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United for DC raises $42,000 with Kickoff Luncheon

27 Mar, 2008

D.C. United and its non-profit arm, United for D.C., announced proceeds from Tuesday's Sixth Annual Kickoff Luncheon totaled $42,000. The annual lunch featured D.C. United’s co-managing partner Victor MacFarlane and United president Kevin Payne, and had its keynote address delivered by MLS Commissioner, Don Garber. Garber spoke about United for D.C., as well as the proposed home of D.C. United at Poplar Point, and head coach Tom Soehn introduced some of the new faces of the 2008 team.

MacFarlane used his platform as an opportunity to challenge the other professional team owners in Washington, D.C. The club’s co-managing partner summoned each ownership group to pledge a $50,000 donation to the team that puts together the best regular season record, judged by winning percentage. The $50,000 donated would go to the winning team’s non-profit foundation or charitable arm.

All proceeds from the Kickoff Luncheon are used to benefit United for D.C., which was established by D.C. United as a 501 (c) 3 organization in 2002. The non-profit has three signature programs: United Reads which supports childhood literacy in Wards 6, 7 and 8 in six D.C. public schools; Kicks for Kids which provides the game-day experience to thousands of inner-city, under-served youth each season; and United Soccer Club which was developed after a request from Ward 8 families for meaningful after school opportunities to play organized soccer.

The next United for D.C. event will be the Seventh Annual United Celebrity Golf Tournament, presented by United Bank and GEICO, on Monday, June 23, at the Old Hickory Golf Club in Woodbridge, Virginia.

D.C. United’s 2008 MLS season begins March 29, when United travels to Kansas City to play the Wizards, and the home opener at RFK will be on April 5, against Toronto FC.  The team resumes CONCACAF Champions’ Cup play the following Tuesday, when the Black-and-Red begin their semifinal series against Pachuca CF from Mexico.

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