Kick4Life Press Release

 

STARS SUPPORT KICK4LIFE USA

 Friday 4^th October 2013:  Stars from the worlds of music, theatre and fashion, alongside sporting professionals from football, basketball and soccer are expected to attend an upcoming fundraising benefit in New York City for the US branch of British football charity Kick4Life.

The event will take place on Tuesday 29th October at the brand new upscale lounge, Suite 36, in Midtown, NYC. Hosted by supermodel Tyson Beckford (Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model judge and Make Me a Supermodel host) and attended by well-known faces including former US National Team Captain and Sporting Director of New York City FC Claudio Reyna, New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho and United Nations Ambassador Kelebone Maope, Broadway's Once star Joanna Christie and Australian screen and stage actress Penny McNamee and others to be confirmed. This year Kick4Life is honouring the work of acclaimed furniture designer Tucker Robbins, recognizing his commitment to international development and philanthropy. Popular British Deejay Honza Noel, along with electric “Violin Diva” Sarina Suno and contemporary African dance troupe Nyane Khosi, will entertain guests throughout the evening as well.

Kick4Life (K4L) is an award-winning charity which uses the power of soccer and sport to transform the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Lesotho has the third highest HIV prevalence in the world and more than 100,000 children have been orphaned by the disease. Since 2007, K4L has worked with more than 25,000 young people through sports-based health education, HIV testing, life-skills development, mentoring and volunteering. As hosts of the Lesotho Football for Hope Centre in Maseru, K4L is committed to empowering young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to build a better future for themselves and for their country.

As part of Kick4Life's effort to raise funds for Lesotho, the charity also run tours for vulnerable youth in New York, giving them the chance to experience a new culture and contribute towards the organisation's life-saving work in Africa.

 Kick4Life's co-founder, Pete Fleming, said: "We are thrilled to be hosting such an auspicious event in New York City, to raise funds for our life-changing work with orphans and vulnerable children in Africa through the shared power of sport."

 Tickets are $125 and can be purchased from http://kick4lifegala.eventbrite.com, 100% of which goes to the charity.    

 For further press information please contact:

Jeni Ayling, PR coordinator, Kick4Life Inc.

 

Notes to Editors:

Online

·                 Website: www.kick4life.org

·                 Twitter: www.twitter.com/kick4life

·                 facebook: www.facebook.com/kick4life

·                 YouTube: www.youtube.com/kick4lifemedia   

Achievements

·                 25,000 youth have been reached through the K4L Curriculum

·                 8,000 youth have been tested for HIV with more than 350 referred to on-going medical treatment and support

·                 Hundreds of orphans and vulnerable young people regularly take part in activities at the Lesotho Football for Hope Centre

·                 More than 350 volunteer role models have been trained to deliver the K4L Curriculum

Kick4Life awards

·                 Global Sports Forum Community Trophy Winner 2011

·                 Beyond Sport for Health Award Winner 2010

·                 Score4Africa Health Award Winner 2009

·                 Lesotho National AIDS Commission Best Implementing Partner Award Winner 2008

 Videos of K4L’s work

·                 K4L Summary- http://kick4life.org/watch.php?vid=1191788 

·                 Fabio Capello visits Kick4Life- http://kick4life.org/watch.php?vid=13410

·                 Prince Harry visits Kick4Life- http://kick4life.org/watch.php?vid=13409