Every 45 seconds a child in Africa dies from a malaria infection-a preventable disease carried by mosquitoes. We can help. OSA World Juggle-a-thon is a worldwide fundraiser put on by Jared Montz's OnlineSoccerAcademy.com to support the Nothing But Nets campaign. Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Through this campaign, anyone can donate just $10 to purchase a bed net, deliver it to a family, and educate them on its proper use.
On World Malaria Day—April 25—at 6pm their standard time, soccer players, coaches, and fans everywhere are invited to participate by juggling to raise money for life-saving nets. Anyone can juggle anywhere; by themselves, with friends, teams, or soccer clubs. Participants will collect donations and pledges leading up to the OSA World Juggle-a-thon, and then juggle as much as they can on April 25. After the event, jugglers will mail in the money they raised, and receive an official OSA World Juggle-a-thon t-shirt and other goodies. The goal is simple – for each juggler to raise at least $30, to send at least three bed nets to protect families from malaria. Working together through soccer, we can help protect entire communities from this deadly disease. Juggle to get better. Juggle to save lives.
Here is how you get started:
- Get started by downloading a Pledge Sheet. Mark your calendar for April 25, 2011 at 6pm your standard time.
- Start fundraising by collecting pledges, flat donations and recording them on your pledge sheet. For fundraising ideas and tips please visit the Fundraising page.
- Next, start practicing your juggling and set a juggling goal and a fundraising goal. For juggling tips please visit the Juggling Tips page or sign up for OnlineSoccerAcademy.com.
- Contact your friends, team and soccer club and encourage them to join you in your mission to Juggle to get Better, Juggle to Save lives. Get creative and talk about throwing an OSA World Juggle-a-thon party.
- Use the Facebook event page to confirm your participation on Facebook by clicking here and easily invite your Facebook soccer friends to participate. Don’t worry if you don’t use Facebook you do not have to confirm your participation on Facebook, this is optional.
- On April 25, 2011 juggle to get your record at 6pm your standard time by yourself, with your friends, team, club or supporters group. Then collect your funds raised, mail them in with your pledge sheet and we will mail you back your official OSA World Juggle-a-thon t-shirt, Skillzys® tag and any incentive level prizes you have earned.
Go out, juggle, and take pictures and/or video of yourself or friends. Then email them to Emily@JMsoccer10.com. This footage could be used in the OSA World Juggle-a-thon 2011 video!
