For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Contact: Cheryl Aguilar 202.319.2238

WHAT: During a closing ceremony of Maryland Multicultural Youth Center’s Riverdale community soccer league, sixty youth will receive certificates, trophies and prizes for their relentless participation during the 07-08 soccer season.

MMYC and the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association partnered in 2007 to launch Riverdale’s first official soccer league open to all community kids from 11 to 16 years old. What started with 3 kids has escalated to become a well sought after league by diverse youth in the Riverdale and surrounding areas Langley Park, Hyattsville, Riverdale Hieghts, College Park).

In addition to providing a recreational outlet for diverse local youth, the MMYC soccer program’s ultimate goals are to instill academic success and community involvement among youth.

The soccer wrap up ceremony will also serve as informative session for parents or tutors whishing to enroll their children in the free of charge program. Councilman Eric Olson, William Wirt Middle School After-school Programs Coordinator Bro. Victorious, Principal Wendell Coleman, and other local leaders are expected to attend.

WHEN: Saturday, January 19, 2008 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE: Center for Educational Partnership, 6200 Sheridan St., Riverdale, MD 20737

For general information on the event contact George Morning at 301.779.2851 or e-mail at george@layc-dc.org. For interviews contact Cheryl Aguilar at 202.319.2238.

The Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC), a member of the Latin American Youth Center’s family of organizations, began offering programs in the summer of 2005. MMYC is replicating in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties the Latin American Youth Center’s 30+-year proven youth development model. www.layc-dc.org/laycmd.