Eighteen autographed, game-worn Wizards jerseys are available for auction at www.kcwizards.com as part of the club's Community Night activities from their 3-2 win over Chivas USA August 9. Proceeds from the sale will benefit five of the Wizards preferred charities and the Kansas City Soccer Foundation, the charitable arm of Wizards ownership group OnGoal. To visit the auction page directly, go here.
Jerseys start at $150 or $200, and the auction runs through September 15. Autographed jerseys are available from the following players: Claudio Lopez, Kevin Hartman, Jimmy Conrad, Josh Wolff, Kerry Zavagnin, Sasha Victorine, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Jack Jewsbury, Roger Espinoza, Michael Harrington, Chance Myers, Tyson Wahl, Matt Marquess, Aaron Hohlbein, Ivan Trujillo, Nelson Pizarro and Eric Kronberg.
Proceeds will go to the five charities that participated in Community Night on August 9: Autism Speaks, Charlie's Safe Haven, Child Protection Center, Gilda's Club, and Spofford.
About our partner organizations:
Autism Speaks is a group dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, funding research into the causes, and prevention and treatments for the disorder. Visit them online at www.autismspeaks.org.
Charlie's Safe Haven is currently working to gain funding and support so that a home can be purchased as a safety demonstration house, where caretakers of children can learn how to address safety issues in the home. Visit them online at www.charliessafehaven.org.
The Child Protection Center is a child advocacy center serving abused children and adolescents. Visit them online at www.cpckc.org.
Gilda's Club is working to open a cancer support community in Kansas City, with children's programs, social events, support, and networking help to meet social and emotional needs of those affected by the disease. Visit them online at www.gildasclub.org.
Spofford House, a live-in community for young children, provides treatment for disorders attributed to abuse, neglect and childhood mental illness by connecting child, family and community to achieve their potential. Visit them online at www.spoffordhome.org.
