USRFF sets funds Goal for end of 2007(Taken From rugbydirt.com)

The United States Rugby Football Foundation set a campaign goal in November to help young rugby players experience top-level rugby all over the world. The foundation looked to raise $50,000 by the end of the year and is asking all those involved with the youth game to chip in. The director of the USRFF Brian Vizard is heading up the operation and cites his own experiences playing rugby abroad as reason for people to give to the foundation. Donations towards the $50,000 goal will be used is a number of ways that will benefit a range of players and teams. Ball grants will be at the base of the foundation so that children and new players will at least have the most essential piece of equipment to get accustomed to the game. Educational grants and high-school level team equipment packages will comprise another portion of the $50,000 to be spread out to schools with enough interest to start a team. Finally, the money raised will go towards portions of college scholarships, which are rare in the rugby arena, and towards grants allotted by the USRFF. The grants would go to specific qualified players and would allow them to attend elite rugby clinics held in the U.S. and abroad. With the year coming to a close, friends of the USRFF need to keep the gifts coming so that the organization can continue to promote the game amongst the youngest players.