"E-Soccer is honored as founder Russ Ewell receives Jefferson Award!"

The Jefferson Award is given to individuals that make a difference on a daily

basis in their local communities. The recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward. 

In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis along with Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and

Sam Beard founded the American Institute of Public Service to create a Nobel

Prize for public and community service. The Jefferson Award became a program

of the American Institute of Public Service with a long tradition of recognizing outstanding public service at the local and national level.

Since 1973, the Jefferson Awards have been presented in five categories. The categories were created by the Board to reflect the full range of service to America from top elected officials to neighborhood volunteers. They range from "Greatest Public Service by An Elected Official" to "Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities."

In 1977, 12 newspapers and television stations (the San Francisco Examiner being one of the original 12) began the Jefferson Awards Media Partnership. 

The Media Partnership seeks out grassroots "Unsung Heroes."  They take on

the role of administering the program across the country.  By April 2004, the Jefferson Awards had 147 Media Partners in 93 communities.

CBS Channel 5 News, KCBS radio and the San Francisco Chronicle have

joined together to highlight this week's Jefferson Award "Unsung Hero", Russ Ewell recognized for his initiative to create and build a program where typical

and special needs children of all ages come together on a soccer field to

develop skill, confidence, self esteem, and  friendship.  e-Soccer serves over

250 children in five Bay Area counties with its all volunteer coaching staff. 

e-Soccer has recently started programs in the countries of  India and Kenya.

The Jefferson Award article appeared on Sunday, November 4th in the San Francisco Chronicle "Style" section. A segment of the award was brodcasted on CBS Channel 5 eyewitness news in November 2007.

"Mountain View Rotary Club Recognizes Santa Clara County e-Soccer!"

On Tuesday, October 30, 2007 the Mountain View Rotary Club recognized our Santa Clara e-Soccer Program for the service we're providing families of typical and special needs children in the community.

The Rotary Club, the world's first service club founded in 1905, is a worldwide organization of business and professional people who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace

in the world. The Rotary Foundation provides some $60 million each year for international scholarships, cultural exchanges, and humanitarian projects large and small that improve the quality of life for millions of people.

Moved by the unique service that e-Soccer provides to the community, the Rotary International club donated $2000 to the e-soccer program for new equipment. In addition the Rotary club has offered continuing ongoing support.

Several Mountain View Rotary members have expressed great interest in 

fostering a similar working relationship between the Bangalore Rotary Club and the e-Soccer program in India. As well, the Kenyae-Soccer camp is held

at the Jacaranda School in Nairobi, Kenya. The Jacaranda school is a project

of the Nairobi Rotary Club. We're very excited about the possibilities this new partnership between the Rotary Club and e-Soccer will bring!