RB Pop Warner Donates Equipment to AYF Samoa

Posted on August 19 2010

by Admin

The American Youth Football of Samoa (AYFS) league has received a donation of football equipment donated by the non-profit Big John Manumaleuna Foundation via the Rancho Bernardo Pop Warner football organization of San Diego, Calif.

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(Left to right) American Youth Football Samoa coach Patrick Maulolo, AYFS President Shiloh Pritchard, Department of Education Athletic Director Tumua Matu’u and DOE Head Official Valusia Talataina pictured yesterday at the DOE Athletics Office. DOE presented AYFS with a donation of football equipment that was sent to American Samoa from the non-profit Big John Manumaleuna Foundation via the Rancho Bernardo Pop Warner football organization of San Diego, Calif. [photo: Jeff Hayner

The donation of football pads and helmets was presented to AYFS yesterday by the Department of Education at DOE’s Athletics Department office at Lions Park.

The non-profit Big John Manumaleuna Foundation along with the Sua Paia family of California, got the ball rolling on this project.

The equipment was sent to the DOE, but when it arrived, and received by DOE Athletic Director Tumua Matu’u, it was found that the equipment was made for younger, smaller athletes.

DOE then decided to donate it to the AYFS, the local equivalent of Pop Warner football played in the US.

“The equipment was not specifically for the DOE, but for the improvement of football overall, but this equipment just happened to be of smaller size, so it was donated to the AYFS,” said Matu’u. “This Big John Manumaleuna foundation was started by Frank Manumaleuna, in memory of John, because he did a lot for the youth.”

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