COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT · March 2020 FCC Newsletter Author: atrianfo Keywords...
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FCC Community News March 2020 COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT Since FC Cincinnati's launch in 2015, a key tenant of the club has been to engage with the community. With the expansion to Major League Soccer in 2018, FCC increased its community investment. The team and the FC Cincinnati Foundation invested more than $1.5 million in the Greater Cincinnati area in 2019 alone, with a focus on youth enrichment utilizing soccer and participating in MLS WORKS community initiatives. While this work extends across the region, a focus is placed on our neighbors in the West End. The coming year will see expanded programming, both growing existing programs and launching new initiatives that complement the goals and vision of the club and its not-for-profit arm. Some of the new programming launching this year includes the club's first full Special Olympics Unified Team, Actions Matter anti-bullying program in Cincinnati Public Schools and Soccer Unites in-school youth soccer programming. You can find details in the first annual Community Report found on our website at fccincinnati.com/community.
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FCC Community NewsMarch 2020
COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT Since FC Cincinnati's launch in 2015, a key tenant of the club has been to engage withthe community. With the expansion to Major League Soccer in 2018, FCC increasedits community investment. The team and the FC Cincinnati Foundation investedmore than $1.5 million in the Greater Cincinnati area in 2019 alone, with a focus onyouth enrichment utilizing soccer and participating in MLS WORKS communityinitiatives. While this work extends across the region, a focus is placed on ourneighbors in the West End. The coming year will see expanded programming, both growing existing programsand launching new initiatives that complement the goals and vision of the club andits not-for-profit arm. Some of the new programming launching this year includesthe club's first full Special Olympics Unified Team, Actions Matter anti-bullyingprogram in Cincinnati Public Schools and Soccer Unites in-school youth soccerprogramming. You can find details in the first annual Community Report found on our website atfccincinnati.com/community.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
WEST END PRIDE SEASON KICKS OFF IN MARCH
The West End Pride will begin its fourth season this month with 130+participants. Children will once again participate in SAY Soccer, competingagainst other teams from the region. Along with all primary gear and equipmentfor free, FC Cincinnati Foundation and FCC will host West End Pride teams atan FCC game, an FCC away game watch party and end-of-season awardceremony. Like last season, you will see the West End Pride practicing at LaurelPlayground on Thursday evenings throughout the season.
SOCCER PROGRAMSCONTINUE
FC Cincinnati Foundation’s in-school and after-school programscontinue visits at Saint JosephSchool, Hayes Porter, CCPA, CarlLindner YMCA and LincolnRecreation Center. Both programsbring soccer activity to kids, alongwith a character developmentcomponent which has been addedfor 2020. The programs are fullyfunded through FC CincinnatiFoundation and free to participants.
WEST END SERVICE
FC Cincinnati Foundation
Major League Soccer and adidas unveiled the league’s complete 26-piececollection of 2020 jerseys at Penn Plaza Pavilion, ahead of New York City’sFashion Week, on February 5. The FC Cincinnati jersey – the “BOLD” kit –will be the primary uniform worn in games played at Nippert Stadium, aswell as select road games. Among the celebrities, sports stars and influencerswho modeled each of the league’s 26 jerseys at the FORWARD25 unveilingevent was West End resident and local fifth-grade student Arlando Griffin.
A member of the West End Pride, the SAYSoccer program for West End children, Griffinmodeled the new jersey among a cast offamous models and a host of MLS legends andcurrent players. FC Cincinnati was thrilled tohave Griffin as the team's model andrepresentative for the kit reveal. Griffinrepresents the club’s future – both through itscommitment to the West End and the region’syouth who are growing up with soccer as theirsport of choice.
Arlando GriffinPhoto courtesy of Cincinnati Enquirer
WEST END SERVICE
FC Cincinnati Foundation
For the second year, FC Cincinnati will support MLS WORKS’ Greener Goalssustainability initiative with several service projects in the West End in April. FCCplayers, staff and fans will come together for several projects including LaurelPlayground clean-up with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and home refurbishmentprojects with People Working Cooperatively. Sign up to volunteer with us by contacting [email protected]. In addition to these projects, FC Cincinnati has partnered with NewportAquarium and The Cincinnati Zoo for a month-long plastic collection campaign.Plastic collected at the Aquarium and Zoo throughout the month of April, and atboth FCC home games in April, will be re-purposed into benches which will bedonated to Laurel Playground.
FC CINCINNATI SUPPORTS MLS WORKS’GREENER GOALS WITH WEST END PROJECTS
Construction
West End Stadium is taking shape, pictured here in aFebruary aerial photo. Economic inclusion for the project asof January is reported at 25.1% MBE, 15.8% WBE and 29.1% SBE
FC Cincinnati has started a videoseries featuring staff helping buildWest End Stadium. West Endresident Bobby Acoff is featured inthe first video. Watch here:https://www.fccincinnati.com/BobbyAcoff
Construction
