BOSTON, July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander
Bank and the New England Revolution today announced the return
of the Santander Soccer Scholars program for its fourth consecutive
year. Through its role as the Official Bank of the New England
Revolution and to celebrate its commitment to supporting education,
Santander will honor local students for their achievements on and
off the field. Now through the end of the 2017 Major League Soccer
regular season, the Santander Soccer Scholars program invites
adults to nominate students, ages six through 17, for the chance to
win a unique VIP Match Day experience with the New England
Revolution.
Santander invites fans and families to kick off the Soccer
Scholars program with a free youth soccer clinic on Tuesday, July 11th at Teddy Ebersol's
Red Sox Fields on the Charles River Esplanade. The event, hosted by
the Revolution and The Esplanade Association, will feature skills
and drills sessions with New England Revolution Academy coaches,
photo and autograph opportunities with Revolution players, games,
prizes and more. For more details on the public event, please visit
the New England Revolution Facebook events page.
"One of our top priorities at Santander is to support education
initiatives in the communities where our customers and colleagues
live and work," said Michael Bruno,
Santander Bank Region President for Northeastern New England. "The
Soccer Scholars Program is a great way for us to reward students'
hard work and dedication in the classroom and on the soccer pitch.
We hope that honoring their academic achievements will inspire
students to continue pursuing their academic goals."
Since the program's inception in 2014, Santander has recognized
more than 30 scholars from throughout New England, who were
selected at random through an online sweepstakes. For the 2017
Soccer Scholars program, now through October
5, 2017, adults can nominate a deserving student via an
online entry form. Thirty-five first prize winners, selected at
random, will receive the VIP Match Day experience, including four
tickets to a designated New England Revolution home match, an
on-field photo opportunity with a Revs player, and the opportunity
to stand on the sidelines and cheer on the team as they take the
field. One grand prize winner will receive a visit to his or her
school from Revolution star players, along with mascot Slyde and
the Revs Battalion. The grand prize winner will also receive
$500 towards their education, in
addition to the VIP Match Day experience.
"We're excited to once again partner with Santander to honor the
achievements of local youth in the classroom and on the field,"
said New England Revolution President, Brian Bilello. "We look forward to motiving
budding soccer stars and to recognizing their academic dedication
on match day."
Santander is proud to be the Official Bank of the New England
Revolution, now playing its 22nd season. The first
Soccer Scholars honoree will be recognized at the Revs Home Game on
July 22nd when the Revs
take on the NY Red Bulls at Gillette Stadium.
For more information on the Santander Soccer Scholars program,
visit www.revolutionsoccer.net/santander-soccer-scholars.
Santander Soccer Scholars Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where
prohibited. Sweepstakes open only to legal residents of CT, MA, ME,
NH, RI, VT, 18 years old or older. This Sweepstakes began on
July 3, 2017 and ends on October 5, 2017. For Official Rules, prize
descriptions, and odds disclosure, visit
revolutionsoccer.net/santander-soccer-scholars. Sponsor: Kraft
Soccer LLC, One Patriot Place,
Foxborough, MA 02035.
About Santander
Bank
Santander Bank,
N.A. is one of the country's largest retail and commercial banks
with more than $83 billion in assets.
With its corporate offices in Boston, the Bank's 9,500 employees, more than
650 branches, 2,100 ATMs and 2.1 million customers are principally
located in Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The Bank is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Madrid-based Banco
Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN) - one of the most respected banking
groups in the world with more than 125 million customers in the
U.S., Europe, and Latin America. It is managed by Santander
Holdings USA, Inc., Banco
Santander's intermediate holding company in the U.S. For more
information on Santander Bank,
please visit www.santanderbank.com.
About the New England Revolution
The New England
Revolution is one of Major League Soccer's original clubs, having
competed in the league's inaugural season of 1996. The Revolution
are owned and operated by the Kraft Family, which also owns and
operates the New England Patriots of the National Football League,
and Gillette Stadium. Commonly known as the Revs, the club has won
the Eastern Conference Championship five times – including three
straight from 2005 to 2007 – while advancing to the Eastern
Conference Championship an MLS-record six straight years from 2002
until 2007. The Revolution, who won the 2007 U.S. Open Cup and the
2008 SuperLiga titles, are based in Foxborough, Massachusetts and play their home games at
Gillette Stadium. For more information about the Revolution, please
visit the club's official website www.revolutionsoccer.net or
interact with the Revs on their various social media platforms by
using the hashtag #NERevs: Twitter (@NERevolution), Facebook
(NERevolution), Goggle+ (+NERevolution), Instagram (NERevolution),
Vine (NERevolution), Pinterest (NERevolution) or YouTube
(NERevolutionSoccer).
Media Contacts:
Sarah
Rich
Elevate Communications
srich@elevatecom.com
401-525-1266
Nancy Orlando
Santander Bank
nancy.orlando@santander.us
617-757-5765
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