Over the initiative’s first 68 months, I have completed 131 projects which have delivered more than 3,100 pieces of soccer equipment (worth more than $36,000) to orphanages, schools, missions, churches, agencies and individuals that house, shelter, educate and provide direction to kids in 79 countries. These kids live in dire conditions in nations such as Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Krygyzstan, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Siberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the United States.
Peace Is The Goal projects to date include:
November 2006: Institution Universe school in Ouanaminthe, Haiti
Items donated: 36 soccer balls, 6 large soccer ball storage bags, 6 soccer pumps
February 2007: La Vega Christian School in La Vega, the Dominican Republic
Items donated: 6 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer pumps, 1 youth instruction trainer
March 2007: G.O. Ministries and G.O. Ministries Sports Outreach serving in Santiago, the Dominican Republic; Batey Nueve, the Dominican Republic; and Ouanaminthe, Haiti
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 2 soccer pumps
April 2007: Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas project in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Items donated: 5 soccer balls, 1 soccer pump
April 2007: Maison Fortune Orphanage in Hinche, Haiti
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
May 2007: Ball for All project aiding children in Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump, 2 pairs of soccer cleats
June 2007: Soccer for Life project aiding children in Honduras
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
July 2007: World Vision project aiding children in Africa
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 soccer pump
July 2007: Project aiding children in Ecuador
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 2 soccer pumps
August 2007: Institution Univers school in Ouanaminthe, Haiti
Items donated: 8 soccer balls
August 2007: Guadalupe Preparatory School (independent charter school for impoverished and at-risk youth) in Guadalupe, Arizona
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 1 basketball, 2 playground balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 2 soccer pumps
September 2007: Operation Enduring Hope project aiding children in Afghanistan
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 soccer pump
October 2007: Any Soldier project to aid Iraq children and protect U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq
Items donated: 11 soccer balls, 1 medium soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
October 2007: Any Soldier project to aid Iraq children and protect U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq
Items donated: 11 soccer balls, 1 medium soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
November 2007: Any Soldier project to aid Afghanistan children and protect U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
December 2007: Any Soldier project to aid Iraq children and protect U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq
Items donated: 16 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer backpack, 1 soccer pump, 3 pairs of used soccer cleats
January 2008: Rancho San Juan Bosco orphanage in Tecate, Mexico
Items donated: 16 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump, 2 pairs of soccer goalkeeper gloves
February 2008: Jamaica National Children’s Home
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
February 2008: Project aiding orphanage in Vietnam
Items donated: 6 soccer balls, 1 soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
March 2008: Held one-day soccer camp for Yaqui Native American kids in Guadalupe, Arizona
Items donated: 20 soccer ball bags, one soccer ball, one soccer skills DVD, one soccer skills book
April 2008: Oyate Teca project aiding Lakota kids on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Kyle, S.D.
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
April 2008: Arab mission project aiding Eugemot orphanage in Ghana, Africa
Items donated: 6 soccer balls, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves
May 2008: Any Female Soldier project to help create youth soccer tournament in Serbia
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 3 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 2 pairs of shinguards, 1 soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
June 2008: Any Soldier project to aid Iraq children and protect U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq
Items donated: 11 soccer balls, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
June 2008: Project aiding the Blessed Hope Orphanage and Academy in Uganda
Items donated: 13 soccer balls, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer pump
July 2008: Project aiding Outreached Hands of Romania, located in Calarasi, Romania
Items donated: 20 soccer balls, 4 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 4 soccer field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer pumps, 1 soccer training DVD, 1 soccer training book
August 2008: Held soccer day for students of Haiti’s Institution Univers school visiting Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Items donated: 4 soccer balls, 4 soccer ball backpacks, 13 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 4 soccer ball pumps, 34 pairs of soccer cleats, 4 pairs of shinguards, 30 soccer jerseys, 15 soccer shorts
September 2008: Project to help equip soccer clinics for Latin American youth in Charleston, S.C.
