Thursday, 23 May 2013 13:30

Care for Kids Radiothon Helps Children’s Hospital

By Staff Report | Sports

ALBANY — Excelsior FC Premier, a proud member of the Capital District Youth Soccer League (CDYSL) and Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), participated earlier this month in the Care for Kids Radiothon to benefit the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center.

Excelsior FC President and Director of Coaching Ahmad Manning plus players and parents from their Boys-Under-12 team volunteered at Albany Medical Center to answer phones and to help raise money for the Children’s Hospital. In addition, the boys collected soccer balls for patients and signed them with “Get Well” wishes and went on the air with radio personalities from The River to encourage donations.

“Whenever we can give back, that is a staple of our club,” Coach Manning told the radio audience. “We compete on the field but our ultimate goal is to serve our community. One of our Soccer Moms saw this event and we jumped right on it.”

The 15th Annual Radiothon, held May 2 and 3 on News Talk 810, 103.1 WGY and 99.5 The River, was a another record-setter. The two-day event surpassed the $600,000 mark for the first time, raising a total of $626,172, an increase of more than 10 percent from 2012. The Children’s Hospital is a 125-bed facility devoted exclusively to the medical needs of infants, children and adolescents, and is the referral center for all seriously ill and injured children from 25 counties in upstate New York and western New England. 

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