Phoenix Youth Soccer Team Spends Thanksgiving and Giving Back On a day where soccer and Turkey take center stage, a Phoenix youth soccer team took to the field to give back to those in need this holiday season. Matt Galka from FOX 10 reports. PHOENIX – On a day when Turkey and sport are taking center stage, a youth soccer team in Phoenix took to the field to give something back. It’s a sports tradition that goes well with Turkey Day, but for the Arizona Bandits Youth Football Team, it wasn’t about the game they play. It was about the people who cannot enjoy some things that others take for granted. “It’s great to get out of here, show the kids we care, show the kids how to care, not just talk about it,” said Kevin Murtagh, Arizona Bandies coach. The team joined the homeless outreach group I See You, founded by hairdresser Latrice Eddington Chambers. She takes the money she makes doing hair and provides food and supplies to the homeless on 59th Avenue and Bethany Home Road every other week. “They don’t understand what we usually do every day. It’s something that really matters to me and that has been dragging on for years. That’s why we’re getting out of here. It’s Thanksgiving, I knew they’d appreciate it,” said Chambers. The team received a donation from a local Walmart to provide some of the food, to huddle together to help, and to be grateful for a lot. “It’s a good team. We help a lot of people. We try to support the community and also to help the players,” said quarterback Preston Brown. “You do so much for the community and it’s just a blessing to be a part of it,” said Murtagh. Other Thanksgiving Stories Tune on to FOX 10 Phoenix for the Latest News For the latest local news, download the FOX 10 News App
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