Items donated: 11 soccer balls, 6 soccer ball backpacks, 3 large soccer ball storage bags, 3 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 2 pairs of soccer cleats, 2 pairs of shinguards
September 2008: Any Soldier project to help equip sports field in Kosovo
Items donated: 5 soccer balls, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
October 2008: Any Airman project to aid youth in the Philippines
Items donated: 15 soccer balls, 4 soccer field cones, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
October 2008: America SCORES project to aid kids in Cleveland
Items donated: 6 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 medium-sized soccer ball storage bag, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 soccer ball pump, 1 soccer training DVD, 1 soccer training book
October 2008: Project assisting the Naivasha Rescue Shelter for orphans and abused children in Naivasha, Kenya
Items donated: 25 soccer balls, 4 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps
October 2008: America SCORES project to aid kids in Dallas
Items donated: 16 soccer balls, 8 field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 medium-sized soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
November 2008: Soccer for Life project aiding children in Honduras
Items donated: 50 soccer jerseys, 35 pairs of soccer shorts, 4 pairs of soccer socks
December 2008: Any Soldier / U.S. Embassy project aiding children in Colombia
Items donated: 15 soccer balls, 3 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps
December 2008: Project to help kids in Italy
Items donated: 3 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball pumps
December 2008: Christmas project to help kids at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee
Items donated: 24 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball storage bags
January 2009: Project aiding Together We Rise soccer camp for underprivileged children in Chino, California
Items donated: 15 soccer balls, 3 soccer ball pumps, 2 large soccer ball storage bags
January 2009: Any Soldier project to aid kids and protect U.S. service personnel in Djibouti
Items donated: 11 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
February 2009: Project to help create youth soccer club in San Pedro Laguna, the Philippines
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 2 soccer ball pumps, 2 large soccer ball bags, 2 soccer training videos, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 2 goalkeeper jerseys, 1 soccer training DVD, 1 soccer training book
February 2009: Project in conjunction with wellness efforts by Heal Africa (U.S. doctors on health mission) in Rwanda
Items donated: 2 soccer balls, 1 soccer ball pump
February 2009: Project working to re-establish organized youth soccer in Iraq through U.S. State Department and U.S. military
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball pumps, 2 large soccer ball bags, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves
February 2009: Project to help kids in Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 2 ball storage bags, 1 soccer ball pump
February 2009: Project to create athletic opportunities for kids at the Grace Home Orphanage in Andra Pradesh, India
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball pumps, 2 ball storage bags
March 2009: Project aiding Outreached Hands of Romania, located in Calarasi, Romania
Items donated: 30 soccer balls, 18 soccer jerseys, 1 goalkeeper jersey, 12 pairs of shinguards, 8 field cones, 6 equipment storage bags, 2 ball pumps, extra pump needles
March 2009: Project aiding Outreached Hands of Romania, located in Calarasi, Romania
Items donated: 27 pairs of soccer cleats, 13 soccer jerseys
April 2009: Soccer camp for Yaqui Native American kids in Guadalupe, Arizona
Items donated: 23 soccer camp medals, 6 trophies, 11 soccer field cones, 4 soccer balls, 1 ball pump
April 2009: Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas project in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Items donated: 10 soccer balls
May 2009: Community Development Through Sports project in Uganda
Items donated: 16 soccer balls, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 2 large equipment storage bags, 2 ball pumps
May 2009: America SCORES project to aid kids in Milwaukee
Items donated: 15 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps, 1 soccer training toolkit
May 2009: Project to aid children in Namibia
Items donated: 4 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
May 2009: Project to aid orphans in Ethiopia
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer mini-goal kit
June 2009: Project to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters afterschool program in Milwaukee, Wis.
