DC SCORES

Need a little positive self-talk today? 😊 Get some inspiration from DC SCORES poet-athlete Maya from Truesdell Elementary School, who performed her poem "Mirror" at Our Words Our City this spring and demonstrated the power of learning to love yourself. Happy Thursday, everyone! ❤️

A leader on and off the field! 🫡 Things got emotional in the D.C. United Junior Supporters section at Audi Field on Saturday as the DC SCORES community joined the Black and Red for Steven Birnbaum's retirement game. A supporter of DC SCORES since he joined United, Steven has been a tireless champion of work in the DMV, most recently as a board member. He has raised our profile among soccer fans, served as a host for our biggest-ever fundraiser, and brought smiles to thousands of poet-athletes' faces by showing them that they have the support of the best in the game. Thank you for everything, Steven — we can't wait to see what's next for you! 🖤❤️

Core memories are made at camp, especially when the Washington Spirit shows up for the day! 😍 Campers met their soccer heroes last week when 11 Spirit players rolled into camp for soccer, drawing, and team-building activities. And we had the BEST time! #ThatsTheSpirit

Summer camp is even more fun with friends! 🫶 Thank you to our partners and summer camp sponsors CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and D.C. United who joined us to volunteer at camp last week. We had so much fun crafting, enjoying some ice pops, and of course, playing some soccer! Thank you for helping us reach more poet-athletes, this summer and every DC SCORES season. ❤️ #CareFirstCares

It's official: it's a DC SCORES summer! 😉 🌞 Check out some snaps from our summer camp at Raymond Elementary School, where poet-athletes are having a blast and staying cool with soccer, poetry, STEM, and service. 😎

Calling all poet-athletes! Join our partner, Black Star, on August 2-4 for some music, fun, giveaways, and soccer! Black Star is committed to facilitating soccer's growth in Black American communities and it's always the BEST time when they're in town. All experience levels are welcome. Join them at their First Touch clinic (ages 7-12) and Next Wave talent showcase (ages 13-18), hosted in partnership with DC Department of Parks and Recreation, D.C. United, Washington Spirit, and DC Cup. Find out more and register for the events: https://lnkd.in/e3GJYYGS

This is what an America SCORES Executive Director and Board retreat looks like! 😍 Lots of strategizing, collaboration, and, of course, taking in a little footy at the 🇨🇴 vs 🇺🇾 game courtesy of our partner CONCACAF and Board Member EVELINA CABRERA. Thanks for having us, Charlotte!

Mark your calendars for One Night One Goal! ⚽️✨ Our annual Audi Field fundraiser returns on Oct 17, and this one is kicking off our 30th anniversary year, so it will be a night to remember! More details are coming soon, but save the date for a night under the stadium lights. 🥰

Summer is well and truly here! 😎 Our regular season is over, but did you know DC SCORES also runs a summer camp? We'll be bringing plenty of content from this year's camp at Raymond Elementary to your feed, but for now, check out some photos of previous campers' (and D.C. United stars!) fun in the sun! 😍

We've always known that Katrina Owens is a power player, but it's nice to make it official! 😏 Congratulations to our very own executive director on being named one of the DMV's most powerful people in sports and fitness by D.C.'s Modern Luxury magazine. 👏👏👏 https://lnkd.in/eFttCMe4