FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2007
www.jcu.edu
Contact: Tonya Strong-Charles
                 216.397.1958
                     tstrong@jcu.edu

John Carroll University hosts
International Delegation and
-Opening Ceremony-
for
The 2007 Continental Cup Soccer Tourney
July 4-8
This event is free and open to the public*

Boys and Girls, ages 9-19 from all over the world will be in Greater Cleveland for the Continental Cup.

John Carroll University will host the opening ceremony on July 4, for teams participating in the second annual Greater Cleveland Sports Commission’s Continental Cup, presented by Kelme, an international youth soccer tournament. 

The spectacular Olympics-style opening ceremony at John Carroll’s Don Shula Stadium will include the following free activities:

•Face-painting
•Balloon artists
•Performance by local singing sensation, Kate Voegele
•Jumping Stilts acrobat, Jesus Villa
Villa, who has performed with Cirque du Soleil will attempt a
world-record stunt for the Guiness Book of World Records
           

During the four day competition, John Carroll will provide on-campus housing for approximately 350 youngsters from around the world.

The 2007 Continental Cup will feature world-class competition between120 youth soccer teams, proudly representing many countries, including the United States, Canada, Republic of Georgia, Barbados, Guatemala, Kenya and India. Several Greater Cleveland teams will also be part of the competition!

Donna Byrnes
                      Associate Dean of Students
                       John Carroll University
                       216. 397.4402 / dbyrnes@jcu.edu
                                    -Or -

 (For MEDIA CREDENTIALS and a detailed schedule)
Annie Hetman Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
216.363.1128 / ahetman@clevelandsports.org

John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.  The university has some 3,100 plus undergraduates and just over 700 graduate students.  The U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 annual college guide ranks John Carroll University among the top 10 master’s-degree granting universities in the Midwest and first in average graduation rate. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland.  John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States.

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