Dynamo Charities to announce Soccer For Success program

The Houston Dynamo will host a press conference on Tuesday, October 20, to announce the Soccer For Success program, a partnership with the Houston Independent School District, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, it was announced today.


The press conference will take place at McReynolds Intermediate School at 2:00 p.m., located at 5910 Market Street, Houston, TX 77020. Present at the event will be Dynamo president and general manager Oliver Luck, Houston Parks and Recreation Department CEO Joe Turner, and U.S. Soccer Foundation president Ed Foster-Simeon. Other notables present at the event include: Lucy Bremond, Houston ISD Director of Community Partnerships, Jorge Arredondo, Principal, McReynolds Middle School, Garth Welch, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Tina Ortiz, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and members of the Dynamo Charities Board of Directors.


WHO: Oliver Luck, Dynamo President and GM

Joe Turner, Houston Parks and Recreation Department CEO

Ed Foster-Simeon, U.S. Soccer Foundation President


WHAT: Press conference to announce Soccer For Success program


WHEN: Tuesday, October 20, 2009

                    2:00 p.m.</p>


WHERE: McReynolds Middle School

                    5910 Market Street<br>
                    Houston, TX 77020</p>


Parking for media will be sectioned off. Enter down Zindler Street.


ABOUT THE HOUSTON DYNAMO


The Houston Dynamo are a Major League Soccer franchise that has won two MLS Cup championships in its first three seasons and represented the United States in three consecutive regional championships. Be sure to ask about the new Texas Children's Health Plan Family Section. For more information, please log on to www.HoustonDynamo.com or call (713) 276-7500.

ABOUT DYNAMO CHARITIES


Dynamo Charities is the charitable arm of the Houston Dynamo. We believe in using the power of the Dynamo and the sport of soccer to support our community. Dynamo Charities enhances lives through a variety of programs and initiatives. It uses the Dynamo and the sport of soccer to provide opportunities in education, health, wellness and physical fitness, strengthening our communities through the promotion of volunteerism and community involvement, providing well-equipped and updated soccer fields to impoverished areas, scholarship funds, and other benevolent programs.