Copa de Oro + sOccket balls

Jun 14

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I’m getting really anxious for this Sunday because I’ve been invited by State Farm to a 2011 CONCACAF Copa de Oro (Gold Cup) quarterfinal game in D.C. where I’ll get to try out the new sOccket™ ball! … I’ll be sure to take plenty of photos and video to share, and I’ll also be live tweeting. Until then, here’s a preview of the ball:

State Farm has partnered with sOccket™, (a soccer ball created by Uncharted Play, Inc. that generates and stores electricity via physical play) – and launched their new program, “Juega Hoy. Ilumina El Mañana” – which gives electricity to those who lack access in Latin American and Caribbean countries. (31 million people in Latin America and more than a quarter of Latin American rural communities have no electricity.)

Want to help?:

• Click the Juega e Ilumina tab on the State Farm Latino Facebook page, where you’ll have the opportunity to generate and donate over 2,000 sOccket™ balls.

• “Like” the videos of Futbol Freestylers on the Facebook page and you’ll add one minute of light to the represented country.

• Play the featured game, Play & Illuminate, where you can choose the country you wish to send sOccket™ energy balls and then play to donate. (I chose El Salvador!)

• Download a brand new iPhone app, Kick4ACause, which is a virtual soccer game you can play to help donate sOcckets. Every 15 minutes of play collected will result in one sOccket™ ball donation. The more you play, the more sOccket™ balls State Farm will donate.

Disclosure: I will be going to a Gold Cup game at the invitation of State Farm. All opinions are my own.

Posted on June 14, 2011, in Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 26 Comments.

  1. Mercedes San | June 14, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    How fun! Why are you anxious, Tracy? Do you play soccer?

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  2. Presley's Pantry | June 14, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    What an amazing cause. Thank you for sharing with me. My son LOVES kiking the ball around. I can kill two birds with one stone if I purchase this ball. When will they go on the market?

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    • Tracy López | June 14, 2011 at 2:52 pm

      Excellent question – I don’t know if they’ll be sold in the general market in the U.S. — I will ask on Sunday!

      Reply
  3. Eliana Tardio | June 14, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    that’s really nice that you play soccer, I would like to , but I am a very lazy girl :(

    Reply
  4. claudiadelcid | June 14, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    Espero que metas un goooooooooolll! Have fun!

    Reply
  5. Marta | June 14, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    I read about this last year in Popular Mechanics. So impressed that it’s become a reality! Very, very cool.

    Reply
  6. sweetlife | June 14, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    How fun Tracy!! Can’t wait to read you tweets!! heading over to State Farm page!

    Reply
  7. Susan | June 14, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    that might be fun to take camping….I just played the little game…since they didn’t have Bolivia, I chose El Salvador :)

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  8. Ana L. Flores | June 15, 2011 at 12:41 am

    I could only think of my husband while reading this and how much electricity he could generate on his own!
    Who´s playing on Sunday?
    Any soccer game is guaranteed diversión!!! Luego me cuentas!

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    • Tracy López | June 15, 2011 at 11:02 am

      Last night’s games decided it – now we finally know —- U.S. vs. Jamaica!!! … So excited to see our team play, and Jamaica is a worthy opponent. Should be a great game.

      Reply
  9. Lexie (La Primera) | June 15, 2011 at 1:04 am

    What a cool ball! Makes me want to sign my kids up for soccer so they can charge their own DS! lol! Have a great time!

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    • Tracy López | June 15, 2011 at 9:53 am

      Genius idea, Lexie! … If they made a DS that could only be powered by playing with the ball first, I would buy it! – It would force a better balance between active and sedentary activities.

      And if my laptop was ball powered, I would have to play soccer all day. ROFL.

      Reply
  10. Ericka | June 15, 2011 at 2:13 am

    You have no idea how excited we are. Ok, more my husband but I’m a supportive wife. ;0)

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  11. Laura S. | June 15, 2011 at 7:15 am

    Very cool – My husband, brother-in-law, nephew and father-in-law went to the Mexico-Costa Rica game on Sunday – enjoy both the game and the sOccket!

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  12. Trina H. | June 16, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Awesome! That’s a really cool soccer ball, definitely DLing the app to my phone and have Kiddo go at it, haha. Can’t wait to read how it went :)

    Reply
  13. Me and the Mexican | June 16, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    WOW! This is awesome and so inventive!!!!!

    Reply

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