CEO Michele Kang makes largest-ever donation to ‘undervalued’ U.S. Soccer women and girls programs
Businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Kang just made a historic donation to women’s soccer.
Businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Kang just made a historic donation to women’s soccer.
Kang, owner of the professional soccer team Washington Spirit, has pledged $30 million to the girls and women’s programs of U.S. Soccer, the organization announced on Tuesday. It’s the largest donation ever made to the soccer body by a woman, as well as to girls and women’s soccer.
In a news release, Kang said she hopes the donation prompts other donors to invest in women’s sports.
“Women’s sports have been undervalued and overlooked for far too long,” Kang said.
Kang’s donation will help the organization double the number of camps it currently runs to six per age group, specifically funding those for women and girls, according to the press release said.
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