Franklin College Group Takes SocSal to Senegal

A group from Franklin College (Franklin, IN) travelling abroad to Senegal, were able to take balls and and gear to assist in their efforts to enhance schools around the region. The group, lead by Simone Pilon of Franklin College, took a group of students as well as faculty members who were able to use the Soccer Salvation gear to engage the many children around them.

One of the students that went on the trip was Kevin Black, a member of the Franklin College Soccer team. Kevin felt like the gear the group took held a massive impact on their trip.

“The donations in soccer gear that SoccerSalvation made to the youth in Senegal definitely made not only our experience there better, but also, I think, the children’s experience and appreciation for us stronger. For myself, being able to play 2v2 with kids my age and then give them the ball after, trade a child no older than three a soccer ball for his empty plastic bottle he was kicking down the path and watch his face light up, and get a full sided game started between our group and the kids from the elementary school we were visiting are memories that will stay with me forever. I truly feel that due in large part to what we gave them and the time we were able to spend together because of it, everyone involved left a better person than when we arrived.”

-Kevin Black, Franklin College Student

When talking to Kevin about their trip, he described a time when they were at an elementary school and during their recess time, they brought a ball out to give to the kids and the kids just went crazy (see video below)! Videos like this are why Soccer Salvation was started and we hope to impact many more youth around the world! Thanks for your willingness to share the love of the game Franklin College!

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SocSal in Zambia

Soccer Salvation was once again blessed with the opportunity to share the love of the game with young children, this time in Zambia. Judy Leach, along with a group of Nursing students from Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN) took over 20 balls and other gear to Zambia to share with the children there.

The photo above was taken by Chris Wonsetler of Whonsetler Photography who also accompanied the group on the trip and has a whole album on the Whonsetler Photography Facebook page dedicated to Soccer Salvation in Zambia and is worth taking a look at for some incredibly moving photos. Photos like this are the reason SocSal was created and reminds us each and every day why it is so important to give back.

Soccer Salvation would like to thank Judy Leach for spear heading the group off to Zambia and will also be taking gear to Sierra Leone in January. Also, we’d like to thank Chris Whonsetler for the fantastic photos.

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SocSal Gear Sent to Nicaragua

     Thanks to Craig Twibell and the Bridgeway Community Church (Fishers, IN) who took over 50 balls and 50 boots,  jerseys, shorts and socks to Masatepe, Nicaragua! In the photo above, the jerseys and boots had been passed out to the youth and they were ready to get a game in.

     Bridgeway Community Church has partnered with a church in Masatepe, where they send a group of individuals every year to help conduct a vacation bible school with sports (especially soccer) as a way to draw boys and girls in. The group from Bridgeway were down in Nicaragua for a week and said that all of the gear gathered and sent by all of the generous donations to SocSal was a huge help and appreciated greatly by everyone involved. The youth usually play soccer in their school shoes or barefoot and now with the influx of boots they will now have proper gear to enjoy the beautiful game!

     SocSal was lucky to be involved with a group so willing to take mass amounts of gear and spread the love to Masatepe, Nicaragua and hope that we can be involved in this mission year after year. A special thanks to Craig Twibell who spearheaded the collaboration for Bridgeway!

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