America SCORES celebrates 10th anniversary of using soccer to improve the lives of at-risk youth. In honor of the occasion, America SCORES President Paul Caccamo rings The Closing Bell®. He is also joined by US Soccer Foundation President, Ed Foster-Simeon; Steve Gallo, VP of adidas US East Coast; Fred Popp, Board Chair of America SCORES, and 10 of their young poet-athletes from around the country.
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Following the bell ringing at the New York Stock Exchange, a reception will take place on the trading floor celebrating the organization’s accomplishments. After the reception, twenty-six America SCORES youth, ages 10-12, selected from among 6000 participants in the program nationwide, will perform their original literary work on stage at the NYSE Cafeteria in honor of National Poetry Month.
ABOUT THE ANNUAL NATIONAL POETRY SLAM!
America SCORES uses the sport of soccer to inspire teamwork among urban youth. The after-school program, that takes place in more than 250 urban public schools nationwide, uniquely directs the values that students glean through sports to the classroom by asking students to express themselves in writing workshops when they are not on the soccer field. As a result, sports are used as a catalyst to reduce childhood obesity, increase academic performances, and prevent gang participation. The Poetry Slam is the annual event that culminates the literacy component of the America SCORES.
ABOUT AMERICA SCORES:
America SCORES is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves 6,000 urban, public-school children in 14 major cities throughout the United States. Through its affiliates, America SCORES provides a national model for youth development, in which the unique blend of soccer, writing, creative expression, and service-learning prepares children for success as students, athletes, and community leaders. America SCORES has become a model for using sports to address the critical issues facing youth in this country and leads a national effort, called Up2Us, with more than 200 other youth sports organizations that impacts approximately 15 million youth.
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