Items donated: 16 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 soccer ball pump
June 2009: Project to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters afterschool program in Philadelphia
Items donated: 18 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
July 2009: Any Sailor project to "promote cooperation and hospitality" in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 5 pairs of shinguards, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps
August 2009: Project to help create soccer program in Belize
Items donated: 15 soccer balls, 24 soccer jerseys, 18 pairs of shorts, 18 pairs of cleats, 16 field cones, 12 pairs of soccer socks, 10 pairs of shinguards, 3 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 3 pumps, 2 large soccer ball storage bags
August 2009: G.O. Ministries project to help kids in the Dominican Republic
Items donated: 13 soccer balls, 8 field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps
August 2009: World Hope project to aid kids along the Amazon River Basin in Brazil
Items donated: 22 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps
August 2009: Project to help new soccer program for Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus, Ohio
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 8 field cones, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
September 2009: Any Soldier project to help kids and create school sports programs in Iraq
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 4 soccer ball backpacks, 2 soccer ball pumps
October 2009: Project to create sports programs for HIV-positive children at schools in Botswana
Items donated: 22 soccer balls, 6 large soccer ball storage bags, 5 soccer ball pumps
October 2009: Project to help Tulane University mission trip to orphanages and schools in Honduras
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
November 2009: America SCORES project to aid kids in Milwaukee
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 3 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves
November 2009: Orphan Helpers project to aid orphanages in El Salvador
Items donated: 20 soccer balls, 8 soccer field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps, 2 coaches whistles, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves
December 2009: First United Methodist Church Christmas mission project to benefit kids in Kosovo
Items donated: 44 soccer balls, 3 large soccer ball storage bags, 3 soccer ball pumps
December 2009: Project to benefit Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin
Items donated: 30 soccer T-shirt jerseys, 2 soccer hats
January 2010: Soccer for Life Project to benefit kids in Honduras
Items donated: 40 soccer jerseys, 39 pairs of soccer pairs, 32 pairs of soccer socks, 26 pairs of cleats, 2 pairs of goalkeeper pants
January 2010: Project to benefit orphans in Liberia
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 7 soccer ball backpacks, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 soccer ball pump
February 2010: Project to help kids in Kinship of Tomahawk program in Tomahawk, Wis.
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 soccer ball pump
February 2010: Project aiding Amigos de Futbol project in Argentina
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 7 pairs of shinguards, 2 large soccer ball bags, 1 soccer ball pump
March 2010: Project aiding South African children through the Amy Biehl Foundation
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball bag, 1 soccer ball pump
March 2010: Project aiding Outreached Hands of Romania, located in Calarasi, Romania
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 12 pairs of soccer cleats, 1 ball pump, 1 large equipment storage bag
April 2010: Project aiding afterschool program at Yellowstone Academy for impoverished youth in Houston
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball bag, 1 soccer ball pump
April 2010: Columbus Global Village Team project in Botswana
Items donated: 18 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball pumps, 2 large soccer ball bags
May 2010: Project to aid kids in Samoa through Mission of Hope Ministries
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 soccer ball pump, 1 large soccer ball bag
June 2010: Project to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jefferson County (Wisconsin)
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 1 soccer ball pump, 1 large soccer ball bag
July 2010: Outstretched Hands of Romania ministry in Romania
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 10 practice pinneys, 8 field cones, 2 training guidebooks, 2 soccer ball pumps, 1 large soccer ball storage bag
July 2010: MDPC Water Ministry in Indonesia
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 soccer ball pump
August 2010: Project to help build youth soccer programs in Iraq
Items donated: 13 soccer balls, 8 field cones, 8 pairs of shinguards, 7 pairs of soccer cleats, 4 pairs of soccer socks, 3 training guidebooks, 2 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, 2 soccer ball pumps, 1 large soccer ball storage bag
