Prince George Soccer Association

Len McNamara, Executive Director of the Prince George Youth Soccer Association, and Zoe, his assistant, provided an update on the Soccer Association and some of the activities that take place on the Rotary Soccer Fields in PG.

Len advised that there is about 1600 games of soccer scheduled for the Rotary Soccer Fields each season. 

For youth Soccer, this involves children as young as 3 years old, up to the age of 18 years.

Soccer is a very popular youth sport and requires approximately $40 thousand dollars in referee expenses, in addition to the cost of equipment and maintenance.

However, on what is referred to as "Super Saturdays" there will be as many as 6,000 people on the Rotary Soccer Field grounds.  Anyone frequenting the area during these days has seen the crowds of people and vehicles around the area.

Len and Zoe handed out pamphlets outlining one of the PG Youth Soccer Association fund raising efforts called "Score-A-Thon" with CLUB11.

Score-A-Thon will collect pledges by players and coaches up to the Active Start Soccer Festival on June 21, 2014.

Score-A-Thon raised over $13,000 in its inaugural year, as is expected to raise $100,000 in funding this year.

Businesses are encouraged to make pledges and Naming Rights are available for Score-A-Thon and other CLUB 11 Events.

PDG Ron Neukomm thanked Len and Zoe for their presentation with another donation to our Rotary Polio Plus Program.