Men's National Team of Haiti vs. Harvard Men's Soccer
Posted on Apr 5, 2011
The Harvard men's soccer team will host the Haitian National Soccer Team on Sunday, April 10 at 5pm to benefit Partners In Health's work in Haiti.
Tickets to the game for the general public will be $10. Admission for the game will be free to Harvard undergraduates, but donations will be accepted for this worthy cause will all proceeds being split between Partners In Health and the Haitian National Soccer Team.
Haiti is currently the 99th ranked team in the world out of the 202 FIFA nations.
"We are thrilled to host our friends from Haiti," said head coach Carl Junot. "Together with Partners In Health and the administration at Dartmouth, we hope that this extended weekend of games will be a large benefit to Partners In Health's work in Haiti."
Prior to the game, Harvard’s Athletics Department will be hosting a “FanFest” starting at 3 p.m. on the lawn outside the Harvard stadium which is open to the public with food and entertainment. Between 3 - 3:30 p.m., several members of the Haitian National team will be signing autographs.
The Haitian team will be hosted by the Dartmouth men’s soccer team on Friday, April 8 at Dartmouth in New Hanover, NH. The events at both Dartmouth and Harvard will raise money to support Partners In Health and its relief efforts in Haiti, which is still recovering from a catastrophic 7.0M earthquake that struck on Jan. 12, 2010.
