Local soccer team holding fundraiser after being selected to represent Idaho at regionals in Hawaii

IDAHO FALLS — A section shot squad was selected to correspond Idaho astatine nan location championships successful Hawaii, and nan squad is asking for nan community’s support to thief pinch nan expenses associated pinch nan trip.

The PFC Premier 2011 boys shot squad was selected by nan Idaho Youth Soccer Association to compete successful nan Far West Regional Championships. The arena will return spot successful Honolulu, Hawaii, from June 21 to 27.

“It is simply a awesome grant particularly because this 2011 group has been moving for a agelong time, since they were 5 aliases six years old,” Lorena Palacios, head of PFC, told EastIdahoNews.com.

The squad — which features 15 players made up of athletes who are 12 years aged — precocious became nan undefeated authorities champions. Lorena said this is nan first clip a shot nine successful eastbound Idaho has been named authorities champions.

“We person a really bully group of kids and I cognize we tin spell for thing else,” Hector Palacios, caput coach, stated. “Our extremity is to spell for thing other (regionals), not conscionable authorities champions.”

He added, “I cognize we tin do it because they want it. It’s been a bully travel pinch these kids. They’ve been training and practicing hard. We are wherever we request to be.”

Courtesy PFC

In an effort to raise costs and unafraid sponsorships to screen nan squad and subordinate expenses for their travel to Hawaii, nan nine is holding a fundraiser connected May 19 and June 9. The arena will commencement astatine 10 a.m. some days and beryllium held astatine nan Old Butte Soccer Complex, located 1055 North 26th West successful Idaho Falls.

“We’re going to beryllium trading nutrient — accepted Hispanic nutrient — and location will beryllium a raffle aliases two,” Lorena explained. “(So group can) either bargain a raffle summons aliases they tin besides bask immoderate delicious food.”

Their extremity is to scope $30,000 and arsenic of Thursday evening they were astatine $12,000. Donations tin besides beryllium made to nan squad connected Venmo by clicking here.

“We’ve been getting a awesome backup from nan organization and it’s awesome,” Lorena said.

For businesses who go a sponsor for nan team, their logo will beryllium featured connected nan team’s training shirts and displayed connected a banner astatine their matches.

“We person specified a young property of boys that are very excited to make a travel to Hawaii to correspond our authorities truthful it’ll beryllium awesome that we are capable arsenic a organization to support their dream and hopefully not fto their families interest astir immoderate expenses but them focusing connected nan games,” Lorena said.

Along pinch nan travel to Hawaii, nan nine will beryllium hosting tryouts and a shot campy successful June. More accusation connected that can beryllium recovered here.