The Uptown Soccer Academy, a new organization that has joined the WYSL as a recreational soccer club, has begun teaching soccer after school in the Washington Heights and Inwood sections of Manhattan.  Their program, which is offered free to children in these communities, is in need of of "gently used" soccer gear such as cleats, shinguards, socks, balls and other equipment.  If any clubs, teams or players are looking for a community service project, a soccer gear collection effort for this new program would be welcome.  For more information, visit Uptown Soccer Academy at http://s2.webstarts.com/uptownsoccer/ or email UptownSoccer@gmail.com.

The Claudio Reyna Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by soccer legend Claudio Reyna, has begun teaching soccer after school in numerous locations in the Metropolitan Area: 

Bronx:            St. Mary’s Park Recreation Center

Brooklyn:       Hebrew Educational Society and Excellence Boys Charter School

Manhattan:   Highbridge Park Recreation Center and Boys and Girls Harbor 

Newark:        St. Benedict’s Prep and Academy Charter School of Newark

Queens:        Flushing Meadow Corona Park

Children in these programs attend free of charge, and are in need of indoor soccer shoes, cleats and shinguards.  If any clubs, teams or players are looking for a community service project, a soccer gear collection program would be welcome.  For more information, visit www.claudioreynafoundation.org.