Help Marmion soccer team fund trip to Brazil

The Marmion soccer team will head to the world's soccer capital, Brazil, for a 10-day soccer training and mission trip this July.

To help make this trip possible, the team is hosting several fundraising endeavors including: the sale of $10 one-pound bags of Colombian premium regular coffee and $25 gift certificates for Shady Hill Gardens.

Or come and enjoy “The Lullaby of Broadway” at a Cabaret Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Ticket for the Cabaret Night are $20 per person or $35 per couple and include the show and appetizers, a cash bar also will be available. To participate in any of the fundraisers, contact Coach Kevin O'Connor at martandkevinoc@comcast.net or call (630) 779-0724.

The Cadets' most recent training and mission trip was in 2007. They will train with the Brazilian professional soccer team, ABC Futebol Clube, in Natal, Brazil and compete against four Brazilian club teams. When the Cadets are not training or playing soccer, they will devote part of their time visiting and working with children at two orphanages, Lirio de Vale and Lar Feliz. The experiences of the last trip resulted in life-changing memories for the Marmion players.

Marmion Academy, a Catholic-Benedictine college preparatory high school for young men, is a community dedicated to spiritual formation, academic excellence and leadership development. For more information on the Aurora school, visit www.marmion.org.