Major League Soccer, the LA Galaxy and Southern New Hampshire University have announced the Back of the Net initiative, a project that partners with the United Service Organization (USO) to celebrate and give back to veterans during the month of July.
During a two-week period beginning Friday, July 1 and ending Wednesday, July 13, $2,000 will be donated by Southern New Hampshire University to the USO for each goal scored in MLS matches. In addition, the Galaxy, other MLS clubs and the league itself will be posting to Twitter with the call to retweet for an additional dollar donation. For each retweet of the goal announcements on social media, an additional $1 will be donated to the USO.
The Galaxy will play two matches during the campaign: Home against Vancouver Whitecaps on July 4 and away to Seattle Sounders on July 9.
Total donation dollars will be tallied here with goal highlights after each weekend.
For 75 years, the USO has been dedicated to supporting America’s service members and their loved ones. One of their areas of focus is the transition of returning soldiers back to civilian life. All funds donated through the Back of the Net initiative will go towards USO programming and resources to support transitioning service members and their families.
