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Lose the Shoes

Barefoot 3v3 Tournaments to Kick AIDS in Africa

 

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Mobilize your own college, high school, community, or soccer club in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa! In the fall of 2006, Dartmouth College held the first ever Lose the Shoes 3v3 barefoot tournament. Since then, over 100 Lose the Shoes events been held to support Grassroot Soccer and have raised almost $150,000.  

The tournaments are rewarding for tournament coordinators, volunteers, and participants. “From conception to completion it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career,” said Dan Anadio, LTS coordinator at SUNY Cortland. "The Lose the Shoes Guide is going to be passed down through the ranks of our soccer teams leaders for years to come."

 

Lose the Shoes is becoming more than just a fundraising campaign—it is mobilizing the next generation of students, activists, and soccer players to unite and actively seek a solution to the AIDS pandemic. LTS has come a long way since the first Dartmouth tournament in 2006, but we still have much to achieve!

 

 

"Please know that what you are doing can and will make a direct impact on many children’s lives in Africa…This is our generation that is suffering and it is our generation that can turn it around.” ~ Brittany Lees, Mariner Soccer Club/Old Rochester Regional HS LTS Coordinator

 

Check out the Lose the Shoes Coordinators' Forum on Facebook! Led by the LTS All-Star Team, the Coordinators' Forum is a place for past, present, and future coordinators to interact.  The All-Star Team is made up of veteran coordinators who share their experience and answer your questions about how to plan a successful event!

  

To get more info about how to plan your Lose the Shoes Tournament:
1) Download the LTS Tournament Guide 2) Check out the Lose the Shoes Coordinators' Forum on Facebook
3) Register your event! 

 

Spring 2009 Events 

Feb 28 - San Diego HS Key Club, CA

March 7 - Scripps College, CA

March 7 - Georgetown Day School, D.C.

March 28 - Alfred University , NY

March 28 - West Chester University, PA

April 4 - Davidson College, NC

April 4-5 - Benefit event for GrassrootHoyas, Washington, D.C. 

April 5 - Palo Alto High School, CA 

April 5 - Loras College, IA

April 11 - Brigham Young University , UT 

April 11 - University of Pittsburgh, PA  

April 18 - B. Reed Henderson HS, PA

April 18 - Christian Brothers University, TN

April 25 - Chadwick School, CA

April 25 - Las Lomas High School, CA

April 25 - SUNY Cortland, NY

April 25 - Boston College, MA

April 25 - Pensacola High School, FL  

April 26 - Johns Hopkins University, MD

April 26 - Middlebury College, VT

April 26 - Providence College, RI

May 1 - Brandeis University, MA 

May 2 - Metro State College, CO

May 2 - Macalester College, MN 

May 2 - West Point Grey Academy/UBC, British Colombia

May 2 - London School of Economics, UK 

May 2 - E.O. Smith HS, CT

May 9 - Vassar College, NY  

May 15 - Cheltenham High School, PA

May 17 - Groton School, MA 

May 17 - St. Paul's School, NH 

May 18 - Walt Whitman High School, MD 

May 23 - Pioneer HS, MI 

May 31 - Ward Melville HIgh School, NY 

June 5 - Harrison High School, NY

June 14 - St. Rose High School NJ 

June 28 - Oak Grove Farm, MA (click below to register!)

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July 1 - University of Prince Edward Island, BC, Canada 

 

Fall 2008 Events 

Aug. 20 - GRS United Kickoff at the Revs/DC United Game (Gilette Stadium, MA)

Sept. 20 - Old Rochester Regional HS/Mariner Soccer Club, MA

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Sept. 24 - Cornell University, NY 

