I love this. Can we get the book tour to come to the Lincoln library? On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 12:25 PM Heather Broglio <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all > Some of you may remember about 12 years ago when a South African women's > soccer team came and stayed at Battle Road Farm, where I was living at the > time. Remember the women coming off of busses and carrying their belongings > on their heads? Our amazing community opened up their homes to allow these > women to stay in a community-they stayed 2 at a home, sharing meals with > the hosts, having community dinners in the field and being able to rest > after playing in the Veteran's Cup soccer tournament in Fitchburg. These > women were all older, Grannies, and from rural South Africa. They had begun > to play soccer for health reasons, to help decrease their high blood > pressure, obesity and get better fit. They also found a community-where > they could share stories and have help when needed. Not so different then > all of us who play on adult league teams! > > So fast forward 12 years and our Lexington based soccer team has continued > to stay in touch with Beka, the originator of the Grannies. She has > ballooned her vision to about 80 teams all over the African continent. She > organized a Grannies Soccer tournament, in Limpopo South Africa, from which > I have just returned. There were 16 teams- 3 from the USA, 1 from France, > 8 from South africa, 2 from Mozambique and 2 from Zambia. All teams were > over 55 years old. The joy, colors, entertainment were just unbelievable. > Here are some links, enjoy! > > > https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-team-joins-international-soccer-grannies-tournament/43391736 > > > https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/international-grannies-football-tournament-kicks-off-in-limpopo/ > > Jean Duffy, one of my teammates, has been working on a book, for the last > 8 years, about the Soccer Grannies and it is going to be published this > month. Beka is coming over to the USA to do a book tour with her and will > be in Lexington at the Cary Library (6/22) and in Sudbury at the Goodnow > Library (6/21). The story is unreal! Jean has been able to weave history > with the personal stories of some of the Grannies. If you would like to > order it, see where the other book tour stops are or read a bit more about > it you can go on her website- jeanduffy.com > > Our community is special. Opening your homes to strangers really shows > the kind of place we live in. You all helped make this a reality 12 years > ago. It was amazing to see how soccer for older women had developed in > South Africa. No longer with giggles when they played. The stands were > filled in Limpopo South Africa with news outlets from all over the world > broadcasting it and telling stories. We couldn't even hear who was subbing > in the fans were so loud! > > Thank you all! > Heather Broglio > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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