Arizona Soccer Fans, Welcome to the June Newsletter for MLS Phoenix Rising! Please review this newsletter for upcoming activities, and additional information... JUNE MEETING: George & Dragon Pub 4240 N. Central Avenue (Just north of Indian School Road) Phoenix, Arizona June 20, 2007 The West Valley and East Valley Chapters will have a joint meeting to discuss progress made from each and to discuss the opportunity that we have with the upcoming Copa PanAmerica 2007 professional club team tournament to be held in Phoenix during mid-July! Start time is 6:30 p.m., hope to see you there! MLS PHOENIX RISING LOGO: MLS Phoenix Rising is entertaining the idea of a new creative logo. Thanks to Victor Delgadillo, there are six mock logos that he has created that can be viewed and voted on by visting our website at: http://www.mlsphoenixrising.com 2007 COPA PANAMERICA University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona July, 2007 International soccer will once again be played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The 2007 Copa PanAmerica will be held this summer during mid-late July and will feature some of the finest club teams from Central and South America. MLS Phoenix Rising is working with the promoters of this event to secure an entire section at these games for our group to attend these games in mass and further demonstrate our desire for professional soccer in Phoenix to a large television audience. More information on tickets and pricing to follow. Below is tentative scheudle and it is subject to change: 7/16 6:00 Caracas (Venezuela) @ Boca Juniors (Argentina) 7/16 8:00 Deportivo Cali @ Cruz Azul (MX) 7/18 6:00 Cruz Azul (MX) @ Caracas (Venezuela) 7/18 8:00 Club America (MX) @ Alianza de Lima (Peru) 7/20 6:00 Club America (MX) @ Boca Juniors (Argentina) 7/20 8:00 Deportivo Cali @ Caracas (Venezuela) 7/22 4:00 Group 1 winner v Group 2 Winner MLS PHOENIX RISING NEEDS YOU: The MLS Phoenix Rising board is currently looking for interested volunteers to support our efforts in the following areas: a. Webmaster b. Events Coordinator c. Sponsorship If you are interested to support our group in these efforts, please reply to this email, or attend our next group meeting on June 20th at the George & Dragon in Phoenix. MLS PHOENIX RISING TO CHIVAS USA GAME: September 6, 2007 Chivas USA vs. DC United MLS Phoenix Rising will go on the road to attend this match and seek national exposure for our cause. This match will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and we have secured over 100 tickets in the lower level, starting at row 1. The goal is to attend the game wearing MLS Phoenix Rising t-shirts, to wave Arizona flags, and to hold up banners to secure exposure for our efforts on a national level. Tickets for those wishing to attend will cost $15 each for normally $37 seats! More information to be outlined regarding this trip during the next meeting on June 20th. Thanks for your support and we hope to see you on June 20th! Ron Gilmore MLS Phoenix Rising http://www.mlsphoenixrising.com mlsphoenixrising@cox.net
I will be there (w/ "Phoenix Inferno") at the George and Dragon tonight. Hopefully the pub will have the MLS game on as the meeting starts just around half time of the Crew-Wizards game.
I wish I could go, but I set up my work schedule to anticipate Thursday meetings. Hopefully it goes well, let us know!
Keep us up-to-date about about the PanAmerica tickets. I would be very interested in going with the Phoenix Rising group.
