FRISCO, Texas – Throughout the 2019 season, MLS WORKS, Allstate and Univision have partnered to provide opportunities for underserved youth in MLS markets, including Dallas-Fort Worth.
This Sunday, every save recorded during the UniMás telecast of FC Dallas vs New York City FC will result in a donation of $500 worth of soccer equipment to Coppell Special Olympics. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Throughout the 2018 season, over $8,000 in donations were made to DFW area schools and charities as a result of the Every Save Makes a Difference program. Since 2015, the program has donated over $340,000 worth of equipment and has impacted over 170 difference organizations.
FC Dallas' eight nationally televised games on UniMas/Univision are eligible for this program in 2019:
DATE | OPPONENT | BROADCAST | BENEFICIARY | AMOUNT |
March 9 | LA Galaxy | Univision | Boys & Girls Club of Collin County | $500 |
March 23 | Colorado Rapids | UniMás | Heart House Dallas | $1,500 |
April 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | Univision | Trinity Basin Preparatory | $1,000 |
May 4 | Houston Dynamo | Univision | Special Olympics Texas – Area 10 | $1,000 |
May 11 | New York Red Bulls | Univision | YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas | $500 |
June 30 | Portland Timbers | UniMás | Dallas Youth Sports | $1,000 |
September 14 | Chicago Fire | Univision | Moody Family YMCA | $1,500 |
September 22 | New York City FC | UniMás | Coppell Special Olympics | TBD |
To find out more about MLS Works and their community outreach initiatives, click here. To learn more about the FC Dallas Foundation, click here.