Members of the “Thundercats” soccer team cleaned up a couple of beaches on Oct. 8, 2016, with the hopes of earning a little extra funding for their soccer club. “Thundercats” is a B Division team in the M-League that has a diverse group of people that all share the same passion for soccer.
One member, Don Cabrera, explained, “Basically we just clean the beaches so we can make money for our club. Unfortunately, ours [club] is one of those clubs that doesn’t have a huge financial backing so we need to find ways to make money for team fees, uniforms, and other miscellaneous expenses.”
Being the captain and co-founder of the soccer team, Cabrera explained how he and fellow teammates came up with the idea to pay for their club’s expenses with beach cleanups, eventually continuing for about four more years since the team was first created.
“I believe it is a win-win situation for ourselves and the Marianas Visitors Authority. Not everyone is blessed with a surplus of money and this method helps with our desire to continue playing on the field and keeping our island beautiful. Cleanups aren’t constantly available so whenever an opening arises, we take it,” he said.
This weekend, the team started at 8am from the northern side of Pacific Islands Club and ended at Sugar Dock around 10am, making $200 altogether to be used for this coming season.
“Working together to ultimately finance all our equipment, I believe this not only helps us save money from our own pockets, but allows us to grow closer as a team.” Cabrera said.
Groups are tasked with “sections” or certain areas to be cleaned. Payment is $100 per section cleaned. To be able to do beach cleanups such as this, one must make arrangements with the MVA office, have to be in a non-profit organization or club, take pictures as visual evidence of sections cleaned, and transport the garbage to a waste station and weigh in.
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