Community

The Laguna Niguel Football Association believes in leaving the community better off than when we arrived. We support the following organizations through promoting their fundraising events and/or through direct financial support. We encourage our players, clubs and their families to support the worthy causes of these organizations.

Little Feet

In 2006, Steffan Tubbs, a news anchor for 850 KOA Denver, returned home from assignment in Iraq where he witnessed soldiers making peace by passing out soccer balls. He immediately contacted his friend Trevor Slavick, an airline pilot who had a history of giving away balls to kids on his layovers around the world. They launched “Little Feet, Big Goals!” a one-month campaign to send soccer balls to kids in war-torn Iraq. The campaign was a huge success and they began receiving requests for soccer balls from all over the world. In order to meet the requests, more friends got involved and Little Feet was started with one big goal; send soccer balls to underprivileged children around the world. Little Feet sells soccer balls using the “one laptop per child” business model; for every ball someone buys, an additional ball is donated to a player in need. Little Feet has now sent thousands of soccer balls to children in over 40 countries worldwide. More at www.littlefeet.com.

Lions Club

The Santa Ana Host Lions Club serves the community of Santa Ana, providing free eye glasses to children of low-income families.

Since 1917, Lions have served the world's population through hard work and commitment to make a difference in the lives of people everywhere. With 1.4 million members serving in more than 44,600 clubs in 189 countries and geographical areas, Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization. Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. More at www.santaanalions.org.

PCRF

Since its establishment in 1982 as a grass-roots organization, PCRF has focussed its efforts to improve the care, quality of life, and survival rate of children with malignant diseases. The founders, comprised of parents, physicians and community leaders, joined forces to begin support of laboratory research that would translate into immediate treatment for children with cancer. Since 1982, the dedicated volunteers of PCRF have raised over $22 million for pediatric cancer research. In 2009, PCRF funded over $1.2 million for cancer research laboratories locally in Southern Calfifornia as well as nationally... more at www.pcrf-kids.com.

Soldiers Angels

Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. Founded by the mother of two American soldiers, we are an international, volunteer-led organization supporting America's men and women in uniform. With over 30 different teams and projects, our nearly 200,000 volunteers assist veterans, wounded and deployed personnel and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways.

"May No Soldier Go Unloved," encapsulates the motivation behind Soldiers' Angels. The volunteers of Soldiers' Angels work tirelessly to demonstrate active care and concern for veterans, the wounded, deployed service members and their families. More at www.soldiersangels.org.