Miss America Contestant Madison L’Insalata Raises Nearly $1,700 in Soccer Fundraiser
New York Youth Soccer News: Madison’s fundraiser benefitted the Children’s Miracle Network.
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A wonderful story about the Beautiful Game occurred at the Owl Hollow Soccer Complex on Staten Island on Tuesday night, May 28 when
In lieu of a pageant entrance fee, Miss America candidates are required to raise $250 for CMN, which helps fill funding gaps at children’s hospitals since Medicaid and insurance programs do not fully cover the cost of care.
The former Staten Island Youth Soccer League (SIYSL) player went above and beyond with the help of the league.
The Miss America contest has changed since it first kicked off 97 years ago and now significant charitable contributions and community service endeavors are key.
Miss America is more than a title, it’s a movement of empowering young women everywhere to dream big, to insist that their voices be heard and to inspire change in the world around them.
Madison held a fundraiser through her Soccer for CMN Tournament for the second consecutive year.
With over 40 teenage and adult players from across the island in attendance, each paying $10 to participate in the small-sided co-ed tournament, plenty of fun was had by all for a great cause. In the photo below, Madison is sitting in the front row wearing the gray shirt.
In addition to SIYSL volunteering to set up as well as providing the field permit for the tournament, they generously matched the money raised at the event and helped Madison raise $1,675. Thanks to their kindness, Madison took home the Miracle Maker Award at the Miss New York Competition this year, an award given to the candidate who raises the most funds for the charity. She intends on holding the tournament again next spring in partnership with SIYSL and is hoping to expand the tourney to all age ranges.
During her youth soccer career, Madison won the 2013 Girls-Under-16 Arch Cup in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) with the Staten Island United Chaos when they outlasted the Oceanside Wave Runnerz, 4-2, in overtime. Her Chaos teammates and coaches played in the fundraiser. In the photo below from six years ago, Madison is kneeling third from the left and her father, assistant coach Richard L’Insalata, is standing on the far right.
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association: With over 100,000 youth soccer players–both boys and girls–and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) reaches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with nine leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees, and administrators.
