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April 2012: A new soccer season has started and now is a perfect time to donate your old cleats, balls or other equipment as we jumpstart our collection efforts!

A picture of children at Closefield School in Mankessim, Ghana with their new equipment!

November 2011: Thank you to Madison Soccer Central for their recent article on Pass It On Soccer.

We are pleased to name our new Director of Grassroots Operations, Jason Murray. As a long-time volunteer for Pass It On Soccer, Jason brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to his new position.

Pass It On Soccer featured in The Razor, one of Uganda's largest newspapers! Story

For three weeks in July 2011 Pass It On Soccer visited Kampala, Uganda and Kampala School of Excellence Ministries, a registered Non-Governmental Organization that houses and cares for 32 previously abandoned street children. In conjunction with KSEM, Pass It On Soccer hosted the Pass It On Soccer/KSEM Gala tournament for 4 local primary school-aged teams on Saturday July 30th, 2011. Approximately 80 kids participated and hundreds of spectators came through during the course of the day. There was complimentary safe drinking water on-site, a trophy for the winning team and participation prizes in the form of equipment for all other teams, as well as awards for Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Goalkeeper. Pass It On Soccer and KSEM not only plan on making this an annual event, but also expanding the tournament to include more teams in the future. In addition to hosting the Gala, Pass It On Soccer and coordinated with local youth soccer coaches, organizers and partner schools. Photos of both the trip and the Gala are available here.


Crane School coaches and captain being presented the Gala championship trophy by KSEM Founder Daniel Ntale, Uganda Youth Football Association Secretary-General Abdu Sulaiman and Pass It On Soccer Founder Vivek Ramakrishnan (left to right.)
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• Pass It On Soccer is an organization based in Madison, Wisconsin                   Recent Recipients
  that collects soccer equipment to ship to schools, youth                                   - ALA FC - Bakau, Gambia
  soccer clubs and other community organizations throughout                          - Youth Sport Uganda - Kampala, Uganda
  Africa. As the world's most popular sport, soccer is played                              - Arcadia Shepherds FC - Tiko, Cameroon
  by kids worldwide on beaches, streets, parks, etc. However,                           
  for a variety of reasons, many kids do not have access to a                              
  real soccer ball. In Madison, many families have kids that have                       News and Updates
  at one time or another played soccer. As a result, many families                     - Collection drive in conjunction with Madison West 
  have soccer equipment which is no longer used. Our goal is to                        High Grassroots Soccer AIDS benefit tournament
  bridge the gap  between the supply of soccer equipment in the                      - Pass It On Soccer visits the Crane School in Rubaga-
  Madison area and the demand for it in communities throughout                     Kampala, Uganda!
  Africa. Consistent with our goal of expanding opportunities for
  kids to play the game of soccer, Pass It On Soccer also hosts an
  annual soccer tournament for local primary schools Kampala,
  Uganda.
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  "In a country where 80 percent of the population live below a dollar a day, opportunities for participation are always limited and intervention of friends like Pass it On Soccer brings smiles to many young children. We thank you for the support and most of all, creating the smiles on the face of these children."
  
   Moses Kalanzi
   Abato Foundation
   Pass It On Coordinating Partner - Uganda