Gulf Coast Youth Soccer Theft
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On Friday night, 3/31/2017, and Monday night, 4/3/2017, the Gulf Coast Soccer Complex in SE Texas suffered two serious thefts and property damage. This makes three such incidents since November 2016, during which two commercial zero-turn mowers, two portable light towers, two grass trimmers, and a utility car have been taken, plus some other smaller items.
We have now lost more than $30,000 in equipment. As a result, we no longer have the equipment needed to maintain our playing fields, nor do we have the lighting required for all our teams that practice during the week.
Gulf Coast Soccer is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit that has been in Mid-South Jefferson County since 1981. We currently serve nearly 1600 youth soccer players each year, ages 3-18, from Port Arthur, Port Neches, Groves, Nederland, Bridge City, and parts of Beaumont. We maintain and develop a 35-acre complex entirely on our own, without benefit of taxpayer funding or support from a local parks department or school district. We have always sought to provide the best-possible youth sports experience at the lowest-possible cost, but we cannot continue to operate while suffering losses such as these.
These thefts have persisted even as we have taken steps to secure our property, and they appear to be the work of experienced, professional thieves. It is clear that we have been specifically targeted by these thieves and that future attacks on the facility will occur unless they are apprehended very soon.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please make a donation to help us replace our stolen equipment, and to upgrade our security systems at the complex to protect against future break-ins and thefts like these.
We have already received over $4,000 in donations from generous individuals before we set up this GoFundMe account, so we are now working to raise the remaining amount required to get back on our feet.
We welcome your donation in any amount, as every dollar will make a difference for our kids!
We have now lost more than $30,000 in equipment. As a result, we no longer have the equipment needed to maintain our playing fields, nor do we have the lighting required for all our teams that practice during the week.
Gulf Coast Soccer is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit that has been in Mid-South Jefferson County since 1981. We currently serve nearly 1600 youth soccer players each year, ages 3-18, from Port Arthur, Port Neches, Groves, Nederland, Bridge City, and parts of Beaumont. We maintain and develop a 35-acre complex entirely on our own, without benefit of taxpayer funding or support from a local parks department or school district. We have always sought to provide the best-possible youth sports experience at the lowest-possible cost, but we cannot continue to operate while suffering losses such as these.
These thefts have persisted even as we have taken steps to secure our property, and they appear to be the work of experienced, professional thieves. It is clear that we have been specifically targeted by these thieves and that future attacks on the facility will occur unless they are apprehended very soon.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please make a donation to help us replace our stolen equipment, and to upgrade our security systems at the complex to protect against future break-ins and thefts like these.
We have already received over $4,000 in donations from generous individuals before we set up this GoFundMe account, so we are now working to raise the remaining amount required to get back on our feet.
We welcome your donation in any amount, as every dollar will make a difference for our kids!
Organizer and beneficiary
Carol Maddox Beard
Organizer
Nederland, TX
Jason Beard
Beneficiary
