Who: St. Petersburg Sabers vs. West Coast Soldiers
What: Charity football game to benefit the Special Olympics World Summer Games-bound Land O’ Lakes High School Gray soccer team
When: 4 p.m. Saturday, February 14
Where: Land O’ Lakes High School, 20325 Gator Lane, Land O’ Lakes
Why: The LOLHS Gray soccer team is raising funds to travel to Los Angeles to represent Team USA at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
How: The Sabers and Soldiers are members of the minor league United Football Federation of America. Tickets to the game are $5 and will go toward costs for the Gray team to travel to L.A. for the 2015 World Summer Games. The LOLHS unified soccer team won gold at the Special Olympics Florida State Games in May 2014, which made them eligible to be selected for the World Games. They will join more than 7,000 Special Olympics athletes from 170 nations to compete in 21 Olympic-type sports July 25 through August 2, in Los Angeles. For more information contact LOLHS Principal Ric Mellin at 813-501-2151.
CONTACT:
Linda Cobbe or Spencer Pylant
Communications & Government Relations
(813)794-2717, (813)361-8349 or (813)794-2259, (813)388-0020
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