As a large San Diego County based soccer club, we realize the importance of fundraising for community causes and the massive, sometimes life changing, impact our collective efforts can have. Firstly, and foremost, we are a soccer club and our mission is to teach this wonderful game to your children but we feel very strongly, as a club, that we have an obligation to give back to the local community.
Current Community Projects/Fundraising Efforts
2023 Season Giving Back Friendlies Raise $10,705 for Katie’s Save [VIDEO]
City SC Carlsbad hosted the 10th annual Giving Back Friendlies event on January 6, 2024 raising a total of $10,705 for this year’s beneficiary, Katie’s Save. The Friendlies are City SC’s biggest annual community fundraiser……
Click here for full story and video.
Listed below (in alphabetical order) are some of our recent past community/fundraising projects:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Champions League, it is a FREE 10 week program that runs September to November offered to kids 2-18 years old who have medical and physical disabilities. All participants are paired up with a buddy (volunteer LAGSD players) to help them learn and grow as soccer players, all while having fun and getting exercise. For more information please click here.
– click here to view 2014 story on Champions League
– click here to view 2016 story on Champions League
– click here to view 2017 story on Champions League
– click here to view 2018 story on Champions League
COACH JONNO’S 50k for MAKE A WISH
In October, 2014, Coach Jonno undertook the massive task of running a 50k marathon in aid of the Make A Wish foundation. His efforts funded our very own Travis ‘The Warrior’ Selinka’s wish to meet Messi.
Total raised = $8,000.
– click here for full story on run and Travis meeting Messi
– click here for SoccerNation article
COASTAL CLASSIC BLOOD DRIVE
We partnered with the San Diego Blood Bank to host the inaugural Coastal Classic Blood Drive on August 18 and 19 at Poinsettia Park in conjunction with the Coastal Classic Girls tournament. Over the course of the weekend, 47 people donated blood, the majority being club members, and 25 of those being first time blood donors. Since our drive August 18 & 19, these donations have already touched the lives of 144 people!
– click here for the full story on the 2018 Coastal Classic Blood Drive
– click here for the full story on the 2018 Coastal Classic Blood Drive
COPA CORAZÓN
Every year, our Coaches & Members travel to Tijuana to run a soccer tournament for the charity Corazón, which is aptly named the Copa Corazón. Around 200 local school children from seven different districts are split into groups and then participate in small sided games, soccer tennis matches and skills clinics throughout the day.
– click here for the full story on the 2017 Copa Corazón
– click here for the full story on the 2018 Copa Corazón
– click here for the full story on the 2019 Copa Corazón
COPA DE CARLSBAD
Every year, we assist and host the Copa De Carlsbad, a Carlsbad Elementary Schools community soccer event, by setting up the fields, providing the equipment/balls, providing the refs and having club coaches attend and help at the event.
2016 Copa De Carlsbad report – click here to read more
2017 Copa De Carlsbad report – click here to read more
2022 Copa De Carlsbad report – click here to read more
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
Many families and players could not experience the opportunities the club has to offer without our commitment to financial aid. The need is greater than ever and City SC Carlsbad are committed to help.
Total awarded | 2016 = $180,000 | 2017 = $175,000 | 2018 = $194,000
– click here for full story on the 2016 Financial Aid report
ANNUAL GOLF FUNDRAISER
Yearly club fundraiser that heavily assists our financial aid program among other club needs.
Total raised | 2014 = $18,000 | 2015 = $18,000 | 2016 = $12,000 | 2017 = $20,000 | 2018 = $20,000 | 2021 = $12,000 | 2023 = $12,000
– click here for 2014 Golf Invitational Review
– click here for 2015 Golf Invitational Review
– click here for 2016 Galaxy Open Review
– click here for 2017 Galaxy Open Review
– click here for 2018 Galaxy Open Review
– click here for 2021 City SC Open Review
– click here for 2023 City SC Open Review
GIVING BACK FUNDRAISER
Every year, around December/January time, our club holds a series of in house scrimmages between our younger teams in which players donate to play, referees volunteer ref, and all collected monies are donated to a pre-chosen charitable organization or cause.
Total raised: 2014 = $20,600 | 2015 = $10,100 + Wheelchair Equipped Vehicle Donation | 2016 (Jan) = $9,000 | 2016 (Dec) = $11,532 | 2017 = $11,576 | 2018 = $10,030 | 2019 = $10,041.44 | 2021 = $15,355 | 2022 = $14,665 | 2023 = $10,705
– click here for 2014 sponsors list and letter of thanks from the Loy family
– click here for full story on 2015 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of club family, the Lopez’s
– click here for full story on 2016 (Jan) Giving Back fundraiser in aid of the Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation
– click here for full story on 2016 (Dec) Giving Back fundraiser in aid of the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF)
– click here for full story on 2017 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of The Mitchell Thorp Foundation and Parys Townsend
– click here for full story on 2018 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of Champions for Health and the Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation
– click here for full story on 2019 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of player Jocelyn Croxen and club member Miriam Panduro
– click here for full story on 2021 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of the Martinez famliy
– click here for full story on 2022 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of Ethan Ibarra
– click here for full story on 2023 Giving Back fundraiser in aid of Katie’s Save Foundation
MOVEMBER
Now a yearly fundraising effort, Movember is when our club coaches attempt to grow (some successfully, some not) ridiculous looking handlebar moustaches or ‘Move For Movember’ in return for sponsorship/donations towards men’s health. Yearly Totals: 2014 = $875 | 2015 = $677 | 2016 = $7,009 | 2017 = $10,136 | 2018 = $6,573 | 2019 = $4,586 | 2020 = $9,208 | 2021 = $2,936 | 2022 = $3,243 | 2023 = $4,484 | Total Raised for Movember = $49,727
– click here for full story on the 2015 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2016 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2017 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2018 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2019 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2020 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2021 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2022 Movember effort
– click here for full story on the 2023 Movember effort
PEDAL FOR A PURPOSE Event
Every year our coaches participate in the Pedal for a Purpose event. The event is a fundraiser for the Carlsbad Unified School District and involves our coaches manning a spin bicycle for 3 hours in exchange for sponsorship. Total raised | 2016 = $1,500 | 2017 = $300 | 2018 = $906 | 2019 = $862
– click here for full story on the 2016 Pedal for a Purpose effort
– click here for full story on the 2017 Pedal for a Purpose effort
– click here for full story on the 2018 Pedal for a Purpose effort
– click here for full story on the 2019 Pedal for a Purpose effort
PLAY IT FORWARD
After the May 2014 Carlsbad fires, we held a series of in house scrimmages as part of the clubs ‘Play it Forward’ fundraiser, an event with the purpose of raising money for those within the Carlsbad community who lost their homes during the fires.
Total raised = $5,700
– click here for the Play it Forward article
UNIFORM COLLECTIONS & DISTRIBUTIONS
When uniforms become redundant in terms of club use we request that members voluntarily donate uniforms and footwear that we can then pass onto areas in need.
– click here to view story from uniform donation to Nicaragua
– click here to view story from uniform donation to Palau