By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
May 9, 2024-Jake Ryan is a 12-year-old angel who plays for the Boys-Under-15 Richmondtown Rockets in the Staten Island Youth Soccer League (SIYSL).
On May 2, Jake went to Max’s Es-Ca Restaurant and Bar for the Mother’s Day Shop and Sip. He explained how he created his business, Jake’s Key Characters, as “I wanted to sell things after I went to vendor shows with my mom.”
Jake sold all the pens he had designed and with the biggest heart, gave all the money to Rocco Strong, for 6-year-old Rocco DiMaggio, suffering from a reoccurrence of childhood cancer.
Jake’s consideration for others is perhaps the best present he could have given to his mom Marissa Arcuri for Mother’s Day.
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) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 10 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. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Children With Special Needs. No child who wants to play soccer is turned away. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and US Youth Soccer. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/