SHD Reun 312 - Shodair Children's Hospital
SHD Reun 312 - Shodair Children's Hospital
SHD Reun 312 - Shodair Children's Hospital
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<strong>Shodair</strong>'s 13th Annual Soccer<br />
Classic Kicks Off this Summer<br />
Preparations are well underway for the thirteenth season of<br />
the Annual <strong>Shodair</strong> Soccer Classic in Helena. The summertime favorite begins<br />
mid-week with activities for players, and culminates with the men's and<br />
women's games on Saturday, July 28 at Nelson Stadium on the<br />
Carroll College campus in Helena. This year's event sponsors<br />
include Pepsi, Walmart, and Montana State Fund.<br />
The Classic features top student athletes from high schools all<br />
across the state. Through a rigorous screening process, over<br />
80 outstanding young men and women are selected to play<br />
in the annual competition. In addition to having been<br />
selected as All-State and All-Conference high school players<br />
in Class AA or A, they have demonstrated academic<br />
achievement, leadership, and citizenship. The Classic also<br />
brings together a talented coaching staff from around the state<br />
to guide the teams and assure top-level competition.<br />
Players and coaches arrive at Carroll College on July 25 to begin<br />
practice and a variety of other activities leading up to the games. The<br />
high school players host aspiring young soccer all-stars<br />
in a free clinic for children ages 5 to 12 on Friday<br />
before the tournament. The event is especially<br />
popular with area youth, with over 200 young<br />
players typically participating.<br />
The Soccer Classic is a benefit for <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
<strong>Children's</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> and the important work<br />
it does for children and adolescents from<br />
communities throughout the state. <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
is a vital resource for young Montanans<br />
struggling with mental health challenges,<br />
and also serves as the state's medical genetics<br />
program. Last year, the hospital provided more<br />
than $3.3 million dollars in uncompensated care<br />
for at-risk children and youth from around the state.<br />
The hospital is proud to offer this opportunity for gifted youth<br />
to pair athleticism with citizenship in an event where some of Montana's best<br />
young athletes help some of its neediest children. Financial support generated<br />
from events like the Soccer Classic and the <strong>Children's</strong> Miracle Network Telethon<br />
help assure that critically-needed services remain available for young Montanans<br />
in need of help.<br />
Spring 2012<br />
GAME PHOTOS: Ben Coulter/Helena Independent Record<br />
Alex Gallagher (Men's Team<br />
East) and Montana's 2011<br />
<strong>Children's</strong> Miracle Network<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong>s Champion Sotara<br />
Barnaby at the <strong>Shodair</strong> Soccer<br />
Classic Youth Clinic last July.<br />
To learn more<br />
about the <strong>Shodair</strong><br />
Soccer Classic, or<br />
to purchase tickets,<br />
contact the hospital<br />
at 1-800-447-6614<br />
or (406) 444-7548.<br />
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