Community Outreach

SOCCER EQUIPMENT DONATION SUCCESS

Thank you to VA Union FC ECNL player Tyler Peduzzi and everyone who donated to his collection drive for Leveling The Playing Field! Your donations included approximately 200 water bottles, 40 pairs of cleats/shoes, 60 balls, 20 pairs of shinguards, 15 baseball bats, 10 tennis racquets, 4 sets of junior golf clubs, 10 pairs of goalie gloves, baseball helmets, cones, pinnies, soccer socks, shorts, jerseys, lacrosse sticks, field hockey sticks and so much more. Our MYS membership's generosity is amazing!

 

SOCCER BALL DONATIONS

Our VA Union FC 2008 Girls made a donation of new soccer balls to the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter in Fairfax.  These players are passionate about giving and sharing the love of soccer with homeless youth in our community.

 

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GREATER DC DIAPER BANK

The MYS 2009 Girls White team volunteered on President's Day at the Greater DC Diaper Bank. The team worked together for several hours to bundle 12,875 diapers! Thank you to the girls for working to service families in need in our local communities! The Greater DC Diaper Bank is a non-profit organization that provides diapers to social service organizations, distributing an average of 800,000 diapers to more than 5,000 in-need families each month in the DMV area!
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SHARE OF McLEAN - FOOD DRIVE

Through the generosity of the MYS community 500 pounds of food and other personal items (22 boxes and 7 bags of food and household items like toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.) were donated to Share of McLean. All donations go towards helping feed over 350 local families and over 100 senior citizens in our community! Thanks for everyone who donated items.

 

Supporting Area Healthcare Workers

Thanks to the support and generosity of MYS families, the club has raised $3700 in funds to be donated to INOVA Healthcare workers! Through the One Common Goal and McLean Strong Fundraiser, our membership has chosen to show their MYS spirit and to make sure front line healthcare workers in our area have the personal protective gear they need to stay safe while working to save lives. T-shirts and masks ordered will be arriving to your home shortly. We are stronger together!

 

Pink Sock Fundraiser

The fundraiser to support Breast Cancer Awareness was a huge success! Thank you to all the teams and individuals who donated money by purchasing pink socks. Our MYS community raised $2,000 to be donated to the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.