THE FOUNDATION

Each year Challenger Sports donates valuable equipment, soccer balls and uniforms to many soccer based charities, schools, orphanages and missions in Central and South America and Africa.

In 2011, Kansas City based Challenger Sports raised over $1 million dollars for youth soccer organizations throughout North America! Challenger provides a broad range of soccer services and products to thousands of soccer leagues and clubs, and has established itself as one of the largest benefactors in youth sports today.

Since their inception in 1985, the company has raised over $10 million dollars directly benefiting the players, parents and coaches involved in grassroots soccer programs in each of the 50 US states and in 7 Canadian provinces.

As an additional gift to each community, Challenger also provided free coaching clinics for the many local volunteer coaches. Challenger has partnered with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to help provide grassroots training where it is needed most – to the mom or dad who has kindly given up their time to coach their child's team in the local league. In 2011 Challenger trained over 3,000 local coaches!

For more information about the Challenger Foundation please contact foundation@challengersports.com

USA BASED INITIATIVES

Challenger's Tournament Division runs events nationwide but has a strong base of events in the Kansas City Metropolitan area attracting out of town teams from over 10 states. Their flagship events in Overland Park KS have an economic impact of $1,750,0000 to the surrounding hotels, restaurants, gas stations and entertainment areas.

In 2011, the Challenger Tournament division has also donated over $50,000 to local partner clubs.

AROUND THE WORLD

Each year Challenger donates equipment, soccer balls and uniforms to many schools, orphanages and missions in Central and South America and Africa. Training materials and equipment are also provided to the Spirit of Soccer, a mine awareness program that travels the world educating children about the risk of unexploded land mines. In 2011 Challenger established a not for profit Foundation that will begin raising money to help provide opportunities for children in our inner cities to learn and play soccer.

For more information about the Challenger Foundation please contact foundation@challengersports.com

I just wanted to thank all of you one more time for your incredibly generous donations. We were able to fill up 16 suitcases filled with cleats, balls, jerseys, shorts, shinguards, socks, cones and sweatshirts. The response was overwhelming. Last month, Oceans of Mercy was able to deliver the gear. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with me and for delivering the goods. I've attached some photos below. Thanks again and best of luck to all your kids in their upcoming Spring soccer season.
Reneé - www.oceansofmercy.com

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