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Mia Hamm adds her autograph, top, while Alexi Lalas explains a drill.
ties facing the community,” said Canetti. First, he secured commitments from five members of the Dynamo. MLS commissioner Don Garber then pledged his support. “The ball really started rolling downhill from there,” Canetti said. Soon, 40 of professional soccer’s biggest names, as well as 25 members of Quinnipiac’s men’s and women’s soccer teams, were on board. “The soccer community is vast, but very tight knit,” Da Costa said. Twelve hundred Newtown children and their families attended the event, which featured autographs, photo opportunities, a Q&A period emceed by ESPN’s Bob Ley, bounce houses, inflatable goals and an impromptu pick-up game organized by Lalas. “Kids were kicking me in the shins. We were having a good time. That’s the most important thing,” said Lalas. He added, “We impressed upon them that we will continue to come back and that the New-
town community will continue to have the support of the soccer community.” Quinnipiac’s athletes volunteered in different ways. Senior goalie Jill Kelley helped pass out soccer bags. “We’re just trying to make sure the kids are happy,” Kelley said. “It was such a tragedy, but seeing all the soccer stars who came in to sign autographs and take pictures is an uplifting feeling that there is still a lot of good in the world.” Newtown residents Joe and Denise Sullivan knew seven families directly affected by the Sandy Hook massacre. They brought their three young children, Owen, Katelyn and John, to Soccer Night in Newtown. “This is just huge as a pick-me-up for the community,” Joe Sullivan said. “It allows the kids to get back a little bit of a sense of normalcy. It kind of takes their minds off everything that has happened here.” Owen Sullivan said the soccer stars promised that “they are here for us and they’ll never forget this.” He delighted in meeting Donovan, Lilly and Hamm, who was perhaps the biggest draw at the event. “Not only as a player of this game, but as a mom and member of a community, I’ve been impressed with the strength and impressed with just how everyone is taking care of one another,” Hamm said. “I think it’s a great lesson for all of us to learn.” Hamm had additional praise for Canetti and Quinnipiac. “You never forget where you’re from,” she said. “That says a lot about who Chris is as a person. This event is wonderful.” Canetti, however, said the star players, as well as the Newtown community, deserved all the attention. “I don’t care where you’re from or where you live, watching that tragedy unfold and seeing it on the news was absolutely crushing,” he said. “I’m thrilled with the way Soccer Night went. To see the smiles on everybody’s faces made it a really special night. It couldn’t have gone better.”
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