Cranston, RI – The Taco/White Family Foundation has announced a second grant to Project GOAL, the student soccer non-profit based in Central Falls. The philanthropic arm of Taco, which draws its funding from Taco operating profits, is providing the organization with $7,500 annually for the next three years. The new gift marks a continuation of funding for project GOAL provided by the Foundation; in 2010 it awarded Project GOAL $5,000 in initial funding. http://www.projectgoal.org/pdf/5-31-12_PIC.pdf
Project GOAL Receives U.S. Soccer Foundation Grant
February 4, 2012Project GOAL Receives U.S. Soccer Foundation Grant
[Providence, Rhode Island] – The U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded a grant to Project GOAL to support its mission to leverage the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.
On February 3, 2012 the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the United States, awarded sixty grants totaling $2.4 million to non-profit organizations serving youth in urban, underserved areas in twenty states across the nation. Since being established in 1994, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded more than $55 million to non-profit organizations in all 50 states.
Through the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s 2012 Annual Grants program, the Foundation strives to continue its mission of enhancing and growing the sport of soccer as well as improving the well-being of children in underserved areas. Grant awards support the programming and equipment needs of non-profit organizations that provide children with the opportunity to play soccer and live a healthy lifestyle.
In addition to providing grants to support soccer programs, the U.S. Soccer Foundation awarded eighteen Synthetic Field Building grants to develop new FieldTurf soccer fields around the country. Supported by adidas, FieldTurf and MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer’s community outreach program, the Synthetic Field Building program provides safe places for children to play in at-risk communities.
“Project GOAL is extremely encouraged and honored to have been selected by the Foundation for this special grant,” as explained by Darius Shirzadi, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Project GOAL. Our selection by the Foundation who is the representative charitable body for soccer in the United States is a continued affirmation that what we are accomplishing with our student athletes is being recognized on a national level. We are very appreciative of this recognition.”
“The U.S. Soccer Foundation is honored to support initiatives that give children in underserved urban communities access to soccer programs that encourage positive physical and social development,” said Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation. “All children should have the opportunity to be involved with programs that promote active, healthy lifestyles and that provide an alternative to the many negative influences children face today.”
Support for the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s Annual Grants program is provided by the Foundation’s Corporate Partners’ Council, a cohort of soccer industry leaders including Eurosport, FieldTurf, Hunter Industries, Musco Sports Lighting, PEVO Sports and Sport Court.
About the U.S. Soccer Foundation
The U.S. Soccer Foundation is the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the United States. Established in 1994, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has invested more than $55 million in all 50 states. The U.S. Soccer Foundation supports programs and field building projects that provide underserved youth in urban communities with opportunities that promote positive behavior, healthy lifestyles, self-confidence and positive alternatives to drugs, crime and other at-risk behaviors.
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About Project GOAL Inc.
Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, Providence School Department, Rhode Island College’s M.ED. in Reading program, and the Soccer Rhode Island Olympic Development Program.
A non-profit 501©3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.
Project GOAL is supported by Football For Hope ™, through FIFA ™. Project GOAL is a founding member of the Urban Soccer Collaborative™ , a North American member representative of the streetfootballworld™ Network based in Berlin, Germany.
Project GOAL Receives Grant From the Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation
September 10, 2010Date: Friday, September 10, 2010
Contact: Darius Shirzadi, Executive Director
Project GOAL, Inc.
E-mail: darius@projectgoal.org
Phone: 401 258 2300
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Project GOAL is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a grant from the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation. The grant was presented by the New England Revolution team of Major League Soccer at a practice in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Garth Brooks co-founded Teammates for Kids in 1999 as a non-profit organization based in Denver, CO. The purpose of the Foundation is to contribute financial resources to selected non-profits organizations that effectively serve and benefit children in the areas of health, education, and inner city services. Teammates for Kids currently has 6 sports divisions: Baseball, Hockey, Football, Soccer, PBR, and Basketball. Athletes from these sports participate by contributing a predetermined sum of money based on selected on-field, on-court and on-ice performance. With the help of over 2500 athletes, very generous partners and other Foundations, Teammates for Kids has given away over $80,000,000 in cash, gifts-in-kind and scholarships since 1999. Players from the New England Revolution participated in this program and designated Project GOAL as one of its preferred charities.
Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, Rhode Island College’s M.ED. in Reading program, and the Soccer Rhode Island Olympic Development Program. Project GOAL’s mission is to facilitate the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.
A non-profit 501©3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.
Project GOAL is a founding member of the Urban Soccer Collaborative™ and a North American member representative of the streetfootballworld™ Network based in Berlin, Germany.
Project GOAL Student Selected To New England Revolution Academy Team
August 12, 2010
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Contact: Darius Shirzadi, Executive Director
Project GOAL, Inc.
E-mail: darius@projectgoal.org
Phone: 401 258 2300
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Project GOAL is pleased to announce that Kelvin Castillo De Las Salas, has been selected to play for the New England Revolution Under-16 team. Kelvin was selected, along with 22 other boys from across New England, to represent the Revolution in U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy, which plays games and tournaments across the United States.
Kelvin joined Project GOAL in 2006 and attends Central Falls High School in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Kelvin joined the Rhode Island Olympic Development Program (ODP) through Project GOAL, chosen to the Region 1 Select Team, and was chosen to represent the United States on the 2007 Under 14 Boys National Team.
New England Revolution Director of Youth Development, Karl Edmonds had this to say, “Kelvin is a great kid and will make an impact for us as a withdrawn striker. He recently traveled with the Revs youth team to the MLS cup and played very well for his first outing.”
Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, Rhode Island College’s M.ED. in Reading program, and the Soccer Rhode Island Olympic Development Program. Project GOAL’s mission is to facilitate the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.
A non-profit 501©3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.
Project GOAL is a founding member of the Urban Soccer Collaborative™ and a North American member representative of the streetfootballworld™ Network based in Berlin, Germany.
Project GOAL Student Selected Prefect for Second Year In A Row
June 26, 2010
Servi Barrientos, Eric Lara, and Luis Navas graduation from the Rocky Hill School (East Greenwich, RI)
Miguel Lara from 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
– Project GOAL continues to push its students to their limits to be the best students, athletes, and people they can be. Project GOAL students who received scholarships to attend Rhode Island area private schools through Project GOAL’s assistance are demonstrating leadership qualities in their schools. Project GOAL also continues to place students who show academic and athletic excellence into private schools, on scholarship, despite the current state of the economy.
Miguel Lara, of Pawtucket, has been selected as one of four prefects for the 2009/2010 school year at the Rocky Hill School. Miguel has been attending Rocky Hill (East Greenwich, RI) since 2008. This is the second year in a row that a Project GOAL student has been selected as a Prefect. The previous year it was Luis Navas who graduated and will be attending the Rhode Island School of Design in the fall.
Catherine Washburn, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Rocky Hill School commented, “At Rocky Hill School prefects are members of the entering senior class chosen by vote of the Upper School faculty and Upper School student body and appointed by the Headmaster. Selection is based on qualities of maturity, loyalty and leadership. Prefects serve on the Disciplinary Committee, an Advisory Committee to the Dean of Student Life, the Head of Upper School and the Headmaster, and as mentors to incoming ninth grade students.
Prefects hold the highest position at Rocky Hill School. They represent our School’s core values of honesty, integrity, and respect, as well as empathy and understanding. Luis Navas (Prefect 2009-10) and Miguel (Prefect 2010-11) embody the ideals of a Rocky Hill Prefect and I am confident that Project GOAL provided them the positive influence and opportunities to be recognized as outstanding role-models and student leaders.
This past year, Luis went above and beyond our expectations as a compassionate listener and unselfish Prefect. He often met with students on a regular basis to make sure things were going well for them.
Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, Providence School Department, and the Soccer Rhode Island Olympic Development Program. Project GOAL’s mission is to facilitate the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.
A non-profit 501©3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.
