It has been an exciting few weeks of soccer so far and I know you all are pumped to finally have this month arrive. With the month of World Cup play already kicked off in South Africa, Hope in Richmond keeps moving forward and hosting Grassroot holiday and soccer camps for the children. HIV education camps are open to both girls and boys in the Richmond community. HIR coaches Sticka, Bianca, and Meula are busy organizing and executing these camps.
More exciting news Sony donated hundreds of World Cup tickets to take local HIR Grassroot Graduates to all World Cup matches being played in Bloemfontein. I sent out an urgent email in May asking for donations to help pay for transportation to Bloemfontein, 4 hours from the rural Richmond community. I want to thank everyone for donating and making this once and a lifetime experience a reality for hundreds of local South African Grassroot Soccer Graduates. The response was incredible and we were able to raise enough money to transport the kids to and from Bloemfontein and also provide a meal for the day. The experience of attending a World Cup match will never be forgotten and the stories of those days will be told for years and lifetimes to come. Thank you again and enjoy the pictures below.
Thank you from sponsored GRS Graduate.
Translation:
~Lionel
We want to thank you for GRS and the coaches for the day at the stadium. I want to thank all the coaches to look after us at the stadium and we want to thank all the USA team for the soccer tickets. I appreciate it. And we thank the soup kitchen for the food that they give us. Thanks
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