Thursday, June 19, 2008

Homeless soccer team has trouble recruiting players


The soccer cleats are new, and the uniforms are clean. But no homeless people have volunteered to wear them. Anthony Lyons, manager of the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, has been trying to start a local homeless soccer program since early fall 2007.
However, Lyons is facing a major problem: getting local homeless people to participate. “I first wanted to take the approach that I needed uniforms, socks, shoes, a place to play and a soccer ball,” Lyons said More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Simply Audiobooks