Project GOAL featured program on US Soccer Foundation Official Website
November 19, 2009
Project GOAL sends three future leaders to Urban Soccer Collaborative National Symposium
September 8, 2009GOAL Students Flourish As Leaders; First GOAL Female Admitted To Area Private School
June 30, 2009GOAL Students Flourish As Leaders; First GOAL Female Admitted To Area Private School
Date: Monday June 29, 2009
Contact: Darius Shirzadi, Executive Director
Project GOAL, Inc.
79 Savoy Street
Providence, RI 02906
E-mail: darius@projectgoal.org
Phone: 401 258 2300
http://www.projectgoal.org
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Project GOAL continues to push its students to their limits to be the best students, athletes, and people they can be. Project GOAL students who received scholarships to attend Rhode Island area private schools through Project GOAL’s assistance are demonstrating leadership qualities in their schools. Project GOAL also continues to place students who show academic and athletic excellence into private schools, on scholarship, despite the current state of the economy.
Eric Lara, of Pawtucket, will be attending the Student Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eric is one of six students representing Rhode Island. The conference is being hosted by the National Federation of High School Athletics and all expenses of the trip are paid by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. Luis Navas, also of Pawtucket, has been selected as one of four prefects for the 2009/2010 school year by the Rocky Hill School faculty and headmaster. This is the highest leadership position for a student at the school. Both students have been attending the Rocky Hill School (East Greenwich, RI) since 2007.
Project GOAL’s first female student, Catalina Mazo, will be attending the Moses Brown School for the 2009/2010 school year. (picture attached of Catalina Mazo and Boston Breakers Goalkeeper Allison Lipsher)
Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, Providence School Department, and the Soccer Rhode Island Olympic Development Program. Project GOAL’s mission is to facilitate the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.
A non-profit 501©3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.
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Left to Right - Allison Lipsher (Boston Breakers), Catalina Mazo (Project GOAL)
Project GOAL Receives Donation From The Adalius Thomas Foundation
June 9, 2009Date: June 9, 2009
Contact: Darius Shirzadi, Executive Director
Project GOAL, Inc.
E-mail: darius@projectgoal.org
Phone: 401 258 2300
http://www.projectgoal.org
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Project GOAL will receive a $10,000 donation from The Adalius Thomas Foundation as a result of The 2nd Annual Adalius Thomas Evening, a charity dinner and auction, held at Camille’s Restaurant (Providence, RI) in December 2008. The Adalius Thomas Foundation, founded in 2002, is a non-profit organization that organizes and funds many different events and programs for children. “Being part of the NFL has taught me that if you have the opportunity to give back to the community, you do so with integrity and compassion. No one suffers more from poverty and poor education than today’s children. Being a father myself, I understand how much a loving, nuturing childhood can make all the difference. So, I set out to create a foundation dedicated to just this purpose….enriching the lives of children” – Patriots Linebacker Adalius Thomas.
“We feel extremely happy and fortunate to be a beneficiary of Adalius’ foundation. These funds will continue to provide our students with necessary elements of our program like transportation, tutoring, equipment, and food, free of charge” – Darius Shirzadi, Executive Director and Co-Founder.
Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, Providence School Department, and the Soccer Rhode Island Olympic Development Program. Project GOAL’s mission is to facilitate the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.
A non-profit 501©3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.
Project GOAL Visit From Revolution’s Jeff Larentowicz A Success
May 8, 2009
Project GOAL Students Excited To Meet Revolution's Jeff Larentowicz
- Project GOAL student with Jeff Larentowicz
- Jeff Larentowicz Signing Autographs for Project GOAL students
May 8, 2009
Here are pictures from the visit by Jeff Larentowicz of the New England Revolution to Project GOAL on Tuesday May 5, 2009 at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island. Jeff spent time with the group of 50 kids explaining his years in elementary, middle, high school, and college leading up to him being selected by the Revolution in the MLS Draft. He went into depth about his academic career, grades, hours of study vs his love and dedication to soccer. He also spent time with kids individually to talk, take pictures, and sign autographs.
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