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If you have not yet heard…. one of our CVYSL players, Mariah Serratos, is now paralyzed for life due to a spinal stroke at age 11. We are asking for your help and support…..

Unfortunately, Mariah’s parents are not in a financial position to provide the necessary amenities that Mariah will need once she is released from the hospital. She is expected to be released in the next two weeks. It would be great if we can get together and provide Mariah and her family with the necessary amenities so that her family can focus on Mariah’s emotional and physical needs than to stress over things that we in our community can help with.

The t-shirt cost is $8.00. The goal is to sell over 2,000 t-shirts!!! 100% of the proceeds benefit Mariah and her family. T-shirts are white with red lettering (Mariah’s favorite color!).

Dave has saved the back of the t-shirt for corporate sponsors. If your business or company can help and donate, we are asking for a donation of $250 to $750. If we can attract 25+ sponsors at an average of $500 each that would enable Mariah’s family to be one step closer to some much needed essentials they face the minute she is released from the hospital.

Personal donations in lieu of the t-shirts are welcome also. Checks and/or money orders should be payable to: Foundation 47; please mention “Stand Up for Mariah” in the memo section.

1)      Mail~         Foundation 47

2)      Donations through Foundation 47 (available 4/19/13)~

Click on the Donation tab and follow instructions.

3)      Donations through PayPal~

Click on the TRANSFER arrow down tab, click on “Send Someone Money” and enter your email address and then “TO (their email address)” enter foundation47@gmail.com

If you are interested in purchasing t-shirts, making a corporate donation or have an idea to help Mariah and her family, please contact Dave Bibo (408) 640-3833 or email dave@logospromos.com

*Foundation 47 was created in 2008 in memory of Hannah Welker, a young female soccer player who was killed in an auto accident traveling back from a soccer tournament in SoCal. The Foundation’s goals are to provide scholarships to student athletes looking to play competitive sports at a higher level but don’t have the means to do so. Through participation in Foundation 47 events, students can apply for and be awarded scholarships to cover expenses incurred to participate in their given sport. In addition to scholarships, Foundation 47 also is there to help families in need as they have already assisted in donating an Apple iPad to Mariah to help her pass the time while in the hospital. If you would like more information regarding Foundation 47, please go to www.foundation47.com

In stunning fashion, the CV San Jose FC Gunners ’96 Red team dethroned the reigning State Cup Champions, Hayward Mini Chivas in a 2-1 battle. After a well-played match, the two teams went into overtime tied at 1-1 with the “Golden Goal” rule in play. After about ten minutes of hard-fought action, the Gunners prevailed when a corner kick was deflected outside the 6 by the keeper. Fortunately for the Gunners, the ball was sent in the direction of Nathan Engstrom, a central defender sent up to cover the outside. Nate deftly volleyed the ball through the crowd in front of the net and the Hayward keeper was left only to watch the ball blast by him into the far corner of the net.

This State Cup win by the Gunners is historic for several reasons:

1.      This is the first boys’ team from Central SC Valley Youth Soccer and the San Jose FC to win State Cup!

2.      This team is comprised of some of the original Project 40 players and one of the very first “tiered club” programs started in Central Valley (by Allen Moore) over 7 years ago!

3.      The Gunners ’96 club, comprised of three very viable and successful teams, still hosts over 50% of its players as being home-grown from within the Central Valley Rec and Competitive programs. 3 original players remain on the roster and 7 players have been developed and brought up through the ranks (White to Red) over the course of the past few years.

4.      The Gunners were also some of the founding teams to work with Ian Russell during the formation of the San Jose FC soccer club.

The foundation of this team started long, long ago and the success has been building gradually over the years. Through the vision of the Project 40 identification and evaluation process, with the strength of the tiered club structure, by the focused leadership and management of the age group by Allen Moore, to the faith of the parents in the program’s direction, and through tremendous coaching and training, originally by Ian Russell and now by the current head coach, Miguel Botto.

The Gunners are now making plans to head off to Hawaii (June 17-23) to compete with the best teams from the 14 western states at the US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals! The Gunners will also be joined by the CV Chilipeppers GU18 team!

Congrats to the team, the players, the coaches (current and former), Allen Moore, and the Board of Central Valley for helping the Gunners reach their goals!

Another trophy in a series of many for the Crossfire girls...  Great job girls!