Red Bulls Announce New York's Got Wings Queens Soccer Club Winner
May 9, 2011 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York Red Bulls News Release
New York City - The New York Red Bulls announced the winning Queens Borough soccer club today for the team ¬â¢s New York ¬â¢s Got Wings program. Auburndale Soccer Club received the most votes by the public and will receive new sports apparel and equipment in a partnership with adidas and Kwik Goal. They will also receive a soccer clinic by the New York Red Bulls elite level of coaches.
"The Auburndale Soccer Club is really very appreciative that our club was able to take part in, and win, this competition. Our kids worked so hard to win this, ¬Â said Arthur Ruppert, Auburndale ¬â¢s Soccer Club Board of Directors. ¬ÅThey are all so ecstatic and thankful, and they can ¬â¢t wait for their clinic with the Red Bulls' coaches! ¬Â
In an effort to revitalize local soccer programs, the New York Red Bulls will be providing needed equipment and elite-level coaching throughout the upcoming season. The team is aiming to reach New York ¬â¢s soccer-playing fanbase, from those participating in city-run summer camps, to younger athletes training in soccer clubs in the five boroughs.
The soccer club voting for each borough will take place over a seven game block. Brooklyn voting has begun and will go until June 11, Staten Island (6/19 ¬" 7/16), Bronx (7/20 ¬" 9/10) and Manhattan (9/17 ¬" 10/20).
In addition to working with existing soccer clubs, every goal scored by the New York Red Bulls during the 2011 MLS regular season, Red Bull will make donations to the New York City Parks & Recreation Department ¬â¢s summer camp programs. For each goal, $1,000 in equipment and clinics will be donated to the cause. The team hopes exposing kids to the fundamentals of soccer will help them embrace the sport, thus leading them to a healthier lifestyle. With the 2011 season not even a quarter of the way through, the team has scored a total of 10 goals thus far.
For more information, voting and goal tracking for ¬ÅNew York ¬â¢s Got Wings, ¬Â please visit www.redbullusa.com/newyorksgotwings.
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