Collins Elected
to Hall of Fame Board at Annual Meeting
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ONEONTA,
NY (May 10, 2007)
On Saturday
April 28th, 2007 area resident Sandra Collins was elected
to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Collins,
who first joined the Board of Directors in 1999, served three full terms on
the
Hall of Fame Board, and left the Board in 2006 as the by-laws require.
“Serving on the Board of Directors for the National Soccer
Hall of Fame is both a privilege and an honor. I am excited
to join my fellow board members as we ‘celebrate, honor,
inspire, and preserve’ the history of Soccer in this great
country of ours,” Collins stated.
“We are very pleased that Sandi is returning to the Board,” said
President George Brown. “She brings an added dimension
to the Board with her dedication and enthusiasm and I look
forward to working with her once more.”
Collins, raised in Oneonta, began attending
Hartwick College soccer matches as a young girl and became
a lifelong supporter
of the game. An avid volunteer, Collins has been on the Schenevus
Board of Education for ten years, has served as high school
assistant coach, and youth soccer coach. A highlight of her
years in soccer is playing in the Oneonta City League alongside
her daughters and winning the League title three times. Collins
is a supporter of local soccer, a fan, and a believer in the
National Soccer Hall of Fame’s future as the “heart
of soccer” in the United States. |
At
the annual meeting, Former At-A-Glance President and
area resident Doug Willies was elected as Chairman, Tom Hildebrandt
as Vice Chair, current Wilber Bank CFO Joe Sutaris as
Treasurer, and area resident George Brown as Secretary. Committee
appointments
included the naming of Doug Willies as Executive
Committee Chair; Joe Sutaris as Finance Committee Chair;
George Brown as Chair of the Eligibility & Awards
Committee, and U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati as
Chair of the
Nominating Committee.
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The
National Soccer Hall of Fame
The
Mission of the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to
Celebrate the History, Honor the Heroes,
Inspire the Youth and Preserve the Legacy of Soccer
in the United States.
Located in Oneonta, NY, the
National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a new 30,000 sq.
ft., state-of-the-art multimedia museum in 1999. The
Hall of Fame tells the story of soccer in America
through artifacts, photographs, video and written
narratives. The main VideoWall portrays some of the
greatest moments and the greatest goals in soccer
history as well as live soccer action from the World
Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. The Hall features
an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks Zone,
including a kid-sized indoor field, where visitors
have fun kicking, heading and playing computer
trivia stations and video soccer games. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from The Dewar Cup,
the oldest team trophy in U.S. Sport, to the Women’s
World Cup won by the USA in 1999, the uniforms of
Pele and Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly’s golden shoes,
NASL championship rings and MLS championship
trophies. That and so much more are all at the
National Soccer Hall of Fame. In addition to the
interactive Museum, the National Soccer Hall of
Fame’s 61-acre complex boasts the Kicks Hall of Fame
Museum Store, a research library, four world-class
soccer fields and office/meeting facilities.
The
Century Council
The Century
Council’s mission is to promote responsible
decision-making regarding drinking or non-drinking
of beverage alcohol and to discourage all forms of
irresponsible consumption through education,
communications, research, law enforcement, and other
programs. Recognizing nearly fifteen years of
progress, America’s leading distillers have promoted
The Council’s mission by investing over $160 million
in its programs to fight drunk driving and underage
drinking. For more information about Girl Talk or
The Century Council, please visit
www.grltlk.org or
www.centurycouncil.org.
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