Giving Opportunities to Athletes who Love Soccer: August 2012

The season is coming to an end......

Hello GOALS team members and families!

Well, our season is wrapping up and coming to an end. We look forward to our last night of GOALS at Sahlen's Stadium on Tuesday, August 14th! Below please see information about GOALS night at the Rhino's last home game vs. the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday, August 18th and our season ending banquet at the Pieters Family Life Center on Tuesday, August 21st.

But first, we'd like to take a moment to recognize some of our partners who helped make GOALS possible:

Heritage Christian Services is the parent company of the Pieters Family Life Center. Heritage Christian Services is committed to uniquely serving individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families and GOALS is just one of many ways in which HCS does this. A special thank you to Drew Bielemeier, Heritage Christian Services Senior Vice President of Operations, for being a constant support of GOALS!

National Inclusion Project is the primary funder of the GOALS program. NIP is a national foundation that supports inclusive recreation programs and camps across the country. From Alaska to Florida, the National Inclusion Project has supported numerous programs in being more inclusive to children with disabilities through their Let's All Play trainings. The NIP has funded GOALS for three consecutive years.

The Rochester District Youth Soccer League has been a great partner. They have coordinated youth soccer teams and their involvement with the GOALS program. We've really appreciated the teams who have come and shared the passion of soccer with us!

Paradise Catering is the unsung hero of GOALS! Cheryl and her crew from Paradise Catering had the tough job of feeding over 100 people each GOALS night. We thank Paradise Catering for their DONATED service and food. If you need a caterer, give Cheryl a call!

Albright Remodeling is connected to the GOALS family. They have underwritten our season ending banquet. We thank them for their support!

THANK YOU!!

Information on remaining GOALS activities:

Rochester Rhinos vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Saturday, August 18th.

This is our traditional end of the year Rhinos game. We will be walking out on the field with the players during the pregame ceremonies. This is a big game for the Rhinos, if they win they get a 1st round playoff bye and home field advantage. Let's all be there and give them a loud "Gooooo Rhinooooos!" Be sure to wear your jerseys!

Ticket information: We have a limited number of tickets to offer out to the game. We can give 3 tickets to each family (remember you can use your Pro Pass too!). We will be handing out tickets on August 14th. Please only take tickets if you are sure you can attend the game!

End of the Year Banquet

The Pieters Family Life Center will again host a GOALS season ending banquet. It will be held at the Pieters Family Life Center at 1025 Commons Way Rochester, NY 14623 on Tuesday, August 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. We'll enjoy some team fellowship, enjoy some food, and remember the past year.

Menu: an Italian buffet will be provided by Paradise Catering including pasta, sauce, meatballs, salad, a vegetable and roles.

Cost: This year there will be a $5 per person fee for the banquet. If this cost is prohibitive to your involvement please contact PFLC director Andrew Little at 487-3500. We can accept cash or checks payable to "The Pieters Family Life Center".

RSVP: We will have a sign up sheet on Tuesday (you can bring payments too) or you can RSVP by Friday, August 17th to PFLC Social Wellness Coordinator Catalina Johnson at cjohnson@pietersfamilylifecenter.org

We look forward to seeing you Tuesday!

We're in the home stretch!

Greetings GOALS team members and families!

Wow, can you believe its August already? We hope all GOALS team members and their families have been enjoying their time out at Sahlen's Stadium as well as your Summer! August is going to be a busy month for GOALS! We have two more GOALS nights at Sahlen's Stadium as well as two special events: GOALS night at a Rhinos game and the GOALS season banquet at the Pieters Family Life Center.

Here is how the rest of the August looks for GOALS:

Tuesday, August 7th: GOALS night a Sahlen's Stadium. Be sure to wear your jersey, we'll be taking team pictures!

Tuesday, August 14th: This is the last GOALS night of the 2012 season. We'll be sure to have some fun activities planned to finish the season off right.

Saturday, August 18th: GOALS night at Sahlen's Stadium! Join your GOALS team members as the Rhinos play in their last home game vs. the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. In what has become a GOALS tradition, we'll be walking out on the field with the Rhinos during the game's opening ceremonies. We'll have information at the 8/7 & 8/14 GOALS nights.

Tuesday, August 21st: Please join us for the 2012 GOALS season banquet from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Pieters Family Life Center. We look forward to highlighting the 2012 season, GOALS team members and coaches, and have one last night together before we start thinking about Fall. We are currently putting together the finishing touches on this and will send out detailed event information in the next week. We thank Albright Remoldeling for their generous sponsorship to help us put together this banquet!

Rhino's News!

The Rhinos are 1-1 in their last two games.