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The New York Red Bulls and Croatian American Charitable Foundation have teamed up to host the 1st ever “Croatian Heritage Night” for the NY Red Bulls/NE Revolution match on Friday June 10th, 8:30pm at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. The “MLS game of the Week” will be broadcast nationally on Fox Soccer Channel and its nearly 40 million cable subscribers.

“Croatians are one of the most passionate and dedicated soccer fans in the world today.”, said John Peros, Board Member of the CACF, “We are thrilled that the Red Bull organization recognize and are supporting the Croatian Community in the NY Tri-State area.” It is estimated that there are over 120,000 Croatians that live within the NY-Tristate Area with an additional 50,000 that reside in the South Jersey-Philadelphia region.

At last year’s Barclays Cup Challenge over 20,000 fans, many of them Croatian, came to watch the NY Red Bulls play the Tottenham Hotspurs with Croatian players Luka Modric, Vedran Corulka and Niko Krancjar.

Peros added, “We had Croats by the thousands come out to watch that game so the fans are there. These types of events galvanize our community so I expect a huge turnout for the game. It will be a night to remember.”

A portion of each ticket sale will be donated by the Red Bulls to the CACF and its ongoing demining efforts in Croatia. Tickets can be purchased on the Red Bulls website ( www.newyorkredbulls.com ) or CACF website ( www.croatiancharities.com ).

The New York Red Bulls and soccer legend Davor Suker have teamed up to host the 2nd Annual  “Mini Clinic for Charity” to benefit the Croatian American Charitable Foundation. The event will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) campus in Old Westbury, Long Island.

To enroll, please complete the application form here and make a check for $75 payable to the "Croatian American Charitable Foundation".

“We want to thank both Mr. Suker and the Red Bull New York organization for supporting our foundation with this clinic.” said Tomislav Nogalo, President of the CACF. “Last year’s event was such a great success and now to have Red Bull New York join the event is truly remarkable.” Joining Suker at the clinic will be some members of the Red Bull Reserves Team.

In addition to the three (3) hour clinic, all participating students will receive two (2) tickets to an upcoming Red Bulls match and a shirt commemorating the event, courtesy of Red Bull New York and Davor Suker.

The clinic will be for children between the ages of 9-13 and all proceeds will benefit the CACF and its ongoing battle for removing mines in Croatia. For more information visit www.croatiancharities.com.