Soccer Club Ready for 2nd Annual Cleat Drive

To the Editor:

For the second year in a row, the East Brunswick Soccer Club will be collecting gently used cleats, shinguards and balls.  The Cleat Drive, taking place this weekend, April 2 and April 3, will coincide with Opening Day for the spring recreation soccer season. 

The Soccer Club will once again be working with Pass It To Players, a local organization that has donated to underserved communities, both locally and abroad. Pass It To Players was created by a local teenager with the intention to collect, donate and distribute soccer equipment anywhere in the world to players, teams and clubs that cannot afford to do so themselves.  Last year, EBSC’s Cleat Drive was the biggest donation ever received by Pass It To Players.  Donations from last year’s Drive were sent to an orphanage in Africa, a school in Gautamela, and a youth soccer program in Minnesota. The Club hopes to make a similar impact this year, too.

Look for collection sites near at Dideriksen Park near the snack bar and by the turf fields on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 all weekend, weather permitting. Donations will be picked up Sunday afternoon.

In the event of rain, collection bins will be put out Sunday, and again next weekend. 

All families that donate to EBSC’s Cleat Drive are eligible to enter a raffle and can win exciting prizes.  Raffle entry slips are located at the snack bar during collection hours. 

For any questions regarding our Cleat Drive, please contact Liz McSpiritt at etmcspiritt@yahoo.com.

Thank you,

Liz McSpiritt

East Brunswick Soccer Club