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“Green Print 2007”

Introduction

UPEI Soccer Community Program was founded in 2004 with the aim of forging closer links between the soccer program and communities both locally and globally.

Aims and Objectives

• To encourage more people to become involved in soccer whether through participation, volunteering or watching the game.
• Engage more social and community activities for seniors, youth, and the economically challenged in our community.
• UPEI Soccer will act as the representatives in the community forging links with the other organizations in order to improve and maintain the programs standing in the community.
• To be an agent of change in sport, health, social and economic and to promote special causes across PEI and around the world.
• To act as an educational tool- delivering educational and healthy living programs across the Island.

In the spring of 2007 UPEI Soccer will launch a three year action plan,

”The Green Print” a community strategy which outlines six themes of focus to be a maximum benefit to all Islanders and the Global Community:

• Soccer- promoting and leading positive opportunities in coaching and skill development.
• Health- Working for positive health promotion through fitness and social improvement.
• Educational- Ensuring a high standard of educational excellence through the delivery of in-school programming.
• Social Inclusion- Ensuring that our senior and minority community maintain.
• Global Sensitive- Working to ensure that Global issues such s child poverty, world hunger and AIDS remain a community focus point
• Economic- To ensure that 85% of UPEI Soccer revenues are re-invested into programs and opportunities for all children regardless of financial means.

We have established partnerships with fantastic organizations such as Kid Sport, Tim Horton’s Food Drive, SOS Children’s Villages, Foster Parents Plan, Cancer Society, IWK, and Junior Achievement. We also spend time visiting local Island schools, senior homes and visiting the children’s ward at the QEH.

Our mantra is very simple “Committed to Community” we feel strongly about the world we live and the obligation to making a difference.