Hi All,

It’s late notice, but there there is charity soccer tournament going on in Nanaimo on Saturday the 29th, of August. It’s being run by a friend of OA — Fernando Polanco, and it’s going to run from 11am to 4pm at Woodlands Secondary School Fields (across Old Island Highway and Staples).

Please contact Fernando if you are interested, or just show up with . Singles, teams of 8, or anything in between are invited.fernandopolancojr@hotmail.com

A big thanks to Fernando for organizing and anyone who makes it out to support war-affected youth in Rwanda and Northern Uganda! Cool.

p.s.

Here is the facebook event link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144397981349&ref=ts

Click here for the Poster

Day 1 in Uganda

An OA video short is going to be shown at the upcoming Projecting Change Film Festival in Vancouver. The Film Festival, which is dedicated to increasing awareness and inspiring change, is being held at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas on Burrard St., in Vancouve, from April 2nd to 5th.

OA will be involved in the youth part of the festival, on Friday at 4pm, and will also be involved in the final screening of Friday night, where an OA short will precede a feature length documentary (call ‘Behind the Wheel’) at 9pm on Friday, April 3rd.

This is going to be OA’s first entry in a film festival! We are very excited, and we really encourage everyone to check out the other films on show. One our favorite is the story of 3 people who ran across the Sahara Desert to bring awareness to massive water issues facing our world (”Running the Sahara”, narrated by Matt Damon).

Until next time…

Hey, Guys,

OA is helping to spread the word about Beyond Sport, a foundation in the UK that has started as a way to connect and support projects, organizations, and people all over the world who are using sport to drive positive change.

Check it out: beyondsport.org

The OA Team

Hi Everyone,

Didn’t get a chance to play in our recent charity game?

You played but you like your shirt so much you want another one?

Need an OA shirt for every day of the week?

The official ‘2009 OA Charity Game Tee’ is now available on The OA Shop.

The shirts come in a bunch of colours, and they are only ten bucks!

All the proceeds will go to OA and its projects.

If you have any questions, please email us at: theoashop@gmail.com.

Thanks very much,

Andrew Brownlee

Hi, All!

In case you missed it: OA’s latest Charity Soccer Game was a huge success.

On January 17th, over 70 participants played in four simultaneous games in front of OA volunteers and supporters at UVic.

OA would like to express our gratitude to the following people and organizations:

- All participants and supporters for their donations and enthusiastic participation.

- The University of Victoria for donating the fields for the event.

- The Victoria Highlanders for generously sponsoring the event.

- ScotiaBank for its donation to OA.

- Peninsula Runners, Thrifty Foods, LUSH Cosmetics, Fireside Grill, and Heron Rock Bistro for contributing to our prize packs for our top 3 donating participants.

- And last — but certainly not least — the awesome volunteers that made the event a success.

Below are some pics from the event.

Thanks, again, and hope to see you out, next time!

Hi, All,

OA is very happy to announce that we are hosting another charity soccer game on Saturday, January 17th.

All proceeds will go towards our upcoming projects in Rwanda and Uganda.

Details:

When: January 17th, 5:00pm kickoff (warm-up space as early as 4:00pm)

Where: UVic Artificial Turf Fields

Who: Anyone and everyone (no soccer experience necessary!)

How: Donate $25 or more, in person (or arrange to do it online), before the match.

Also, you must register through:

1. our facebook event (post your name / t-shirt size on the wall)

or

2. emailing OA volunteer Sean Coupar (scoup@uvic.ca) with the same info.

Your donation includes participation in the game and a coveted OA Charity Game t-shirt.

Here’s a preview of what to expect:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQaleSFUpI8]

Hope to see you out there!

Evan

Just a reminder about OA’s “1 for 1″ t-shirt promotion: each t-shirt purchased guarantees a soccer ball in the hands of a child in Uganda, next spring.

Global TV’s Randene Neill bought a small pomegranate “1 for 1″ shirt after Gav’s recent interview with her (see previous post).

“1 for 1″ shirts, a  Christmas package (that includes a limited-edition OA calendar), and other OA shirts can be bought at the OA Shop.

The calendar includes awesome photos from our projects in Ecuador and Rwanda.

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Hey, All,

I hope that the holiday season is treating everyone well.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Dunc and Gav are on Global BC TV’s Noon News Hour on Thursday, with Randene Neill. The guys should be on between 12:25pm and 12:50pm.

They will be talking about our recent work in Rwanda, our plans for 2009, and our current 1-for-1 t-shirt promotion.

Also, check out our facebook event or stay tuned for more info regarding out upcoming charity game, in January.

Cheers,

Evanf