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June 17, 2012
Brooks' Score For The Cure Legacy Lives On
Fourth annual event held last Friday in Yardley, Pa.
YARDLEY, PA. - A tournament concept masterminded by University of North Carolina senior midfielder Amber Brooks continues to bear fruit for the fight against cancer four years later.
In Brooks' senior year at the Pennington School in Pennington, N.J., she started a fundraising event to fight pancreatic cancer in memory of a special person in her life, women's youth soccer pioneer Charlotte Moran. Moran lost her life to pancreatic cancer in 2009. This past Friday the fourth annual Score for the Cure in Yardley, Pa. was held. Brooks' concept of a 3v3 soccer tournament for girls ages 9-13 lives on in a robust manner. In fact this past Friday's event was the largest Score for the Cure ever, with over 140 players. There were 26 teams in total, 13 teams in two age groups.
University of North Carolina Tar Heel players have been prominently involved as the fundraiser includes a contest whereby girls purchase raffle tickets and place them in one of multiple small boxes that gives them a chance to win a soccer-related prize. Included have been UNC soccer balls signed by the team, t-shirts signed by the UNC team, and this year Tobin Heath stepped up in a big way by supplying four signed national team game jerseys, one of which came from former Carolina great Yael Averbuch!
June 17, 2012
Brooks' Score For The Cure Legacy Lives On
Fourth annual event held last Friday in Yardley, Pa.
YARDLEY, PA. - A tournament concept masterminded by University of North Carolina senior midfielder Amber Brooks continues to bear fruit for the fight against cancer four years later.
In Brooks' senior year at the Pennington School in Pennington, N.J., she started a fundraising event to fight pancreatic cancer in memory of a special person in her life, women's youth soccer pioneer Charlotte Moran. Moran lost her life to pancreatic cancer in 2009. This past Friday the fourth annual Score for the Cure in Yardley, Pa. was held. Brooks' concept of a 3v3 soccer tournament for girls ages 9-13 lives on in a robust manner. In fact this past Friday's event was the largest Score for the Cure ever, with over 140 players. There were 26 teams in total, 13 teams in two age groups.
University of North Carolina Tar Heel players have been prominently involved as the fundraiser includes a contest whereby girls purchase raffle tickets and place them in one of multiple small boxes that gives them a chance to win a soccer-related prize. Included have been UNC soccer balls signed by the team, t-shirts signed by the UNC team, and this year Tobin Heath stepped up in a big way by supplying four signed national team game jerseys, one of which came from former Carolina great Yael Averbuch!
