Suite Tickets for the Sounders Playoffs!!

America SCORES Seattle is offering exclusive suite tickets to the Sounders playoff game on Sunday October 31st. With a $50 DONATION PER TICKET, you will be sitting in a luxury suite with other SCORES Supporters watching the Sounders beat up on David Beckham and the LA Galaxy. Email MQuackenbush@AmericaSCORES.org if interested. Hurry up because these tickets are going faster than Landon Donovan's hair!!!

DONATE HERE:
https://seattlescores.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonationPage/tabid/79504/Default.aspx

Fall Frenzy Recap!

Here is a video of Fall Frenzy with a lot of great shots of the teams, coaches and volunteers!!!

Fall Frenzy!

Our Fall Frenzy Event is today at Starfire! Games are from 4.00-6.30! All of our poet-athletes will be there for a huge soccer tournament to kick off the Fall Season. Come out to support the SCORES' teams!!!



Maps and other info for the event:

STARFIRE SPORTS:
14800 Starfire Way
Tukwila, WA 98188
www.starfiresports.com




We will be on fields 5-7 and you could pick up a game schedule at the event!

Childhood Obesity

The end of September marks the end of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Even though October is here, we still must keep up the fight against Childhood Obesity. With this being so, here is a list of articles relevant to Childhood Obesity in the United States:

http://www.letsmove.gov First Lady Michelle Obama's organization!

http://www.freshhealthyvending.com/healthy-vending/join-the-fight-against-childhood-obesity-in-america/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-h-carmona-md/childhood-obesity-fightin_b_738304.html

http://www.celebrity-mania.com/news/view/00015950.html
My personal favorite, Nick Jonas and Disney team up with Michelle Obama to combat Childhood Obesity in the US!

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/david_sarasohn/index.ssf/2010/09/spilling_our_chances_at_the_sc.html

http://www.examiner.com/health-news-in-columbia-mo/obesity-study-links-cold-virus-to-childhood-obesity

With the Fall season now in full swing, SCORES is doing its best to keep our student-athletes both happy and healthy.

Hear From Our Coaches!!

Our program is starting up for this year and we had the chance to ask some of our soccer and writing coaches questions about their motivation to be a part of SCORES, as well as the role the program plays in the lives of the poet-athletes.



WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH SCORES?

"Its an excellent program that keeps children motivated at school and at home! It builds leaders in our school."
-Terese Metz, Soccer Coach at Dunlap Elementary

"I got involved with SCORES because it is a solid program that promotes academic, physical, and social team skills that help mold students into more rounded citizens."
-Jonathan Ruiz, Soccer Coach at Bailey Gatzert Elementary



WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE SCORES SEASON?

"My favorite parts are the team building, friendship and support of the students, and the sportsmanship showed. This is hard to develop at our school because most of our students don't have opportunities to play, interact in groups, or be a part of team events and activities"
-Katherine Berg, Writing Coach at Bailey Gatzert Elementary

"I like the Poetry Slam. The kids get really involved in the preparation and are very excited about the event."
-Jean Wylie, Writing Coach at Highland Park Elementary



WHAT LONG-TERM IMPACTS DO YOU BELIEVE SCORES WILL HAVE ON THE STUDENTS, BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLS?

"They feel good about themselves. They gain self-respect and make friends, all while practicing their writing with poetry."
-Marjorie Habbestad, Writing Coach at Highland Park Elementary

"The beauty of SCORES is that it is a powerful program that solidifies team-building, sportsmanship, social, physical, and mental skills that become the foundation of a student's hollistic health, as well as the foundation to develop the students as active and well-rounded citizens."
-Jonathan Ruiz, Soccer Coach at Bailey Gatzert


It is always great hearing from our coaches and we are thankful for their amazing dedication.

KICKS 4 KIDS Review

KICKS 4 KIDS was a huge success at Kells on Saturday! We raised $8,000 for SCORES and got to watch the Sounders beat up on the Columbus Crew! Thank you to all who came out and made Saturday such a success. A special thanks to Craig Walker and his committee for organizing the event, as well as Seattle Sounders' players Brad Evans, Pete Vagenas and former Sounder/Coach Dick McCormick for coming out to Kells. We already have big ideas for next year's KICKS 4 KIDS! Also, be sure to check out our other events coming up very soon!

KICKS 4 KIDS on the Sounders Website

Today the Seattle Sounders' official website posted a news article about our upcoming event KICKS 4 KIDS. The event is this Saturday the 18th from 3pm to 7pm and will be at Kells Irish Pub and Restaurant. We will be showing the Seattle Sounders take on the Columbus Crew and also having a live auction with lots of great prizes. The hype for KICKS 4 KIDS is building, and the event will surely be a blast!

Check out the Sounders' article and get your tickets:


Sounders Official Website
http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/09-September/Kicks4Kids.aspx

Tickets

https://seattlescores.ejoinme.org/MyPages/Kicks4Kids/tabid/228650/Default.aspx