[MCN] First Annual World Refugee Day Cup Soccer Tournament and Community Celebration

[Communications -SLM]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 7, 2017


Soft Landing Missoula’s First Annual World Refugee Day Cup

Soccer Tournament and Community Celebration


Missoula, MT, June 6, 2017 — In the last year, the Missoula community has
stepped up to welcome more than 25 refugee families, and make Missoula a
welcoming place that refugees can call home. Soft Landing Missoula is
excited to celebrate the addition of these families to our community with a
soccer tournament and community celebration on June 17th.


Held at the new fields and pavilion at Fort Missoula Regional Park, this
will be a 7v7 round-robin (18+) tourney with at least 2 games guaranteed.
There will also be a kids game and kids activities. Following the final
match, there will be a free celebration with dinner and music that is open
to all!


Please register by June 11th.


Individual Registration for Tournament: softlandingmissoula.org/news/soccer
JUNE 17TH WORLD REFUGEE DAY CUP SCHEDULE
9 A.M.                      Tournament starts
4 P.M.                      Final Match
5 P.M.                      Dinner
6 - 8 P.M.                Music – featuring the Whizpops!

World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on June 20th. Missoula’s World
Refugee Day Cup and community event, held on June 17th, honors the courage,
strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to
flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence.

Soft Landing Missoula’s mission is to help Missoula, Montana, be a
welcoming, supportive and informed community that can assist refugees to
integrate and thrive. For more information, visit softlandingmissoula.org.
<http://www.softlandingmissoula.org>

Contact
Mary Poole, Soft Landing Missoula
info at softlandingmissoula.org
Office: (406) 493-0504
Cell for Reporters only: (406) 239-4609  (please don’t publish cell #)

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