e7sports Sponsors Street Soccer USA, and SSUSA Cup

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:55pm EDT

Organizations Team Up to Give Homeless a Sporting Chance




IRVINE, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- e7sports announces their sponsorship
of Street Soccer USA and its showcase event, the SSUSA Cup, hosted in
conjunction with its umbrella organization HELP USA, Friday, July 31 to
Sunday, August 2,( )2009, at Kastle Stadium in Washington, D.C. 

e7sports (www.e7sports.com) is providing pro-bono technology services for the
tournament, during which sixteen teams, comprised of homeless men and women
from around the country, will compete.  The top 8 players at the SSUSA Cup
will go on to represent the US in the 48-nation Homeless World Cup, which will
be held in Milan, Italy in September, 2009. 

Founded in 2001, e7sports helps sports organizations run more efficiently
through the use of technology, allowing them to connect with their membership
while managing all organizational data. 

"As a company, we believe strongly in giving back to the community, and are
pleased to offer our services and technology as a way to help improve Street
Soccer USA's efforts not only for this tournament, but as an organization
overall," said Marcy Larson, VP of Marketing for e7sports. 

Larson met Lawrence Cann, CEO of Street Soccer USA, at the NSCAA (National
Soccer Coaches of America Association) annual convention in January of 2009.
Recognizing Street Soccer USA's need to manage fans and volunteers, e7sports
worked collaboratively with the organization to custom develop a fan
management software solution designed to help take Street Soccer USA to the
next level. 

Use of the e7sports fan management software allows the organization to
streamline communications including sending newsletters, soliciting volunteers
and communicating with their supporters and fan base. e7 also provided use of
its proprietary TournamentManager software for the SSUSA Cup, which helps
create the tournament schedule, records score information and provides overall
electronic management for the competition.  It also allows interested parties
to register for text messages and view schedules, match ups, game times, and
scores in real time. 

"e7sports recognizes the importance of sport in helping to rebuild lives, and
we're very grateful to them for their sponsorship," said Lawrence Cann, CEO of
Street Soccer USA. "Using e7's technology helps us create a better event, and
we hope other potential sponsors will follow their example in providing their
expertise." 

For more information on the tournament, or to see the software in use, log on
to www.streetsoccerusa.org. 

ABOUT e7sports:
e7sports offers a variety of products & services to help youth sports groups
connect with their membership while efficiently managing all their
organizational data. To learn more about e7sports visit: www.e7sports.com, or
call 877-373-7370.

About Street Soccer USA & HELP USA:
Street Soccer USA (SSUSA) is a social change organization that offers
innovative, sports based solutions to eradicating homelessness and poverty. 
Founded by Lawrence Cann in Charlotte in 2004, the now 16-City SSUSA league
spans every region of the country with its headquarters based in New York
under the umbrella of the nationally recognized homeless services provider
HELP USA.  Please visit www.streetsoccerusa.org and www.helpusa.org for more
information about how these organizations are building better lives. 



SOURCE  e7sports

Lori Keenan of SmarthinkingPR, +1-847-733-1869, Lori@SmarthinkingPR.com, for
e7sports
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