We thank Crown Heights for their support our premier Soccer for Harmony event - inviting all adult soccer players from the community for an afternoon tournament and all artisans, home businesses, home chefs, restaurants, entrepreneurs to share their talents at PS 221.

Supported by the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, the 71st Precinct Community Council, the Crown Heights Mediation Center, 71st Precinct Community Affairs, Public School 221 and more... 
ARTISANS! VENDORS! CHEFS!
SOCCER PLAYERS!
Join us.

JOIN OUR FIRST-EVER
 HOLIDAY BAZAAR COOK-OFF
SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - 1 PM TO 6 PM

FANTASTIC NEW CHANCE TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS AND TALENTS! Make $$$$$$
 Help your kids get soccer, music, arts, sports, healthy food and fitness!

LOCATION: PS 221 Cafeteria, 791 EMPIRE @ TROY, BROOKLYN
SOCCER PLAYERS!  GAME AT HAMILTON METZ FIELD! SPONSOR TEAM!
Kids Play in P.S. 221 Gym! 

ALL PARTICIPANTS GET CHANCE TO BROADEN EXPOSURE TO THOUSANDS OF SEEDS IN THE MIDDLE AND CROWN HEIGHTS SOCCER EAGLERS FOLLOWERS! WE POST ON FACEBOOK, WEB. YOU NAME IT!

ARTISANS

$20 A TABLE

CHEFS
 Cook at least 50 Hip2B Healthy appetizer-size portions (4 oz) of  best dish!
  You get chance at a prize for “favorite” in one of categories below and
complimentary TASTES Brooklyn apron
Best of - Wings, Kosher, Salads or Fruits, Desserts, Family Recipe prepared with Kids 12 and under, Teen Dish,  Dish by Teacher, School Cooks
You want to eat? Taste Tickets $10 each!
CONTACT: SEEDSINTHEMIDDLE@GMAIL.COM T- 917-756-4202

Soccer Players! Sponsors! See choices!

SPONSOR SOCCER FOR HARMONY !

SUNDAY, DEC. 18 - 1 PM TO 6 PM

ADULTS - PLAY SOCCER  @ HAMILTON METZ FIELD!
     
FESTIVE FLEA MARKET AND COOK-OFF FEATURING LOCAL CHEFS AND ARTISANS AT PS 221, 791 EMPIRE BLVD AT TROY AVE.

PLAYERS - STEP UP!
Winners get restaurant gift certificate, trophy, complimentary Chef’s Cook-off ticket
Name and team photo featured on webpage, Soccer for Harmony Team Shirt for $10

SWEEPER - $50
 Soccer for Harmony Team shirt and copy of team photo (with you in it)
 5 raffle tickets to win an iPod touch, Chelsea Piers Passport or portable DVD Player
 Name and company listed on web thank you page
Two complimentary tickets for Chefs Cook-off @ PS 221

DEFENDER -  $150
 Two Soccer for Harmony team shirts, team photo (with you in it)
 Ten raffle tickets plus name and company listed on web thank you page
 Free family holiday photo at PS 221 with professional photographer Jeff Bachner
 Four complimentary Chef’s Cook-off tickets

FULLBACK - $400
All of the Defender plus
Your company logo on Crown Heights Soccer Eagles team shirts
Crown Heights Soccer Eagle jersey and Thank You Plaque
Eight complimentary Chef’s Cook-off tickets
Link from Seeds in the Middle website to donor company’s website

CENTRAL MIDFIELD - THE HEART OF THE GAME - $550
All of the Fullback plus
Your logo and business name on Soccer for Harmony Team Jerseys
Ten complimentary Chef’s Cook-off tickets
Company logo on event banner

 STRIKER - $1,000
All of the Central Midfield fan, plus
Your logo and business name on Crown Heights Soccer Eagles Jerseys AND all promotional materials, 15  complimentary Chef’s Cook-off tickets
Link from Seeds in the Middle website to donor company’s website
Company logo on event banner and home page of website

GOAL!!!!! - $5,000
 All of the Striker Sponsor plus
 30 complimentary Chef’s Cook-Off tickets (for two teams) with holiday photos



Info - seedsinthemiddle@gmail.com

Announcing Soccer for Harmony on Sunday, December 18, 2011

Soccer Players, Artisans, Home Chefs, Craftspeople, Flea Market!

Do you think every child should get to play organized soccer? You can make that happen in central Brooklyn at the heart of the obesity epidemic for scores of kids.  Support Seeds in the Middle and the Crown Heights Soccer Eagles. Please join Soccer for Harmony on Sunday, Dec. 18 - a day of soccer tournaments, healthy fun, food, and music!

Featuring:

Hamilton Metz Field, Albany/Lefferts Avenues

Adult play-offs (four teams) - 2 -3 pm

Final - 3-4 pm 

Public School 221, 791 Empire Boulevard

Crown Heights Flea Market ($20 a table)

Cook-off (chefs donate 50 appetizer sized tastes and can win a prize for best of category)

Professional photos with Georgia the Goldendoodle, Santa, Esther of Hanukah and more!

 

The event honors Christopher Rose, a promising child stabbed to death at the age of 15 in 2005 when a gang of youth his own age tried to steal his friend’s iPod. We honor his memory and those of the many Christophers who died too young from violence. This is a very special event to prevent more Christophers.

Let me tell you about Seeds in the Middle, a charity I co-founded with Solomon Long. In 2009,  Mr. Long, then P.S. 91 principal for 18 years, told me kids had no organized sports options at a field right across from his school - Hamilton Metz Field  (Lefferts Park). There were limited opportunities for neighborhood youth to play organized sports nearby, or at least affordable ones, he told me. Public funding had dried up and parents were working hard just to make ends meet. They worried constantly about the lack of activities and safety for their children. As a former Daily News reporter, I had seen situations like this far too often. Together, we created Seeds in the Middle and Hip2B Healthy, named by P.S. 91 fourth graders - programs now making healthy choices for Crown Heights residents easy, accessible and affordable. We started Crown Heights first youth soccer in fall 2009 to engage children and provide active, fun teamwork.

Since then, over 500 players, ages 4-14, and parents have played with us. But we need community help to grow and provide access to those who can’t afford to participate.

Here’s a chance to promote your business and help neighborhood kids at the same time. We are a federal 501(c)3 charity so your donation is tax-deductible.  We are now training the first Crown Heights Soccer Eagles  - under the leadership of former professional player, Joe Cabral, of Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), trained at the same academy as Cristiano Ronaldo,. We start indoor programs in December and move back outdoors in spring.  Your sponsorship of Soccer for Harmony is crucial to provide this once in a lifetime creation of quality soccer and healthy options to low-income youth.

Please become a sponsor of our Soccer for Peace event. Your dollars will help us:
Expand, reach at least 100 more kids and provide scholarships for needy children
Pay our coaches and for clinics so parents can learn to be coaches
Buy equipment like goals, cones and for uniforms for players
You will get, according to your level of sponsorship:
Your business name on team shirts and event banners
High visibility in the community and online publicity reaching over 5,000 families
Logo on seedsinthemiddle.org and the Crown Heights Soccer Eagles website       

Research shows that children who exercise score higher on standardized tests, have enhanced well-being, and less attention deficits. They are our future. Help make the future bright. Call us at 917-756-4202.