Futbol Friends Fall 2023 Impact Report
Hello Futbol Friends, we hope you're enjoying Fall in New England (or wherever you are), the return of organized and professional play, and looking forward to a healthy and happy holiday season with friends and family.
Speaking of seasonal events with your *futbol friends, that you assuredly look forward to each year, the 15th-annual Six2Six Soccerthon will return on Sunday December 6, 2023, make sure to mark your calendars!
But, onward to the purpose of this article, we've been busy this past spring and summer supporting youth organizations at home and abroad. Below you’ll see the many ways YOU have made a difference in the lives of children around the world with your continued support of Futbol Friends.
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Six2Six Soccerthon (2007–2022+): What’s the Story?
Every year on the weekend before Thanksgiving there is a 12-hour Soccerthon held in Newtown Connecticut. The unusual event, known to the players as “Six2Six,” was dreamed up by a group of local soccer fanatics as a way to raise funds for local non-profits. Since the early days, the organizers have experienced their share of ups and downs. Most recently, a lost year due to the global pandemic. Yet, like its passionate organizers, Six2Six has managed to keep on kicking. In 2014, they joined forces with Futbol Friends a local non-profit that sources and sends soccer equipment to children around the world, to sharpen the mission and impact of the event. So, who are these original organizers, how has Six2Six stuck around all these years, and where is it headed next?
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Q2/Q3 Impact Report: Six Project Updates
FFI has been busy this past spring and summer supporting youth organizations at home and abroad. Below you’ll see the many ways YOU have made a difference in the lives of children around the world via your continued support of Futbol Friends International.
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Q1 2022 Impact Report: Our Biggest Project Yet and More!
Coming off our success at Six2Six 2021, we have made major commitments to the causes we believe will bring communities closer together through soccer [futbol]. Read through this report to learn what we have committed to so far in 2022!
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Players, Sponsors Along With Futbol Friends Raise $16,000 for Soccer Access Worldwide
Thanks to this year’s players and sponsors Six2Six was our most successful fundraiser to date. Here is a quick recap of the event and plans for next steps as we approach 2022!
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