Tax Deduction Statement Is Available.

Soccer for Life is a non profit 501-(3) C organization designed to enable all the children of the Western Hemisphere to have the opportunity to play soccer, the beautiful game.  Soccer for Life has received a determination of tax exemption from Federal Income taxes . All contributions to Soccer For Life, Inc., are deductible under section 170 of the Code. That means that donations of cash as well as equipment, used soccer gear, vehicles, etc., receive a tax deduction from IRS. Any donation will be valued and you will receive a statement from Soccer for Life, Inc., that you can use to deduct from your income tax. We are classified as a public charity under 509 (a) (2) of the IRS code. We function under the laws of the State of Arizona and carry an Internal Revenue Service "Recognition of Exemption", No. 17053296009004

Collect Pairs Of Sneakers , Support Youth Environmental Entrepreneurship, Participate In Project Athletic Shoes,  and Build A Village

SPORTS MEDICINE AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES NEEDED

More information on the Soccer Donation Project is available to you from sfl@satglobal.com Our Soccer Donation web site is http://www.satglobal.com/donate_boots.htm. Want To Know More About The Honduras Youth Soccer Project?

Send Your Donations (athletic shoes, balls, cleats, uniforms, t-shirts, shorts, warmup clothes, balls, goalkeepers gear,  medals, trophies, first aid equipment, referee gear, goals, nets) to:

We Need First Aid Supplies For Youth Soccer Players In Intibuca

We all know that although soccer is not a contact sport, often there is contact. Kids fall, get bruises, pull muscles, tear tendons. When this happens in the USA, all the kids sit on the ground and wait while someone take care of the wounded kid. There is a first aid kit with all the supplies needed. Everything is ready, available and supplies are replenished as needed. Nothing is too good for America's soccer kids.

Not so in Intibuca. There is no medical kit for use by the teams during games and tournament. Usually there is no water for the players unless brought by the coaches. None of the teams have first aid kits. If a child is injured, usually they have to keep playing. Kids go home on bicycles or walking after leg injuries. Such is the draw for the game that no one complains. When they get home there is no ice pack because most homes do not have refrigerators. The price for playing the game is pain. There is no juice served during half time.

We need to change all this. These kids are part of the world of soccer. Won't you help them get what they need so they can enjoy playing the beautiful game? The Liga Menor would like to supply each time with team medical kits. We are in need of materials for a large Liga Menor medical supply cabinet as well as individual first aid kits for each team. Please donate bandages, Band-Aids, tape, Neosporin, aspirins, Tylenol, Advil, ointments, athletic bandages, sports tape, and similar items so teams can create first aid boxes to take to practices and games.

If you would prefer to donate money, feel free to send it directly by Western Union to:

Carolyn Marie Cross, La Esperanza, Intibuca, Honduras

The player who received this wound in the game was treated by pouring cold water on the wound as there was nothing else to put on it.

How to Prepare Your Donations

Your donations will be shipped to Honduras in the boxes you send. Please send in sturdy boxes no larger than 22 x 22 x 22,

The boxes should be no bigger than 22"x22"x22". Place items inside plastic garbage bags and close them before putting the soccer gear in the boxes. The boxes will be shipped by boat and this ensures they do not get wet. The boxes should be labeled with two labels:

From

Your Name

Your Address

Your City, State, Zip

Your email

To

The donated items must be itemized on the Donation Invoice Sheet. A copy must be placed in each box as well as a separate copy must be sent to Dr. Cross in Honduras. Make sure when you send him the envelope of the donation sheets, you tell him it is for the Soccer for Life Donation project.

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

A. You can collect used soccer uniforms, balls, nets, cleats and shoes for sending to Honduras and send them to Dr. Carol Cross

Here's how to ship used soccer gear to Honduras. sfl@satglobal.com

Please include a check for US$25 for shipping each box to Honduras by boat.

YOU ARE THE KEY TO MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

Links To The Soccer Gear Donation Project