Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) to be recipients of "SSV Kidzone" seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on August 2nd at Buck Shaw Stadium against the Seattle Sounders
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to welcome 50 children and families from PACE as their guests in the SSV Kidzone seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on August 2nd at Buck Shaw Stadium versus the Seattle Sounders.
"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 Earthquakes home game," says SSV Kidzone Chair Lloyd Danon. "Because of the deserving children that PACE serves, we selected PACE 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 PACE as a deserving program for this partnership."
About PACE:
Our Mission at PACE is to provide high quality programs for individuals with Autism/developmental disabilities, so they may experience the satisfaction and fulfillment that accompany learning, self expression, self-care, productive work and interpersonal and community experiences. PACE provides for the educational & residential needs of individuals with autism and other developmental disorders. Specialists in speech and language development, occupational therapy, behavior management and special education instruction work as a team to serve the diverse needs of our clients. Research has shown that people with learning disabilities who are enrolled in effective programs at an early age are better equipped to achieve academic, social and workplace success, allowing them to reach their full potential and to lead rewarding lives. For more information, go to www.pacificautism.org
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
