Join a TeamWorks team of volunteers for a series of done-in-a-day projects led by a Hands On Greater Portland TeamWorks Leader. TeamWorks offers volunteers the opportunity to make a slightly longer-term commitment to volunteering, delve into a topic or issue-area, and get to know other volunteers in the process.



Soccer is called “The Beautiful Game” or, as the most popular sport around the globe, “The World’s Game.” What is it about soccer that inspires and unifies so many people across religious, national, ethnic, gender, and other boundaries? In this TeamWorks, we will explore soccer as an empowering, inspiring, and unifying force in building community and promoting youth development in the Portland area and beyond.



Through readings, videos, and volunteering with soccer-related community partners, we will seek to understand the role of soccer in communities at home and abroad. We'll kick off the TeamWorks experience alongside Timbers, Thorns, and/or T2 players at one of their Stand Together Week projects helping restore the award-winning inclusive Harper's Playground. After the project, we will continue our discussion of the contributions of local soccer teams and then, for those who are interested, head over to cheer on the home team at a Timbers T2 soccer game at Merlo Field that evening. The next week, we'll learn more about the soccer empowerment programs of Active Children (AC) Portland and help them raise money at a Thorns 50/50 raffle. The team will then get to spend some time out on the field ourselves (no skills required!) alongside the many kids served by 4 Worlds United Soccer Alliance's pick-up summer soccer games in both SE Portland and New Columbia. We'll talk about soccer's impact on a global level through a fun documentary movie night, and if we're lucky, we may get to do a bonus field-restoration project with Operation Pitch Invasion!



Whether you are someone who has played the game, just an ardent supporter, or simply benevolent and curious, we invite you to join us in learning how soccer can bring people up and bring them together

Signing up for the FIRST session will sign you up for the entire TeamWorks. Commitment to every project in the series is important, so please carefully check the schedule below before signing up! If you know in advance you'd have to miss one of the projects, let us know and you may still be eligible to join the team. Questions can be directed to Melia Tichenor,melia@handsonportland.org or 503.200.3370.

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