Donate Soccer Balls and Gently Used Cleats! 

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th & 19th, 2022   

SALT MEADOW: Saturday, 9/17 and Sunday, 9/18 (10:00AM - 6:00PM)

EXCHANGE FIELD: Saturday, 9/17 and Sunday, 9/18 (10:00AM – 6:00PM)

We will be collecting soccer balls and gently used cleats of any size – balls to support Kick for Nick and cleats to support Elm City Internationals.  Look for the drop-off bins at Salt Meadow and Exchange Field.  PLEASE TIE THE LACES TO KEEP THE PAIR TOGETHER (IF NO LACES, PLEASE PAIR TOGETHER WITH A RUBBER BAND). 

For more information, please contact Maya Howard at [email protected]

Balls will be donated to Kick for Nick, a non-profit organization based in Wilton, CT, founded in memory of Nick Madaras, a soldier killed in the line of duty in Iraq. Kick for Nick was founded to fulfill his dream of giving Iraqi children soccer balls. Soccer balls represent Nick’s ammunition to create a friendly world through his love of soccer, where every ball handed out generates a smile and every smile generates memory of good will and friendship, which one day will allow us to play on one field.  For more information, visit www.kickfornick.org.

Cleats will be donated to Elm City Internationals, a non-profit organization that uses soccer as a way to provide a college preparatory academic program to low-income students in New Haven, CT. ECI uses soccer to attract adolescent boys that thrive on the soccer field but need extra academic assistance. To sum it up, it provides a supportive learning community to boys that are passionate about soccer. For more information, visit www.elmcityinternationals.org