Youth & High School

Parkhurst makes Project GOAL visit
December 19, 2006


The Rhode Island-based inner-city soccer program, Project GOAL, was visited on Friday at Calcutt Middle School in Central Falls by the Revolution's Michael Parkhurst and Detective Dan Bozkowski of the Juvenile Affairs Division of the Central Falls Police Department.

Michael Parkhurst (Photo by Chris Aduama)

Michael Parkhurst, who was named the US Soccer federation's 2006 Humanitarian of the Year and is a native of Cranston, RI, spoke to the players about the importance of education and athletics before participating in a training session.

Detective Bozkowski spoke to the Project GOAL participants about the pitfalls and consequences of poor decision making as it pertains to minors within the Rhode Island legal system.

Project GOAL is an after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls and Providence School Departments. Its mission is to facilitate the development of New England's disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.

For more information on Project GOAL, click here.