You could win one of these (the jersey that is)
BIDDING CLOSES JANUARY 29, 2012!
The Canadian Women’s National Team have graciously provided the Southsiders with an autographed jersey which shall be auctioned off as part of our fundraising efforts in support of the Vancouver Street Soccer League
The Vancouver Southsiders are representing the good name of soccer supporters north of the border, by entering the charitable deeds business.
Last year’s President John Knox retired from that role to oversee the new venture. Their first beneficiary is the Vancouver Street Soccer League.
The Canadians Women’s side has donated and autographed a jersey to help raise funds for the league which is associated with Street Soccer Canada and the Homeless World Cup.
Southsiders release:
As many of you are aware, the Vancouver Southsiders have been in full voice at BC Place to support the Canadian Women’s National Team in their quest for a berth at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
You may have also heard that we recently established a charitable wing of our supporters club, which aims to provide fundraising and volunteer support to important causes in our community.
The Canadian Women’s National Team have graciously provided the Southsiders with an autographed jersey which shall be auctioned off as part of our fundraising efforts in support of the Vancouver Street Soccer League.
From the VSSL website:
“The Vancouver Street Soccer League is associated with Street Soccer Canada and the Homeless World Cup. [It] uses soccer to inspire and empower. Our league is made up of teams that provide friendship for the homeless, physical fitness for the ill and addicted, direction for at-risk youth, and cultural focus for other unique communities such as inner-city First Nations people.
There’s a reason why soccer is known as the ‘beautiful game’ – the beauty is that it can enrich people’s lives. We’re here to get the ball rolling.”
About The Auction:
The white Umbro jersey up for grabs bears the official Canada Soccer logo and a red / black chevron design on the chest. It bears 20 CanWNT player signatures in black ink from the squad presently competing at BC Place.
Twitter participants can begin submitting bids immediately as per the following:
1) Start by “following” the account @CanWNTjersey
2) Tweet a message to the account which includes a dollar amount i.e. “ @CanWNTjersey $100 “
3) We shall send periodic updates to all followers to keep them informed of our most recent high bid
4) Twitter bidders who are still in the hunt towards the end of the auction will be asked to verify their contact details online
On the afternoon of Sunday January 29, the Southsiders and fellow Voyageurs (Canada supporters) will gather at Doolin’s Irish Pub (Nelson & Granville) before the final match of the Olympic Qualifiers. At 3:00 pm Pacific Time we will expand the bidding process to include persons in attendance at the pub.
For the next 60 minutes we will accept bids from Doolin’s attendees and from Twitter followers. Bidding will close at 4:00 pm Pacific Time. The jersey will be awarded to the top bidder, regardless of location, pending verification of the bid.
The Vancouver Southsiders would like to thank the Canadian Women’s National Team for their generosity, and we encourage all Vancouverites to turn out in huge numbers to support them as they continue their Olympic journey at BC Place. We would especially like to thank midfielder Kaylyn Kyle, who rallied her teammates into action on very short notice to make this charitable auction possible. Thank you and good luck to all!
