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CMFSC Teams Up with SHARE for After School Soccer Programs at Tri-Cities Schools

Local Club Donating Resources to Make Soccer Accessible to Children from All Walks of Life

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club (CMFSC) is proud to announce that it will be partnering with SHARE Family and Community Services to provide After School Soccer Programs at two Tri-Cities Elementary schools, beginning January 2015. CMFSC will be sending nationally certified coaches, as well as soccer equipment, to Mountain View Elementary and Roy Stibbs Elementary Schools to assist SHARE in providing its invaluable After School programs to Coquitlam youngsters.

CMFSC is funding this new After School program as part of its ongoing efforts to give back to the communities, and make the “beautiful game” of soccer accessible to children from all walks of life.

“CMFSC is very pleased to be partnering with SHARE Family and Community Services, a recognized leader in providing services to local communities,” said Alex Barnetson, President of CMFSC. “Our partnership with SHARE is yet another example of CMFSC's desire to invest in the future of the Tri-Cities, while giving back to the communities today. We support SHARE’s goal of making youth programs accessible for everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status or ability.”

“One-in-five children experience poverty in the Tri-Cities,” said Martin Wyant, CEO of SHARE. “With this After School Soccer Program, CMFSC and SHARE will help ensure that the benefits of sport, soccer and team play are available on an extensive and inclusive basis to families and children throughout Coquitlam, especially to those who may not be able to afford to participate in team sports.”

About Share

SHARE is a non-profit, independent, community based agency providing leadership and programs in response to the social and health needs of the residents of the Tri-Cities (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra) and adjacent communities. SHARE is a registered charity providing community development and community-based social services.

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SHARE Testimonial:

"Our sincere appreciation and gratitude goes to Metro Ford Soccer Club for supporting the SHARE After School Program 2015-2016 groups. SHARE Family and Community Services offers free After School Programs at Roy Stibbs Elementary and Mountain View Elementary schools, which are both located in Burquitlam area. SHARE After School Program is offered in 3 cycles of 6 weeks per year. Metro Ford Soccer Club has enabled SHARE to offer soccer during the 3 program groups this past school year. During each 6-week group, they trained up to 55 children, 5 to 12 years old. The Club provided equipment and expertise in soccer training, and contributed a total of 288 hrs of their time during the school year. Soccer is a very popular program among the children attending both schools, so we are very grateful to the Club and to the coaches for their dedication and hard work. We are looking forward to our continued partnership in the next school year (2016-2017)." - Sangeeta Sirohi | Share Society

KICK FOR A CURE

Assisting in the fight against childhood cancer . More information is available on our KFAC Page.

DOMENIC MOBILIO FOUNDATION

Supporting the various events to raise funds through bequests, gifts, donations and annual golf tournament and expends or administers these funds to advance education by providing scholarships to post-secondary students in financial need and to gift funds to other registered charities or organizations

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

CMFSC is proud to support the Special Olympics BC - Coquitlam Program. We support this program by providing uniforms and a training location. CMFSC Alumni coaches are also involved in this program.

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Moresports

Building Community through Sports

Moresports is a registered non-profit society that aims to provide sports and leadership opportunities accessible to all children and youth. As programs are developed and run by the community, Moresports is able to stay in tune with the needs and diversity of the community to make inclusive and sustainable programming. Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club is proud to provide our experienced and passionate staff coaches to these programs to give back to the community by supporting the physical learning of all.

For more information about Moresports visit their website: https://moresports.org

In support of the Salvation Army

In support of the Salvation Army, Vivienne Royle recently travelled to Zimbabwe and following is her testimonial from her trip

HI CMFSC

We just returned from Zimbabwe.

Our next project was supporting the local soccer program. We are very involved in soccer at home so I was very excited to see it Zimbabwe-style! We hosted two clinics and an area tourney. The two Zimbabwean men who ran the program were impressively skilled and very good with the kids. The clinics were obviously very important to the kids. To have one new ball for each boy and girl to use and cones to organize the event blew them away - and it is something we so take for granted. Their love of the game and their fearlessness left me feeling inspired. The tournament was a HUGE deal for the entire community. Many dignitaries, families, school children, community workers and people who just love the sport came out to watch. The environment was electric. The competition was fierce and it was mind blowing to watch kids with cleats play against kids in bare feet - and the barefooted kids did not back away! The players and coaches were so grateful for the many prizes (including jerseys, shorts, balls, nets) we provided. Again, these were items we at home take for granted, but were gold to these teams. Once again, I felt very fortunate to be Canadian.

Metro Ford, thank you so much for donating two sets of jerseys again this year. They are very, very much appreciated!