The staff of Triangle United is committed to helping the community in many ways.  We will again be involved in the Community in 2012-2013:

• For the 3rd year, will partner with the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League (DBYAL) and the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Durham, to run an inner-city soccer program for 10 elementary schools.  Click here for the DBYAL website. 

2011-2012.   Here are some of the community events that have either taken place or will be taking place during the year:

• For the 2nd straight year, partnered with the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League (DBYAL) and the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Durham, to run an inner-city soccer program for 10 elementary schools.  Click here for the link regarding the program. 
• Partnered with the John Avery Boys and Girls Club of Durham; click here for info
• Organizing volunteers for for the Southern Village 5k Fun Run
• Working with UNC-CH Women’s Soccer with "Carolina for Kibera"
• Ran a clinic for the Salvation Army of Wake County

2010-2011.   Here are some of the community events that have either taken place or will be taking place during the year:

• Ran a soccer clinic w/ Special Olympics of NC
• Partnered with the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League (DBYAL) and the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Durham, to run an inner-city soccer program through 8 elementary schools. 
• After school program at Club Boulevard
• Worked with UNC-CH Women’s Soccer with "Carolina for Kibera"

2009-2010 was no different when it came to helping out in our Community.  From Special Olympics to in-school programs to helping organize charity events, we once again showed our support to the community in which we live.  Here are a few of the events our club took part in

• Ran a soccer clinic w/Special Olympics of NC, hosting over 100 Special Olympians
• After School Program at Club Boulevard Elementary
• After School Program at Y.E. Smith Elementary
• After School Program at Holt Elementary
• Organizing volunteers for for the Southern Village 5k Fun Run
• Working with UNC-CH Women’s Soccer with "Carolina for Kibera"

In 2008-2009 we will be increasing the number of in-school and after school programs we are involved with.  Additionally Triangle United has partnered with the Special Olympics of NC, and we have also pursued other opportunities to support local fitness and charitable events with volunteers. The additional activities include:

• Ran a soccer clinic w/ Special Olympics of NC, with 5 TU teams providing the volunteer support
• Organized volunteers for the Triangle Heart Walk
• Organizing volunteers for Girls on the Run’s Reindeer Romp
• Organizing volunteers for the Southern Village 5k

During 2007-2008, some of the community activities we participated with included the following:

• After School Program at Hargreaves Community Center
• After School Program at Forest View Elementary School
• Organized volunteers for the Children’s Fund of NC Run for the Kids
• Assisted with the Chapel Hill Service League Christmas House

We feel these volunteer opportunities are excellent chances to develop a greater appreciation for community service for Triangle United players, and look forward to providing increasing numbers of volunteer activities throughout the year.

If you would like to find out more information on how to get involved with our community outreach programs or have some ideas for the club, please contact Cindy Parlow at cparlow@triangleunited.org

Triangle United, the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League (DBYAL), and the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Durham, have joined together to create an inner-city soccer program for Durham elementary schools. 

We have targeted 8 elementary schools in the City of Durham to work with this Fall.  Those 8 schools are Burton, CC Spaulding, Club Blvd, Eastway, Merrick Moore, Morehead, WG Pearson, and YE Smith.  The schools train once during the week and play games on Saturday mornings at CC Spaulding Elementary School.  This program is completely FREE to all participants. 

The program began the week of October 4th and the first set of games took place on Saturday October 9th.  The goal of the program is to encourage elementary kids to get active and particpate in the sport of soccer. Through this we hope to also teach the kids teamwork, values, sportsmanship, leadership skills, and so forth.  Each school is set up with a Durham Police officer along with other volunteers from the school as well as the community. 

The target number for each school was to get 30 participants, which would get our program up to 240 players.  Currently we have exceeded that number with more players and schools wanting to get involved.  As more information and pictures of the program become available, we will put online for everyone to view.

We would like to thank Eurosport Soccer for their donation of 120 soccer balls as well as 240 t-shirts (8 colors x 30 shirts) for each of the schools to wear on game day. 

To find out more information about the DBYAL, please click here.  To find out more information about PAL, please email Officer Erwin Baker.  If you would like to volunteer time or make a donation to the program, please contact John Cirillo (Triangle United Director of Soccer and DBYAL Board Member) at 919.942.2031 or by emailing John.  The schedule for the program is here; below you will find some photos of players participating in the program.

 For 6 weeks this past fall, TU organized an after-school program in conjunction with the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League (DBYAL).  There were 30+ kids in 3rd-5th grade that participated.  Here are some pictures from one of the days at Holt Elementary in Durham.

For the 2nd year, Triangle United partnered up with Special Olympics NC to host a soccer clinic.  This took place on Saturday September 26th at the UNC-Chapel Hill Finley Fields. 

(l-r: Greg Overbeck, Carla Overbeck, Mia Hamm, Pete Dorrance)--Participated in 2008 Golf Outing

The 5th Annual Triangle United Golf Outing has been re-scheduled to take place on Friday, October 30th, at the Preserve Golf Course in Chapel Hill.

On Sunday December 12th, players and families of Triangle United not only ran in the 7th Annual Southern Village Holiday 5K Family Fun Run, Triangle United also helped staff the event.