THROUGH “FUNDACION CHIVAS DE CORAZON”
CHIVAS USA WILL HOST ITS FIRST ANNUAL CHARITY PLAYER AUCTION!
 
Proceeds to Benefit Schools for Salone
 
Carson, CA (Friday, September 16, 2011) – Through its non-profit organization “Fundación Chivas de Corazón”, Chivas USA will host its first annual “Date a Chiva: Pro Athlete Charity Auction” on Monday, October 3rd at Drai’s Hollywood, to benefit Schools for Salone and help build a school in Sierra Leone.
 
Schools for Salone is a non-profit organization that helps rebuild rural schools destroyed during Sierra Leone’s ten year civil war that ended in 2002.
 
Players up for auction are Michael Lahoud, Justin Braun, Jimmy Conrad, Chris Cortez, Bryan de la Fuente, Victor Estupiñan, Jorge Flores, Dan Kennedy, Paulo Nagamura, Zach Thorton, Mariano Trujillo and Zarek Valentin. Teammates Sergio Arias, Simon Elliot, Blair Gavin, Heath Pearce, Michael Umaña and Ben Zemanski will serve as guest bartenders for the event. Chivas USA’s Jimmy Conrad will serve as host for the evening.
 
Tickets for the charity player auction are available at http://dateachiva.eventbrite.com/. People who are unable to attend the date auction can donate can still donate to the cause online at http://www.indiegogo.com/date-a-chiva
 
Chivas USA is a Major League Soccer team playing in Los Angeles. The team calls The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, home. Chivas USA is currently on the hunt for a playoff spot.
 
What:                 Date a Chiva: Pro Athlete Charity Auction
 
When:                 Monday, October 3, 2011
                             7:00 pm – Arrivals
                             8:00 pm – Auction Starts
 
Where:               DRAI´S HOLLYWOOD
                             6250 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA
 
Who:                   Chivas USA players and Coaching Staff
 
MEDIA RSVP: Please contact Cristina Velasquez, Chivas USA Operations Coordinator: cvelasquez@cdchivasusa.com (310) 595-0559 or Sahar Milani sahar.milani@yahoo.com (714) 501-2337