Here’s an exciting opportunity: this holiday season, SoccerPro has agreed to match every donation made to Kicks4Kenya! You understand correctly, if you give $1, SoccerPro will give $1!

If you donate now to Kicks4Kenya SoccerPro.com will double your donation, no questions asked, through December 25th, 2008!

This generous offer will only last for a limited time and if you’ve never given to a soccer charity before, now would be the perfect time, because every dollar you give will be matched, and will help send soccer equipment to young people in Kenya!   Read more about our partnership with Kicks4Kenya.

There is no better time to give to SoccerGrow.org.  Simply go to the Kicks4Kenya donation page and follow the instructions.

While you’re at it, check out this 60 second informational video!

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All the best to you and yours this holiday season, and all the best footy for you and yours in the new year! Stay updated on all the things going on here at SoccerGrow.

It’s the football that keeps the world together.

Strip away all the corruption of governments, the blindness of racism, the crises of financial systems and it’s good and wholesome things like football that remain. There’s too much bad news poison in the world sometimes to see the simple good that sport can do.

Take for instance the current financial crisis, of which AIG, the Manchester United shirt sponsor, has been a major part. According to the International Herald Tribune…

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Looking up to a 15 year old from Wisconsin is something to be celebrated, right?  Yes, especially if that 15 year old has created a soccer charity project which has impacted over 5,500 people!

In the grand scheme of charitable giving, generational affiliation doesn’t really matter that much, which is why I am so excited to mention a fellow giver who shows that age is no hurdle when it comes to helping people.  What matters is what you’ve done to make a difference and what you’re doing right now.

Soccer has a unique power to heal wounds across barriers of race, class, language, gender, and age.

So we were overjoyed

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… or would they be Podwaves?

Whatever you might call them, SoccerGrow was recently featured on an episode of the soccer podcast, The Goalmouth Scramble. This bi-weekly and sometimes crazy soccer podcast features talk about the English Premier League, transfers, rumors, soccer fantasy, and even Soccer Manager.

You can hear in the episode, which was published August 14th, lots of information about SoccerGrow and other soccer charities doing good work around the world. This is what makes the beautiful game so beautiful. People in need are empowered by total strangers who are willing to lend some money or even the shirts off their backs in the name of sportsmanship and common humanity. This spirit embodies the power of soccer, and this is the fertile field across which SoccerGrow wants to continue broadcasting the seeds of positive change.

Won’t you help do your part?

As has been written in recent posts, SoccerGrow is excited to be partners with Kicks4Kenya, an organization that believes everyone should enjoy the beautiful game with a right proper ball. Now the circle of our partnership has grown to include you! We’ve connected to Kicks4Kenya, now we want you to do the same, because you are the most important part of the circle.

Would you want to play soccer with a ball made out of rope and plastic bags? Well, neither do the orphans in places like Nakuru, Kenya, but you have the power to help change that. TJ Widbin, founder of Kicks4Kenya makes radical positive change in people’s lives, simply by giving them a soccer ball.

Help TJ Make Positive Change

At first you might think that giving soccer equipment to those in need is a waste of resources and energy, when there is so much more to be done. But if you reflect on your own life I’m sure that you’ll realize that it’s not. The gift of proper soccer equipment can lend enjoyment, fitness, confidence and happiness to someone’s life. Now you can help make that plastic-bag reality a thing of the past by making a tax-exempt contribution through SoccerGrow.

This link will take you to the product page where you can donate now to Kicks4Kenya through SoccerGrow!