September 2010: Project to assist orphanage in Djibouti
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump, 1 goal net
September 2010: Project to assist youth soccer league in Ethiopia
Items donated: 16 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 soccer ball pumps, 1 coach whistle
October 2010: Project to assist Blue Santa program in Victoria, Texas
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 8 soccer ball backpacks, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 soccer ball pump
October 2010: Samaritan's Purse International Relief
Items donated: 2 soccer balls
October 2010: Project to help Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 ball pump
October 2010: Project to help Illinois Rotary Club trip to Nigeria
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 4 soccer ball backpacks, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 ball pumps
November 2010: Project to support schools in East Timor
Items donated: 6 soccer balls, 4 field ones, 3 soccer ball backpacks, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
November 2010: Project to support school for homeless children (Children First Academy) in Tempe, Arizona
Items donated: 9 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
November 2010: Project to aid Servant Leadership International trip to Zimbabwe
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 5 field cones, 4 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
December 2010: Christmas project to aid Fort Atkinson Food Pantry
Items donated: 6 soccer balls
December 2010: Christmas project to support school for homeless children (Children First Academy) in Tempe, Arizona
Items donated: 4 soccer balls
December 2010: Project to support youth soccer program in Moldova
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball bags, 1 ball pump
December 2010: Project to help Rancho San Juan Bosco orphanage in Tecate, Mexico
Items donated: 9 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
December 2010: Project to assist in U.S. Army goodwill activities with kids in Ethiopia
Items donated: 18 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 ball pump
December 2010: Project to help children in Myanmar
Items donated: 23 soccer shirts, 10 coaches’ instruction books, 8 soccer balls, 7 pairs of cleats, 6 pairs of shinguards, 4 coaches’ clipboards, 4 pairs of soccer socks, 3 large storage bags, 1 soccer goal, 1 extra goal net, 1 coaches’ stopwatch, 1 ball pump
December 2010: Project to help orphans in the Ukraine
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 2 soccer ball backpacks, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump, 1 coach/instructor whistle
January 2011: Project to help orphans in Udon Thani, Thailand
Items donated: 15 soccer balls, 7 field cones, 3 decks of soccer ball playing cards, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 1 soccer ball backpack, 1 ball pump
January 2011: Project to help orphans in Khakassia and Krasnoyarsk, Siberia
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 ball pump
January 2011: Project to help develop youth soccer programs in Cameroon
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 8 field cones, 6 pairs of shinguards, 3 pairs of soccer cleats, 3 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 coaches’ clipboards, 2 coaches’ skills trainer books, 1 kicking training toolkit, 1 ball pump
February 2011: Project to help orphans in Chad
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 4 medium-sized storage bags, 1 ball pump, 1 instructor/referee stopwatch, 1 instructor/referee whistle
February 2011: Project to aid children at the No More Tears Orphanage in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 6 player jerseys, 5 soccer field cones, 3 medium-sized storage bags, 1 portable soccer goal, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
February 2011: Project to aid children at the Nazareti Center in Ngara, Tanzania
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 10 player pinneys, 4 soccer field cones, 3 medium-sized storage bags, 1 player instruction toolkit, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
February 2011: Project to aid orphan children in Slobodskoy, Russia
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 8 soccer field cones, 7 pairs of cleats, 5 player pinneys, 4 large soccer ball storage bag, 2 player instruction toolkits, 2 soccer ball backpacks, 1 ball pump, 1 pair of shinguards
March 2011: Project to aid homeless youth soccer team in Minneapolis
Items donated: 14 soccer balls, 4 soccer field cones, 3 soccer ball backpacks, 2 ball pumps, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 large ball storage bag
March 2011: Project to assist school in Cambodia
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 4 soccer field cones, 2 large ball storage bags, 1 ball pump
May 2011: Project to assist school in Peru
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves
