The good nature of the Louisville City/Racing Louisville fan base(s) never ceases to amaze me. After raising $1,400 for the Junior League of Louisville in March, the bar was raised even higher with the successes we saw with the April Challenge Cup Prideraiser! The fan base pledged a little over $557 per goal that Racing scored during the Challenge Cup. That resulted in $2,231 to support the Louisville Urban League. If you made a pledge, you should have by now been emailed a link to complete your donation directly to the Urban League. Using the URL that they send you will tally it for us in the Prideraiser platform. If you have not received it, please reach out to me and I will help you get it sorted out! There was an issue with donations below $55, but that has since been addressed but let me know if there are any further barriers.
For May, Angel’s Share focus will be turned toward supporting the veteran community. Warrior Battalion is a non-profit focused on the fight against post-traumatic stress and supporting U.S. military service members and their families through healing programs to end veteran suicide. It is a local non-profit run by a very passionate individual. Angel’s Share will raise funds to help support their mission.
Angel’s Share is holding a raffle on the “Butchertown Bundle”! This bundle is comprised of donations from three outstanding organizations:
- First is Pregame Coffee. Pregame is a sports-centric coffee shop located minutes from Lynn Family stadium with a wonderful array of outstanding coffee drinks and fun cocktails. I have made Pregame a stop in my pre-match ritual. Stop by the shop and tell Rob the Coopers sent you! They have donated a bag of Rwanda Wilmana lightweight roast coffee beans and a beanie hat, conveniently sharing the color of our local Louisville Cardinals.
- Next is Ten20 Brewery. Nestled in the Butchertown neighborhood, Ten20 offers a beautiful outdoor space to grab a fantastic beer with only a couple of minutes’ walk between you and the stadium. It’s quickly becoming a stop of many LouCity/Racing supporters before a match. The wonderful brewers at Ten20 have provided a beer glass, tie-dye cup, pop-sockets, and some fancy stickers.
- Last, but certainly not least is Soccer Holdings! The parent company of Louisville City and Racing Louisville has given us some LouCity magnets, LouCity stickers, a LouCity t-shirt, and… FOUR TICKETS TO THE LOUCITY/RACING MATCH OF YOUR CHOICE!
For $5 per entry to the raffle, you can win the four tickets and all the other outstanding items. You can, and are strongly encouraged, to purchase more than one entry. All the proceeds will help Warrior Battalion in their fight against veteran suicide. You have between now and the end of the month to purchase your entries. Keep an eye out in early June for the announcing of the winner!
But wait, there is more! We will run a secondary raffle for a training ball signed by members of the 2016 LouCity squad! Signed by the likes of Hoffman, Guzman, Totsch, and many more. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind vintage collectible. Same deal as above; $5 per entry gets you a shot at winning! The funds raised on this will also go towards supporting Warrior Battalion.
2016 SIGNED LOUCITY BALL RAFFLE
One last thing; We have a shop page now on the website! Louisvillecoopers.com/shop/ has been set up to provide all sorts of great merch with the proceeds going towards charity. There are a few Coopers and Vamos Morados branded items already available but more will be up soon. This is set up via Printify and is a print-on-demand provider. Meaning, when you place an order, it will be made just for you and sent to your home. No need to chase down someone handing the items out.
If you have any questions about this or Angel’s Share in general, do not hesitate to reach out to me, Benton, on the Twitter. That’s all I’ve got for you now, but stay tuned as we have plenty of things in the works! Vamos Morados/Lavanda!
TL;DR
- Over $2,200 raised for the Urban League with the Prideraiser. Great work, everyone!
- Win some tickets and other great swag with the money going towards supporting veterans!
- Win a signed ball with the proceeds also going towards supporting vets!
- Check out the shop and get some fun merch!
