Foundation
Overview
1. Build Future Soccer Professionals
2. Promote Healthy, Active Children
3. Support Disadvantaged Youth
We would like to build Future Soccer Professionals by offering referee scholarships to teens ages 14 to 18.
The FC Dallas Foundation seeks to Promote Healthy, Active Children by our involvement with fitness initiatives aimed at spotlighting childhood obesity.
The FC Dallas Foundation is committed to Supporting Disadvantaged Youth through activities such as Kicks For Kids, the FC Dallas Community Clinics and Community Development through Field Development.
The Foundation’s 2012 initiatives include:
- Kicks for Kids
- FC Dallas Community Clinics
- Bobby Rhine Memorial Referee Scholarship
- Gear Up Project
- Hernandez All-Stars & FC Dallas Field
- MLS W.O.R.K.S. programs
For more information about the FC Dallas Foundation and its programs, contact Melissa Reddick or call 469-365-0147.
Upcoming Events
Join us at an upcoming FC Dallas Foundation event!
Thursday, March 8 - Cocktails and Cleats: Our annual kick off event will be held at the Embassy Suites Frisco featuring casino tables, DJ and silent auctions, with proceeds benefiting the FC Dallas Foundation. Tickets for the event are on sale NOW and can be purchased HERE.
For more details regarding events, email Melissa Reddick or call 469-365-0147.
Hernandez All-Stars and FC Dallas Field
Mission: To build a field in an at-risk community that will provide a safe playing environment and facilitate healthy, active lifestyles for the youth of the community.
Hernandez All-Stars: FC Dallas Captain, Daniel Hernandez has been committed to the youth of the DFW area. Each offseason Hernandez returns to Estadio Daniel Demetrio Hernandez in his hometown of Tyler, TX to host a free soccer clinic for area youth. Hernandez works to inspire young Hispanic students, encouraging them to get an education and give back to their communities. He often works free soccer clinics for Hispanic youth through the FC Dallas Foundation.
FC Dallas Foundation: The FC Dallas Foundation supports its mission of positively impacting the health and well-being of disadvantaged youth through the sport of soccer by offering a number of programs. One of these is ‘Community Development through Field Development.’ The Foundation believes that by creating a safe playing environment for the children of a community, the entire community benefits. The field is an investment in the development of the area and the development of its youth.
Hernandez All-Stars & FC Dallas Field: In 2012, the FC Dallas Foundation is partnering to build a field with Daniel Hernandez. This field will be located at the Bataan Center which is operated by the West Dallas Community Centers. The predominantly Hispanic West Dallas area is home to over 25,000 residents in a 10.8 mile radius. The Bataan Center, located a short distance from the Trinity River, sits on nine acres that include a small playground and basketball court. There is plenty of vacant land for a 6,000 sq. ft. fenced turf soccer field. The field will be a modified replica of the Freddy Field at Maple Lawn Elementary, which the Foundation helped to build in 2011.
By partnering with City and Community leaders, local businesses and organizations such as the Pro Players Foundation, the Hernandez All-Stars & FC Dallas Field is slated to open in the Spring of 2012. Along with Pro Players and the FC Dallas Foundation, Hernandez will host a character camp to teach children leadership skills through soccer. Beginning in December of 2011, Hernandez and the Foundation will be hosting fundraisers and collecting donations to complete this asset for the youth of West Dallas. With lighting, the Hernandez All-Stars and FC Dallas Field will cost approximately $200,000.
Ownership: Once the field is complete, it will be the property of the West Dallas Community Centers. West Dallas Community Center will be responsible for maintenance and use of the field.
The Hernandez All-Stars and FC Dallas Foundation is proud to be partnering with the following entities to make this field a reality:
Community Clinics
In 2006, the FC Dallas Foundation created the FC Dallas Community Clinic Series, presented by CashAmerica. The series brings free community soccer clinics to locations throughout the Metroplex, in traditionally underprivileged Hispanic areas.
We'll begin this year's series in March, so please check back for upcoming dates.
The Foundation would also like to thank A-Affordable, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Conn’s, MoneyGram, Novo Nordisk, Ruffies and TXU Energy for their support of the FC Dallas Community Clinics.
Bobby Rhine Memorial Referee Scholarship
Our Referee Scholarship is unique to North Texas and designed to accomplish the following:
- Increase and support interest in the sport of soccer among at-risk children living in the DFW area.
- Assist young people between the ages of 14 - 18 who have the desire but not the means to obtain referee training, certification, uniform and stopwatch.
- Deliver a marketable and enjoyable skill to youngsters that can provide a lifelong means of income.
The expected return on this investment is great, as youngsters who receive initial training can seek additional funding to recertify their licenses annually. We can track the officiating accomplishments of these children each year as they apply for FC Dallas Foundation assistance with recertification. Please check back on April 15 when we post the application and process for the scholarships.
Past Events
March 10, 2011 - Cocktails and Cleats: A fundraising reception was held at the Embassy Suites Frisco featuring live and silent auctions, with proceeds benefiting the FC Dallas Foundation. Check out the photos!
March 12, 2011 - Charity preseason match vs. Chivas USA>> Find out more.
March 17, 2011 - FC Dallas Celebrity Bartending for St. Patrick’s Day (Ringo's Pub, Plano)
April 29, 2011 - Get A Kick Out of Reading ended
May 5, 2011 - Rachel’s Challenge Rally
May 19, 2011 - One Man Dallas Finale - Photo Gallery!
May 26, 2011 - Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Road Show (Houston)
June 8, 2011 - Oscar Pareja Community Clinic - Photo Gallery!
June 26, 2011 - Brek Shea's "Controlled Chaos" Art Show and Auction benefiting the FC Dallas Foundation and America SCORES - Photo Gallery!
June 17, 2011 - Oscar Pareja Community Clinic - Photo Gallery!
July 31, 2011 - Summer Santa Drive - Photo Gallery!
October 19, 2011 - Tree Planting at Freddy Field - Photo Gallery!
October 22, 2011 - Freddy Field Clinic and Dedication - Photo Gallery!
For more details regarding events, email Melissa Reddick or call 469-365-0147.