
Join
us as we break a Guinness World Record and kick off the Fall soccer
season for
St. Louis on September 10, 2011! America SCORES St. Louis, a non-profit
youth
development program, requests your support for the first annual Great St. Louis Soccer Dribble, a
Guinness World Record Attempt for the most soccer balls ever dribbled
at one
time. This will be a historic event offering optimal visibility for
sponsors.
America SCORES St. Louis is organizing the event for 500 participants,
which
will be hosted at Saint Louis University’s Hermann Stadium
followed by a
Billikens men’s soccer game with 4,000 anticipated spectators.
The Honorable
Mayor Francis Slay is the Honorary Event Chair.
The
Great St. Louis Soccer Dribble will
raise awareness and funds for youth served by America SCORES St. Louis,
an
organization that has engaged over 2,000 urban St. Louis youth in
soccer,
poetry, and service learning since 2005. Help us unite St. Louis as a
soccer
community, while supporting local youth.
We hope
you’ll join
us in becoming a part of history! Consider
event sponsorship at one of the levels listed below:
Champion
Sponsor
($5,000)*
Media
recognition
Award
presented at event (4,000 expected spectators)
- Name/logo
prominently featured on website and all participant T-shirts
- Reserved
front row seating at the Billikens vs. Akron men's soccer game
Leadership
Sponsor
($2,500)*
- Recognition
at event (4,000 expected spectators)
- Reserved
seating at the Billikens vs. Akron men's soccer game
- Name/logo
prominently featured on website and all printed materials
League
Sponsor
($1,000)*
- Advertising
space in event program (4,000 distributed)
- Name/logo
on website
- Official
Great St. Louis Soccer Dribble ball signed by the Billikens
MVP
Sponsor ($500)
- Name
listed in the event program (4,000 distributed)
- Name
listed on website
- Official
Great St. Louis Soccer Dribble T-shirt signed by the Billikens
*League,
Leadership,
and Champion Sponsors are eligible to receive YOP tax credits.
For more information, or to become a Great St. Louis Soccer Dribble sponsor, please contact Teresa von Stamwitz at 314-533-0302 x 205 or
visit
our event website at www.greatstlsoccerdribble.kintera.org
Soccer Made in St. Louis

By Dave Lange
From Harry Ratican, the first St. Louisan to gain nationwide soccer fame; to the six St. Louisans who led the United States to the biggest upset in World Cup history; to Lori Chalupny, who helped the U.S. Women’s National Team to Olympic gold; the book covers the rich heritage of soccer in St. Louis and shows how the sport is woven into the fabric of the city’s makeup
Dave Lange has covered
soccer in St. Louis since the1970s, primarily for the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Beginning in 1997, he also coached club soccer in
St. Louis for a dozen years .He holds a USSF D national
license and a
certificate from the Royal Netherlands Football Association
(KNVB).
He and his
wife, Janet, and their son, Will, live in the St. Louis area.
Available: August
2011
Format: 11 x 8.5; 208 pages hardcover
Reedy Press |
Phone 866-809-9420
Booksigning and Discussion Panel with
Dan Flynn, Bill McDermott, Pat McBride and Al Trost
September 7, 2011 History Museum












