The SD Loyal Donates $10,000 to the Association of African American Educators

The San Diego Loyal Soccer Club has given $10,000 to the Association of African American Educators, a donation raised in part by raffling off game-worn Black Lives Matter jerseys. The team began wearing the black and teal alternate jerseys in July in support of the fight against racism and injustice.

“We, as a club that stands for diversity and the word ‘Loyal’, have a responsibility to use our voice and put words into action to ensure our community is heard and supported,” said SD Loyal Chairman Andrew Vassiliadis.

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The team will continue raising money to fight social injustice via sales of its Together San Diego apparel line, which includes a track jacket, T-shirts, jerseys, a scarf, and face masks. Shop the collection at theshop.sdloyal.com.

The San Diego Blood Bank is seeking donations that match the rare blood type of a La Jolla mom with stage 4 bone cancer. Stacie Buechel is missing a protein called Kpb, and less than one percent of people in the US are a match. San Diego Blood Bank is asking for donors, especially those with A+, O–, and O+ type blood, to give on her behalf, with the hope of finding a precise match. You can help by making an appointment to give blood at any of San Diego Blood Bank’s eight locations, or through a mobile drive at sandiegobloodbank.org by using the code ESSB.

Del Mar Highlands Town Center has pledged $39,000 to support local schools and first responders. The San Diego Police Foundation and the San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation will each receive $2,500 to support their programs, and 17 San Diego area schools received $2,000 to use for arts education.

To date, Del Mar Highlands Town Center has put more than $250,000 toward programs that support families in need, create educational resources, protect the environment, and aid local law enforcement and firefighters.

Warren Smith, SD Loyal President; Tamara Muhammad, AAAE director of communications and media; and Andrew Vassiliadis, SD Loyal chairman