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Call For Papers

Soccer For Youth Empowerment Conference

La Esperanza, Intibuca, Honduras

July 1, 2 and 3, 2006

Call for PAPERS and POSTERS

Dear Members, Participants and Friends of the Liga Menor de Futbol Intibucana and the Honduras Youth Soccer Program

Want to share yourprogram succcess or find out about how other programs have succeeded. Need new ideas about how to make your program more relevant to the young people you serve. This conference has two opportunites - to give and to receive ideas. We invite you to present papers/posters during the 2006 Soccer For Youth Empowerment Conference. Papers/Posters are invited in these areas:

Creating Community
Providing Structure
Offering Meaning
Developing A Superordinate Goal
Soccer Skills Training
Character Training
Linkages to The Community
Linkages to The Worldwide Soccer Community
Raising Funds
Creating Websites And Other Marketing Tools
Eliminating Racism
Peer Coaching and Leadership
Involving North American youth
Project Planning and Management
Training volunteers
Success Stories
Obstacles and Problems
Your Problem or Concern ______________

The Program Committee suggests that individuals submit no more than two papers for presentation as senior author with the understanding that time restrictions might permit the oral presentation of only one of the papers. Individuals submitting two papers must indicate their priority for oral presentation.

The 2006 Soccer For Youth Empowerment Conference Program Committee has established the following deadlines:

Action Tequired	Submit the Paper Title and Presenter to
December 15, 2005	Dr. Carol Cross or Dr. Ramon Dario Argueta Liga Menor de Futbol Intibucana Barrio El Morera, Frente Bazar Reyna La Esperanza, Intibuca, Honduras Telephone 504-783-0054
February 15, 2006	Submit the typed original and one copy of the abstract for each of your oral or poster session presentation(s). The original must be camera ready upon submission and will appear in the program materials exactly as submitted. Only abstracts that are presented orally or during a poster session at the meeting will be published
April 30, 2006	Presenters and Attendees should be registered for the Conference by this date.

2006 Soccer For Youth Empowerment Conference Program Committee looks forward to presenting an exciting and informative conference. Please post this notice and/or distribute it to others with an interest in soccer, youth, street children, gang prevention, preventing drug use, preventing gang violence. If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Dr. Carol Cross at 504-783-0421 or Dr. Argueta at 504-783-0054 . We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Dr. Carol Cross or Dr. Ramon Dario Argueta

Liga Menor de Futbol Intibucana

Barrio El Morera, Frente Bazar Reyna

La Esperanza, Intibuca, Honduras

Phones

Dr. Argueta 011-504-783-0054 or 011-504-398-9554

Dr. Cross 011-504-783-0421

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Tax Deduction Statement Is Available.

Soccer for Life is a non profit 501-(3) C organization designed to enable all the children of the Western Hemisphere to have the opportunity to play soccer, the beautiful game. Soccer for Life has received a determination of tax exemption from Federal Income taxes . All contributions to Soccer For Life, Inc., are deductible under section 170 of the Code. That means that donations of cash as well as equipment, used soccer gear, vehicles, etc., receive a tax deduction from IRS. Any donation will be valued and you will receive a statement from Soccer for Life, Inc., that you can use to deduct from your income tax. We are classified as a public charity under 509 (a) (2) of the IRS code. We function under the laws of the State of Arizona and carry an Internal Revenue Service "Recognition of Exemption", No. 17053296009004.

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