Washington, D.C. (PRWeb), March 4, 2010 - When the U.S. Soccer Foundation holds its fundraising
gala on Thursday, March 4, beneath a wide-span tent at City Center (11th and H St. NW)
in the heart of D.C., the flooring provided for the event by Sport Court® will have three lives.
First it will serve as the flooring for hundreds of diners at the gala who will be addressed by
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and entertained by comedian Drew Carey. The colorful Sport Court
PowerGame® surface will be set up to look like two separate soccer fields side-by-side.
And when dinner's over and everyone's gone home, the 17,600 square feet of Sport Court's
surface will be the site of a soccer clinic the next day where First Lady Michelle Obama will join
the U.S. Soccer Foundation to highlight the Let's Move! campaign and the importance of
children getting 60 minutes of active play each day. This event will expand outreach and
participation in youth soccer and education efforts on the importance of eating well and staying
active.
After the clinic, the surface will be separated into two futsal pitches and will be donated to urban
soccer organizations in the U.S.
The U.S. Soccer Foundation, the Charitable Arm of Soccer in the U.S., will disassemble and ship
the courts to their final destinations.
The U. S. Soccer Foundation provides grants focused on developing players, coaches and
referees and building or enhancing fields and soccer complexes, with a special emphasis on
youth in economically disadvantaged urban communities.
Sport Court has provided the custom, portable playing surfaces being used during the annual
Homeless USA Cup, one of the projects supported by the U.S. Soccer Foundation.
The gala site, at H and 11th NW in Washington, D.C., is also the site where the Homeless Soccer
Cup has been played the last two years.
"Sport Court is pleased to be a supporter and partner in the U.S. Soccer Foundation's dynamic
programs," said Ron Cerny, President and CEO of Connor Sport Court International,
headquartered in Salt Lake City.
"The event also demonstrates the versatility and attractiveness of our courts," Cerny added.
Representing Sport Court at the gala will be Mr. Cerny and Joel McCausland, Director of Sport
Court Products.
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About the U.S. Soccer Foundation
The U.S. Soccer Foundation was established in 1994 to manage the surplus funds generated by the
1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. As the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the U.S.,
the Foundation has invested more than $48 million in the game, supporting hundreds of projects in
every state in the country. The Foundation provides grants focused on developing players, coaches
and referees and building or enhancing fields and soccer complexes, with a special emphasis on
youth in economically disadvantaged urban communities. For more information, or to donate online,
please visit www.ussoccerfoundation.org.
For information on the U.S. Soccer Foundation please contact
Meredith McClure, U.S. Soccer Foundation, 202-872-6662,
mmcclure@ussoccerfoundation.org
About Connor Sport Court International
More athletic events are played on Connor Sport Court surfaces than on any other sports flooring in the
world. Connor sports floors have established themselves as the standard for professional and elite sports
since the company was founded in 1872. Sport Court® is a registered trade mark of Connor Sport Court
International. Since 1974, it has identified the original and authentic modular sport surface,
continuously improved and patented to provide the highest levels of quality and performance. Connor
Sport Court is proud to be the only sports surfacing company in the world that is independently audited
and verified as "Zero Waste" and fully ISO 9001:2008 certified. Sport Court is the Official Futsal Court
of the United States Soccer Foundation.
For more Connor Sport Court information contact:
Jeff Morton, Marketing Manager, Connor Sport Court
801-712-6411
jmorton@sportcourt.com
www.sportcourt.comm
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