Charity Soccer Tournament Benefits Inner City Youth

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America SCORES Atlanta, a non-profit after-school program that uses soccer, poetry and community service to address some of the core problems of today’s youth, is holding a charity soccer tournament tomorrow. The 5th annual co-ed tourney, the America SCORES Cup Atlanta, brings together 12 teams representing corporations, churches and professional service firms for a day of friendly competition. Kick-off is at 9 a.m. at the Georgia Soccer Park in East Point. Teams participating include Alston & Bird, Frazier Deeter, King & Spalding, Earthlink, Concessions International and North Avenue Presbyterian Church. “Without their involvement in SCORES Cup, America SCORES wouldn’t be able to accomplish its goal of working to improve the lives of inner-city youth in Atlanta,” said Anthony Joseph, board chairman for America SCORES Atlanta.

Charity Streetball Tourney Honors Murdered Teen, Raises Scholarship Funds

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The unprovoked murder of an Atlanta teen just a few minutes after midnight on New Year’s Eve has inspired the creation of a charity street basketball tour whose next stop is Mt. Zion High School in Jonesboro on January 30. Fourteen-year old Reuben Hand was on his way home with friends after watching the Peach Drop when he was attacked by a stranger at the Five Points Marta station.  They argued over a cell phone.  Police identified the man as Tommy Christopher Collins, and accused him of stabbing Reuben in the neck.