By 7am the team had reached 17 miles had seen the sun rise and walked through rain and hail

So far the team have received pledges in excess of £800 approx $US 1,300 or $JM 110,000 towards next year’s tournament in Jan 2012. If you feel you can please donate and make all the blisters the team hobbled home with worthwhile. Next year will be the 5th and last London to Brighton walk but we still need to keep up the fund-raising effort. Please contact us if you can think of any other ways to raise funds with more than 200 students passing through the programme every penny counts.

Well done walkers of 2011

The day started with the Munro, Black River and Glenmuir players doing soccer drills and warm ups for the camera while waiting for the other teams to show up.

This year we had more U.S Coaches than ever before.

We had coaches from William Carey Lynn, Navarro College, Newberry College, Harding University, Shorter University, West Georgia University, Auburn Montgomery, University of Maine, University of Cincinnati and James Madison University.

In all we had 374 students from parishes all over Jamaica such as Munro, Black River, Glemuir, Belair, STETHS, Excelsior girls, Edith Dalton James, Jamaica College, Wolmer, Waterhouse Club and Lennon High School competing in mixed teams to impress the coaches. As always the teams started with team tactics and a prayer.

Both the coaches and the match officials were impressed with the standard of play at this year’s competition and the professionalism shown by our past students who administered proceedings on the day. Big thanks to Barry, Kevin, Rodino and Dadrian.

This year under the watchful eyes of the visiting coaches we surpassed earlier scholarship totals with 60+ scholarships being offered to students.

Donation of sports bras to Edith Dalton James HS

Big thanks to the Soccer Store who joined us as one of our sponsors this year providing all 450 bibs for our players to wear this year and as always to the match officials who kept the games flowing and our caterers who kept the players feed.

KHRISWAYNE “TAPPA” WALLACE

Former Munro student received a scholarship to East Stroudsburg University in 2009. Presently studying Business Management with a Finance concentration and a minor in Economic geography. Was a starter of East Stroudsburg University Worriors soccer team with a 13-6-1 record. allowing 0.85 goals per game and 8 shutouts. played in all 20 games with two assist but lost in the PSAC finals on penalties. accomplishments include the only freshman and underclass man to make the “All PSAC First and Daktronics division II All Region Team.

Barry was one of our original students who gained his Scholarship in our early days when we only had 2 U.S coaches attending. Barry from Black River in Jamaica studied Business Management and Marketing at University of Maine. We are fortunate that Barry sees the importance of giving back and continues to join us each year to help on Cup day in January. Barry has had some interest from some pro-football teams in the States we will keep our fingers crossed for you Barry See his story below

“I got my scholarship in 2006 and left to go to the United States in 2007, I am studying business management with a coaching minor, and i have accomplished a lot since 2007-2011. some of the various things that I have accomplished since getting my scholarship and been at University of Maine at Fort Kent are Four sunrise conference championship, Four appearance to the NAIA National championship with my best finish in the quarter-finals, I was named to the academic deans list all four year for keeping a G.P.A of 3.20 a semester, numerous player of the weeks, three defensive player of the year for the sunrise conference in 2008,2009 and 2010, three times all conference team member, male athlete of the year 2009-2010, 2009 Adidas NSCAA All American, 2010 USCAA All Tournament Team member, 2010 USCAA All American Honorable Mention, and 2010 USCAA National Champions.”

Former student of STETHS from Thorton St Elizabeth was one of our first students to gain a scholarship to study Marketing Management at University of Maine. See her story below.

“My name is Tashana Rowe-brown a past student of the st. Elizabeth technical high where i had found closure in academics and sports. I have done tremendously well in academics,obtaining passes in both cxc and CAPE. I also excel in 3 different sporting activities which include soccer, netball and track & field. I was awarded sports woman of the year in 2005. In 2007 my dream came through when i was given an academics and soccer scholarship to the university of Maine at fort Kent through the Jonathan Hibbert Foundation. I then played soccer for the UMFK women soccer team and also done tremendously well academically. In may 2010 i signed my life in marriage and then became Mrs. Brown. Im now working as an accounting Rep for stonewall Management. I did it and i know you can as well, all it takes is hard work and dedication so just believe in yourself and trust in God and be yourself.”