5th ANNUAL BAFFOUR SOCCER TOURNAMENT & WEST AFRICA COMMUNITY FESTIVAL- JUNE 22ND 2013

The Baffour Soccer Tournament is an annual charity event organized in the Washington DC metro area purposely to raise funds to support Baffour and other charitable causes in the community.

This year’s events mark the fifth anniversary of the Baffour tournament. There is a lot of excitement building up in the African immigrant community in Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland in anticipation of this day. Our past tournaments have been very successful and widely attended by various community clubs, organizations, churches and the African community members residing in the DC, Maryland and Virginia metropolitan area as well as out of state soccer teams. It also serves as a great platform for the African communities in the area to socialize, bond and network. It is whole day event starting from 8am to 6pm on Saturday June 22, 2013.

The event is also used to promote African charitable organizations and businesses; so that people can learn more about such organizations and how their activities are benefiting the immigrant community and the public as a whole. Among organizations that will be participating and providing health, education and informational sessions in this year’s event are Ngozi, Quality Care Home Care Services, Some Get Help Women's Initiative, World Health and Education Awareness foundation, Heritage Multicultural Program & Services, Inc., Partnership for Healthy Kids, Coordinated Services Planning, United Christian Ministries, Greater Prince William Health services, National Organization on Disability, Save By Grace Foundation, Northern VA Family Services, Highlife Radio, Guiding the Journey, Dark Is lovely and Express Pharmacy. Previous events have been fun-filled with and a great atmosphere for families. Apart from the soccer, there is also music, BBQ, dancing and cheering with “Jama” by the supporters of the participating teams. This year’s event will include festive activities for both adults and children, such as, table tennis, face painting for kids and a variety of kiddie competitions. Food and drinks will be available for minimum donations as part of the fun raising effort.

We encourage everyone to make special donations to help realize this year’s monetary goal of $20,000. The goal of this year’s event is to raise enough money and resources to benefit not only Baffour but Africans in the Diaspora who find themselves in similar situations. Baffour, who also works as an Executive Secretary of Ngozi will be making a cash donation to Prince William Courage Financial Assistance program. The Courage program provides financial assistance to courage families in the County and also offers coaching and education assistance to needy families.

Ngozi is 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization based in Dumfries Virginia which works with Friend of Baffour to support African immigrants in United States and the wider public as whole. Ngozi seeks to find ways to raise funds and provide support for those who have fallen on hard times due to injury, terminal illness, loss of employment or other unforeseen circumstances. Visit www.ngozi.org to learn more about the organization.

Please contact us at info@ngozi.org or 571-436-7929 if you have any questions. We are counting on your usual cooperation, your honor, presence and sincere heart to contribute to this noble cause.