Photos courtesy of Street Soccer USA
This summer Washington DC is host to a unique “sport for social change event,” when about 200 homeless soccer players from across the country compete for the Street Soccer USA Championship 2010 at Kastles Stadium — and Reston Limousine is proud to support the event by providing transportation!
Photos courtesy of Street Soccer USA
Street Soccer USA, a national nonprofit, uses the sport of soccer to help improve the lives of homeless men and women around the country. The group’s signature event will take place from July 30 to Aug. 1 in fast-paced, 4 versus 4 street soccer action. This year, 22 teams from 19 cities including a social project from Russia will take part.
The event includes exhibition matches, live entertainment, and thousands of cheering fans and volunteers from the local and national communities – all for a social purpose: 75% of participants secure jobs, housing, or pursue further education after participating in the program, according to Street Soccer USA.
The nonprofit group will select from among the participants the U.S. National Team, who will travel to the Homeless World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September.
If you would like to support the players and obtain free tickets to the event, please visit www.streetsoccerusa.org.
Want to pick the brain of the CEO of a $15 million company in the DC metro region? Reston Limousine CEO and President Kristina Bouweiri will be making appearances at the following networking events around the region:
7:15-10:30 a.m. The Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner
July 30 Coffee, Tea, You and Me! Professional Networking
Kristina Bouweiri will be the keynote speaker at the Washington Freedom’s Women’s Networking Night, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Her presentation begins at 6 p.m., when she will discuss some of the challenges of being a female executive, her career paths and advice for aspiring business leaders. Wine and small plates will be served, sponsored by Barrel Oak. At 7:30 p.m., DC’s women’s soccer team takes on the Chicago Red Stars. Ticket prices range from $20 to $50 per seat. To purchase tickets, please contact Jaclyn Benjamin at 240-449-1620 or Jaclyn.benjamin@washingtonfreedom.com.
Billed as the world’s largest social media conference, the expo begins with the three-day Social Media Business Summit conference on Oct. 14 and continues with the BlogWorld & New Media Expo and Conference Oct. 15-16. Kristina will be speaking about her experiences on the “Small Business Think Big with Social Media” panel. The panel will be led by Shashi Bellamkonda, the award-winning director of Social Media and Strategy for Network Solutions.