Sept. 27 - Brandeis University , MA

Sept. 27 - Boston University , MA 

Sept. 27 - UW-Madison, WI

Sept. 27 - University of Virginia , VA

Sept. 28 - St. Lukes School, CT 

Oct. 5 - William and Mary, VA

Oct. 7 - Seoul Foreign School, South Korea 

Oct. 18 - Burr and Burton Academy, VT 

Oct. 18 - Yale University, CT

Oct. 19 - Newton North HS, MA

Oct. 19 - Princeton University, NJ

Oct. 25 - Ursinus College, PA

Oct. 26 - Tabor Academy, MA

Nov. 1 - B. Reed Henderson HS, PA 

Nov. 7 - Huntingdon Area HS, PA 

Nov. 7 - Trinity Catholic School 

Nov. 7 - AJ Diamond HS, AK

Nov. 7 - Trinity Catholic HS, FL

Nov. 8 - C.E. Byrd High School, LA

Nov. 8 - Dartmouth College, NH

Nov. 10 -  Claremont Secondary School, B.C.

Nov. 29 - De Pere High School, WI

Nov. 30 - Babson College, MA

Dec. 1 - Worlds AIDS Day Dribble Conclusion in Washington, DC

Dec. 4 - Crestwood Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

Dec. 6 - City College of New York-CUNY, NY 

Dec. 6 - University of Pennsylvania , PA

Dec. 7 - University of Vermont, VT 

Dec. 12 - Kimberly High School, WI

Dec. 13 - Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong 

Dec. 19 - Franklin High School 

 

Spring 2008 Events

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March 9th - Georgetown Day School (DC)

April 5th - University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)

April 5th - Yale University (New Haven, CT)

April 18th - Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)

April 18th - Millennium Campus Cup (Boston, MA)

April 19th - Boston College April 19th - Wesleyan University

April 26th - Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

April 26th - West Point Grey Academy (Vancouver, CA)

April 26th - SUNY Cortland

April 27th - Cambridge HS (OH)

May 3rd - Macalester College (MN)

May 4th - St. Paul's School (Concord, NH)

May 17th - Sacred Heart School (Greenwich, CT)

May 24th - Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)

May 24th - Whitman High

May 31st - Madison West High School (WI)

May 31st - Pingree School (MA)

May 31st - Woodstock HS

June 14th - St. Rose HS, NJ

July 15th - Burke Athletic Club, VA



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February 1st, 2009: Live Campus 2009 Announces GRS as Official Beneficiary 

December 9th, 2008: UPenn Brings in $2000 with the help of Cole Hamels 

October 22nd, 2008: "It's fun to play without shoes. It helps us understand what it's like to play for those who don't even own shoes." Newton Varsity Girls raise $1400

October 7th, 2008: Keep a Child Alive to Host Summit for College AIDS Activists Nov. 14-15  

September 27th, 2008: University of Virginia raises $9,000 with second LTS event!!!!!!!

September 24th, 2008: Mariner Soccer Club Raises $3500 to Kick AIDS  

August 20th, 2008: Ethan Zohn Kicks off GRS United

June 14th, 2008: St. Rose Lose the Shoes Raises $6,000

April 28th, 2008 - Macalaster Soccer Gets Ready for Lose The Shoes

February 28th, 2008 - GRS Wins MySpace Impact Award

December 1, 2007 - Volunteers Kick Soccer Balls, AIDS

October 14, 2007 - Hong Kong International raises $7,500 for GRS

October 3, 2007 - Building Tomorrow Brings Grassroot Soccer to Williams & Mary

October 2, 2007 - Marquette University kicks off HIV/AIDS awareness

July 17th, 2007 - Dispatch and GRS Team up in NYC to Kick AIDS

June 16th, 2007 - Dartmouth Students Kick AIDS on Campus

February 5th, 2007 - Brandeis hosts College Kick AIDS Tournament

 

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"Grassroot Soccer has truly been a life-changing organization for me and my friends. Ever sine I stumbled upon Lusaka Sunrise browsing through YouTube, I was hooked on the cause.  Seeing this movie inspired me to search for ways to help out and eventually host my very own Lose the Shoes Tournament."

~ Tyler Culley, St. Rose HS Coordinator

 

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