Arizona United Arizona United SC & St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance announce Food & Funds Drive

PEORIA, Ariz. (Friday, June 20, 2014) – Arizona United Soccer Club and St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance have partnered up for an Arizona United SC Food & Funds Drive that will be held before Saturday’s match against the LA Galaxy II at the Peoria Sports Complex at 7:00 p.m.

“Arizona United SC has put an emphasis on working with organizations that positively impact our local communities, and I couldn’t be more pleased to announce our partnership with the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance,” Arizona United SC owner Kyle Eng said.

Added St. Mary’s Food Bank Director of Public Relations Jerry Brown: “Summer is the toughest time for food banks to receive food donations. We appreciate Arizona United SC stepping up and giving soccer fans an opportunity and help hungry kids in Arizona while enjoying the game.”

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance will set up outside the Peoria Sports Complex Box Office at 5:30 p.m., and fans that bring a 3-can donation will be given a buy-one-get-one-free ticket voucher to the match. St. Mary’s Food Bank will also accept monetary donations in cash or check, and Arizona United SC will match fan donations. At halftime, Arizona United SC will present the donations to the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance.

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About Arizona United Soccer Club

Arizona United SC was established in 2014 and is the only professional soccer team in the state of Arizona. Arizona United SC competes in the USL PRO, which is the strongest, best operated and most experienced North American men’s professional soccer league below MLS, both on and off the field. To stay up to date on what is going on with Arizona United SC, check out the team’s website at arizonaunited.com. You can like the team on its Facebook page at facebook.com/ArizonaUnitedSoccer and follow all of the action of Twitter @AZUnitedSC.

About St. Mary’s Food Bank

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, the world’s first food bank is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to the hungry. Serving two-thirds of Arizona’s 15 counties, the organization is committed to volunteerism, building community relationships and improving the quality of life for Arizonans in need. A member of Feeding America, which is a network of more than 200 member food banks, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance distributed almost 70 million pounds of food in fiscal year 2012-2013 to families and individuals. See more at firstfoodbank.org.