Grant Academy students to be recipients of "SSV Kidzone" seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on May 2nd at Buck Shaw Stadium

Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to welcome 50 children and families from Grant Academy as their guests in the SSV Kidzone seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on May 2nd at Buck Shaw Stadium versus Chivas USA.

"Soccer Silicon Valley, through our community foundation and in partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes, has set up a program to bring 50 deserving kids to every Earthquake home game," says SSV Kidzone Chair Lloyd Danon. "Because of the deserving youth that attend Grant Academy, we selected the Grant Academy to receive tickets for free admission to the game."

"We are really excited to be working with the team’s fans through SSV Community Foundation on the Kidzone," says Earthquakes Executive Vice President David Alioto. "We are pleased with the choice of Grant Academy as a deserving program for this partnership."

About Grant Academy:
Grant Academy is an elementary school that has worked extremely hard to succeed. 90% of the students are low socioeconomic (receive free/reduced lunch) and 60% are learning English as their second language. Yet Grant Eagles are soaring to success, surpassing all the state and national academic goals. Furthermore, Grant Eagles demonstrate excellent citizenship and have the goal of attending college. Grant Academy is a school where it is "cool" to be an achieving student.

About Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation: 
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF) is an all-volunteer 501c(3) non-profit comprised of San Jose Earthquakes fans whose mission is to ensure on an ongoing, sustainable basis, the vitality, and availability to all, of the sport of soccer in the Bay Area. Through the SSV Kidzone, SSVCF will bring during the 2009 MLS season a different group of 50 deserving kids (and their adult chaperones) from a different youth-oriented non-profit in a different Bay Area community to see Earthquakes soccer – an experience they will remember forever – in the "SSV Kidzone," courtesy of Earthquakes fans. The SSV Kidzone is a collaborative effort between the fans and the San Jose Earthquakes, who have made significantly discounted tickets available to SSVCF for purchase in the SSV Kidzone. For more information or to make a donation go to www.ssvcf.org

About San Jose Earthquakes:
The San Jose Earthquakes are a Major League Soccer expansion team. Individual tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling 1-800-225-2277 or online at www.sjearthquakes.com.

Contact: 
SSVCF – Lori Hibbett – (408) 858-2464 – Lhibbett@comcast.net
SSVCF – Lloyd Danon – (408) 859-7266 – l_danon@yahoo.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Jed Mettee – (408) 556-7723 – Jmettee@sjearthquakes.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Flor Rivera – (408) 556-7705 – Frivera@sjearthquakes.com