Project GOAL Summer Update

Summer 2024

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THE SUMMER IN REVIEW

Project GOAL Gala 2024

The Project GOAL Gala was a sold-out success, a fantastic night of raising funds for the program! A special thank you to the following sponsors and supporters:

BayCoast Bank

Navigant Credit Union

BankNewport

Pacmar Technologies

Condessa Restaurants

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Rhode Island FC

Tufts Health Plan

Antone Botelho Photography

The Social Firm

Project GOAL alumn, Karina Ruiz, shared her experience as a participant in the program and the foundation it then provided for her as a student at Moses Brown.

A huge thank you to the sponsors, donors who provided auction items, and all who attended including a number of Project GOAL alumni, board members, long-time supporters, staff, coaches, and parents of current students.

A special thank you to Antone Botelho for the photos! Check them out here.

YMCA Camp Sloane

Four Project GOAL students had the opportunity to participate in two weeks of summer camp at YMCA Camp Sloane. They forewent technology and phones to sleep in tents, try out new activities including mountain biking and zip lining, and make new friends.

GOAL CUP FUNDRAISER TOURNAMENT

Many thanks to all the sponsors and teams who participated in the 2024 Adidas GOAL Cup Fundraiser Tournament!

A1 Custom Autobody

Elite Resources

Meridian Custom Homes

Navigant Credit Union

National Lumber

City of Central Falls, RI

Team Diossa/ Collegebound Saver

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Moses Brown School

And a very special thank you to Rhode Island FC for bringing a few starters to the tournament, and New England Revolution for donating game tickets to the winning team.

Check out photos of the event by Antone Botelho here!

Summer Programming

Project GOAL students participated in two weeks of summer programming at Moses Brown School and Brown University fields. The first week, they were visited by special guests, Rhode Island FC players Kevin Vang, Isaac Angking, and Nate Messer.

Recent News

G Form Photo Shoot

G Form has generously provided shinguards for Project GOAL students each year and recently hosted a photo and video shoot with some of our very own students modeling with their soccer skills!

NE Revolution at Gillette Stadium

Students from Project GOAL’s programs at Calcutt Middle School and Veterans Elementary ended the school year watching NE Revolution play at Gillette Stadium. One of our very own students had the opportunity to walk onto the field with the players to start the game.

Common Goal

Project GOAL director, Darius Shirzadi, attended a week in Berlin with Common Goal forum participants from around the world, learning and sharing what we do, what works, and how we can improve.