SALT LAKE CITY - Even though the Real Salt Lake roster and coaching staff remains on its four-game road trip this weekend in Toronto, Utah's MLS club will be well-represented throughout the Salt Lake City area during the upcoming weekend. RSL's involvement in this weekend's festivities begins tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 14, with a celebration of Mexico's Independence Day in West Valley City. RSL's popular mascot, Leo the Lion, will be busy on Saturday, as he'll take part in the Honda/Suzuki of Salt Lake charity motorcycle ride to benefit Operation Christmas Child in the morning before riding south to Orem's Lakeside Park to join members of the RSL Community Soccer staff at Orem City Youth Soccer league games.
Real Salt Lake will kick off the weekend's activities tomorrow evening from 5:30-10:00 p.m., when members of the club's front office will head to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, located at 1355 W. 3100 South in West Valley City, to join in the celebration of Mexico's Independence Day. RSL staffers will be on hand with tickets to next week's home matches against the Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids while also providing giveaway items for those in attendance, who might just hear the famous "El Grito." El Grito, or The Cry of Independence, is a chant held in Mexico that is led by the President and echoed by the governor of each state throughout the country. The event is free and open to the public.
Media members interested in covering any of the events below are asked to contact John Koluder in the RSL Media Relations Department at 801-924-8584 or jkoluder@RealSaltLake.com for more details.
Who: Leo the Lion, RSL's mascot
When: Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. MT
Where: Honda/Suzuki of Salt Lake; 2345 S. State St. in Salt Lake City
What: Leo the Lion will be on hand to join Honda/Suzuki of Salt Lake for a charity motorcycle ride around town to benefit Operation Christmas Child. The charity brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God's love.
Who: Leo the Lion, RSL's mascot
When: Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. MT
Where: Lakeside Park; 400 S. 1850 West in Orem
What: Leo the Lion will be on hand to help support Orem City Youth Soccer during its weekly league schedule on Saturday afternoon. Members of the RSL Community Soccer staff will also be on hand from 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. to sell officially licensed RSL merchandise and provide RSL giveaway items to the players and families in attendance at Lakeside Park.
