Youth Premier Soccer Player Assistance Grant Criteria
Description
The primary purpose of the Barry Wallace Memorial Foundation is to provide financial support to the Greater Kansas City soccer community by assisting youth premier soccer players who have suffered hardship or adversity and who demonstrate the qualities of life that Barry Wallace possessed. Barry Wallace played professional soccer including his last team, our very own Kansas City Comets. After his playing days, Barry began coaching youth soccer. He was diagnosed with cancer in August 2006 which ultimately took his life just two short months later. Barry spent his life around the game of soccer. His desire was to teach youth about the game he loved and to pass along his knowledge to them so that their appreciation and passion for soccer would grow.
Eligibility
The youth soccer players eligible for assistance shall:
play premier soccer in the Greater Kansas City area;
be between the ages of 8-18;
demonstrate financial need due to hardship or adversity suffered by the player or the player’s immediate family such that the player would not be able to continue playing premier soccer without assistance from the Barry Wallace Memorial Foundation; and
demonstrate the qualities of life that Barry Wallace possessed such as living each day to its fullest with high moral standards, humility, by being genuine and compassionate and sharing with others philanthropically.
Soccer players shall submit an application on a form provided by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Grants shall be used to pay fees and expenses associated with playing premier soccer. Grant checks will be made payable to the soccer club/team for whom the recipient plays.
Amount
Minimum of $500
Deadline
Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. Applications received by March 31 will be reviewed in April, applications received by June 30 will be reviewed in July, applications received by September 30 will be reviewed in October and applications received by December 31 will be reviewed in January.
Application:
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Criteria:
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Contact
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation