Saturday, April 24, 2010 was Alpha Kappa Psi's first Lose the Shoes tournament. Teams of three to five people registered to play in an afternoon of soccer games to benefit Grassroot Soccer. Grassroots Soccer is an organization that started in 2002 which trains soccer coaches and stars to organize interactive HIV prevention programs.
After a bagel breakfast and registration, representatives from Grassroot Soccer at Georgetown University conducted a few soccer exercises that they use in their programs, educating kids about making independent choices. Grassroot Soccer uses soccer exercises and charismatic role models in order to ensure active participation in their events and teach them about avoiding HIV and AIDS.
The proceeds collected from every participating player go towards a trip to send ten children from the DC area to South Africa to help spread awareness about the growing HIV and AIDS epidemic. The Lose the Shoes tournament is a huge success for GrassrootSoccer and Lambda Nu was extremely excited to be involved!
The tournament functioned in a round-robin format, with teams from AU's club soccer, varisty swimming & diving teams, Sigma Chi fraternity, and our own brothers from Lambda Nu. Whether you were a soccer pro or a just a beginner, every team was able to play a couple of games while all displaying awesome sportsmanship!
The final round was between members of the club soccer team and 'team connecticut.' After excellent plays from both sides, the club soccer team proved their skills by walking away with the grand prize of a gift certificate to Chef Geoffs! Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank-you to all the people who participated, the event was a greater success than we had imagined. Lambda Nu hopes to continue this event for future years, so if you missed out on Saturday make sure you sign up next Spring!
Michelle Holleran, our Community Service chair of AKPsi had been working extremely hard since the beginning of the semester to ensure the day's event would turn out amazing. Her enthusiasm and love for helping others is always shown in her considerate actions, and even more so on Saturday afternoon. Despite the occasional rain, she was always smiling and working hard to make sure everyone was having fun!
And a shout-out to Jeff Mindell, I am awarding you the MVP of the day because of your broken toe. You proved your dedication to charity and I hope you have a speedy recovery !! :)
After a bagel breakfast and registration, representatives from Grassroot Soccer at Georgetown University conducted a few soccer exercises that they use in their programs, educating kids about making independent choices. Grassroot Soccer uses soccer exercises and charismatic role models in order to ensure active participation in their events and teach them about avoiding HIV and AIDS.
The proceeds collected from every participating player go towards a trip to send ten children from the DC area to South Africa to help spread awareness about the growing HIV and AIDS epidemic. The Lose the Shoes tournament is a huge success for GrassrootSoccer and Lambda Nu was extremely excited to be involved!
The tournament functioned in a round-robin format, with teams from AU's club soccer, varisty swimming & diving teams, Sigma Chi fraternity, and our own brothers from Lambda Nu. Whether you were a soccer pro or a just a beginner, every team was able to play a couple of games while all displaying awesome sportsmanship!
The final round was between members of the club soccer team and 'team connecticut.' After excellent plays from both sides, the club soccer team proved their skills by walking away with the grand prize of a gift certificate to Chef Geoffs! Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank-you to all the people who participated, the event was a greater success than we had imagined. Lambda Nu hopes to continue this event for future years, so if you missed out on Saturday make sure you sign up next Spring!
Michelle Holleran, our Community Service chair of AKPsi had been working extremely hard since the beginning of the semester to ensure the day's event would turn out amazing. Her enthusiasm and love for helping others is always shown in her considerate actions, and even more so on Saturday afternoon. Despite the occasional rain, she was always smiling and working hard to make sure everyone was having fun!
And a shout-out to Jeff Mindell, I am awarding you the MVP of the day because of your broken toe. You proved your dedication to charity and I hope you have a speedy recovery !! :)
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