponsorship take place. We have also donated a full set of uniforms, 20 balls, socks, pumps, and one soccer net.