In the News
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Grassroot Soccer Named Official Charity Partner of Women’s Professional Soccer
SAN FRANCISCO, CA & NEW YORK, NY (July 13, 2010) – Grassroot Soccer (GRS) and Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) are pleased to announce their new partnership supporting Get Active!, WPS’s campaign to fight childhood obesity across the country. GRS uses the power of soccer in the fight against HIV & AIDS in Africa and to [...]
GRS Port Elizabeth Features in Vanity Fair
The following is an article published 9 July, 2010 by Austin Merrill on VanityFair.com.
Perie Zabathempu has begun her weeks during the World Cup by reciting a Monday-morning story to groups of children in their early teens who live in the shantytowns that fringe Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. It’s a different group of kids each [...]
GRS Coaches Meet FIFA President at World Cup Game
Not only did five Grassroot Soccer (GRS) Coaches get a chance to see the Uruguay v Ghana quarterfinal match at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium, but they also received a special invitation from FIFA President, Joseph (Sepp) Blatter, to join him before the game. The Coaches received tickets to the game through the Sony Ticket Fund, [...]
Elton John Hosts Fundraiser for GRS
The following story appeared on eltonjohn.com on June 28, 2010.
For the 12th consecutive year, Elton and David opened the doors of their splendid Old Windsor home for the legendary White Tie & Tiara Ball, organised in partnership with Chopard. This exclusive private event welcomed a stunning array of guests, including Elizabeth Hurley, Kate Beckinsale, Eugenia [...]
GRASSROOT SOCCER PARTNERS WITH LEVI STRAUSS & CO. TO COMBINE SOCCER AND HIV PREVENTION IN WORLD CUP CAMP
Skillz Holiday program delivers HIV prevention education for employees’ children
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (June 24, 2010) — To keep children of Levi Strauss & Co.’s South African employees engaged and healthy during the extended World Cup school holiday, Grassroot Soccer is promoting HIV/AIDS prevention and outreach through the Skillz [...]