May 2011: Any Sailor project to aid children and protect U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
Items donated: 11 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball backpacks, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
May 2011: Project to assist orphans affected by earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball backpacks, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
May 2011: Project to assist schools in Zambia (Kabulonga, Kafue, Chongwe and Chingola)
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 3 pairs of shinguards, 3 pairs of soccer socks, 2 ball pumps, 2 coaches’ instruction books, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves
May 2011: Project to assist children in Mexico
Items donated: 14 pairs of soccer cleats
May 2011: Project to assist children in Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Items donated: 8 pairs of soccer cleats
May 2011: Project to assist Glad Tidings school in Malawi
Items donated: 12 soccer balls, 2 ball pumps, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 goalkeeper jersey
June 2011: Any Airman project to help orphans and maintain peace in Krygyzstan
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump, 1 coach/referee stopwatch
July 2011: Reaching the Hungry project to help children in China
Items donated: 18 soccer jerseys, 6 pairs of soccer shorts, 4 soccer balls, 2 goalkeeper tops
July 2011: Project to assist children in Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Items donated: 16 soccer jerseys
August 2011: Project to assist kids at the Ulan orphanage in Taraz, Kazakhstan
Items donated: 9 soccer balls, 4 field cones, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
August 2011: Project to assist children through Health Initiative Abroad in Amatongas, Mozambique
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball storage bags, 2 skills trainer books, 1 soccer ball backpack, 1 coach/instructor clipboard, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 ball pump
September 2011: Project to assist kids in San Jose, Costa Rica, through Uno Por Uno Costa Rica
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 skills trainer book, 1 ball pump
September 2011: Project to assist needy kids in Portugal
Items donated: 10 pairs of soccer cleats
September 2011: Project to assist needy children in Swaziland, through Beyond The Game
Items donated: 13 soccer balls, 2 large soccer ball bags, 1 ball pump, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 goalkeeper jersey
October 2011: Project to assist children in Cuba
Items donated: 4 soccer balls
October 2011: Hand in Hand project to assist children in Belarus
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 2 soccer ball backpacks, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
November 2011: Project to assist children in Burkina Faso
Items donated: 9 soccer balls, 2 coach/instructor clipboards, 2 large ball storage bags, 1 ball pump, 1 training toolkit
December 2011: Project to assist children in Nepal
Items donated: 7 soccer balls, 4 pairs of shinguards, 3 field cones, 1 referee/coach stopwatch, 1 large ball storage bag, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves, 1 ball pump
December 2011: Project to help kids through Outstretched Hands of Romania ministry in Romania
Items donated: 29 pairs of soccer cleats, 12 pairs of shinguards, 12 pairs of soccer socks, 1 soccer skills DVD, 1 coach/referee stopwatch
January 2012: Project to help kids in Sudan through Balls Without Borders
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump, 1 soccer skills trainer, 1 coach/instructor clipboard
February 2012: Project to help kids in Sri Lanka
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump
March 2012: Project to help kids through TOCO in St. Lucia
Items donated: 5 soccer balls, 7 pairs of shinguards, 4 soccer field cones, 3 large soccer ball bag, 1 ball pump, 1 coach/instructor clipboard, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves
April 2012: Project to help children in St. Kitts
Items donated: 8 soccer balls, 6 pairs of soccer cleats, 6 soccer shirts, 1 pair of soccer goals, 1 large soccer ball bag, 1 ball pump, 1 coach/instructor clipboard, 1 pair of goalkeeper gloves
April 2012: Project to help kids in Ireland
Items donated: 10 soccer balls, 1 large soccer ball storage bag, 1 ball pump, 1 coach/instructor clipboard
May 2012: Project to help children in Borneo, France, Germany, Israel, Madagascar, New Zealand and Trinidad
Items donated: 20 soccer balls, 12 pinneys, 8 field cones, 4 large soccer ball bags, 2 player instruction toolkits, 1 ball pump
My initiative and drive have led to some pretty aggressive goals. I am driven to expand this project in 2012 and beyond. I hope that my gifts create a link between youth in America and in other nations, and serve as a model that stresses the importance of doing good works. Anyone, even a kid from a small town in Wisconsin, can create change and foster an environment of understanding.
