Please register in advance for the flip-cup tournament!  Visit the NYCSCC page to register online.

Don’t fret if you don’t have a team in advance.  You can register as an individual and find a team when you arrive. We’ll keep spots open, but remember that team registration closes at 1:45!

JOIN US for the charity flip cup tournament sponsored by the New York City Social Sports Club to benefit the football teams in Burundi!  Come out for beer, competition, Zoya’s birthday and Norway’s (sort of) independence day and help raise money for the boys and girls of Ruyigi Province.

What: NYSSC Summer Flip Cup Tournament

Where: Boss Tweeds: 115 Essex Street (between Rivington and Delancey), New York, NY

When: Saturday, 17 May 2008 from 2 – 5pm

Bring: 3 friends to form a team of 4!  Entrance fee is $30 per person and benefits… you know who!

Click through to REGISTER and learn more about flip cup, NYSSC and ways to invite your friends! (more…)

Did you know that Burundi has one of only three female association presidents in all of FIFA?

Visit the FIFA Burundi site and learn more about the national teams and the GOAL Programme! If you have any information on the Burundi Women’s National Team, leave a note in the comments.

I sent a letter to just a few friends asking for help to identify either some football (soccer!) fans or do-gooders out there interested in teaming up with me to help raise some money for a couple of teams in Burundi. Because of their great networks (it speaks to the wonderful work they’re all doing!) I received encouraging responses from all corners.  This is the letter… (more…)