Back in June we ran an RPB World Cup Pool and it not only added to the fun of watching a memorable tournament but also took some funds from all participants for charity.

We’re happy to announce our support went to purchase a number of very cool soccer balls from Park Social Soccer Co. a neat new charity project based out of Melbourne and NYC. Their Pass-a-Ball program is 1-for-1 so for every ball bought one went to a kid or youth program in need also! Another easy way for RPB to help spread the game that gives us so much on and off the pitch and extend the opportunity to play to kids. Soccer with a social purpose!

Hey, that’s our crew!

We recently had the honour of being featured in an ad campaign for the SickKids Hospital Foundation. Yep, that’s a bunch of RPB pictured and you may recognize the front-runner, Jozy Altidore. This was part of a larger fundraising campaign by SickKids, “SickKids VS Limits” which had been asking different community groups to participate and represent the broad interests and culture across the city to get behind the hospital foundation’s good work and drive to build a new SickKids.

You can still donate and ‘join a crew’ as part of it now! Go to joinyourcrew.ca and donating will give you a chance to select THE REDS crew to be a part of! Worthwhile and nice to be involved representing and promoting the game and city we love out in the community.

Grateful for support Jozy Altidore has given to SickKids over the years. Today, he’s stepping up to rally Reds fans to come together & raise funds to build a new SickKids. Donate to join Jozy & the Reds crew at joinyourcrew.ca

Published on Nov 3, 2018 – SickKids Twitter @sickkids

Adding to the noise and singing in the stands you’ll usually see banners, flags and other signs in the south end of BMO Field. It’s what supporters do – signalling our support to the team and fans alike. Their creation always has to start with some inspiration which can come from the team on the pitch, the supporter culture around us, current events and sometimes current opponents.

For this one, we had been looking for awhile for something to inspire in a year with seemingly more downs than ups – and then it hit us. A fresh Canadian Championship success was enough to give us a ‘lightbulb’ moment and also provided a positive sentiment we needed. Working with other supporter groups Kings In The North & U-Sector we went for something simple that was an effective message for the team and for the supporters in the stands on both sides for an upcoming match against derby rivals Montreal.

It’s always good to get together and produce something that’s a creative expression of our shared passion for the team. So for an afternoon we got to work with material, painting supplies and some beers (during and after) and the result were some banners ready to add to our atmosphere on match day. If this looks like fun to you, become a member and look out for project announcements as they happen!

Here’s some behind the scenes pics and the final product up at BMO with the message for all, Keep Calm and Trophy On.

New banners up in the south. #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/o10nLPmXOy

— Joshua Kloke (@joshuakloke) August 26, 2018

For many Canadians the fight against cancer goes on and so our tradition here at Red Patch Boys of working with the Terry Fox Foundation continues again this year. Since the group started contributions have been made to the foundation which helps raise funds for cancer research. Participation has included everything from annual Terry Fox Run teams and headshave events to fundraiser raffles. Supporting the team this year running we got involved by raising funds leading up to the run and raffled off some swag at Shoeless Joe’s before a match for good measure. This year’s campaign ended up with a donation just over $1200 (fitting for our 12th season) and that means over the years RPB members, friends & family have donated over $27000 to the Foundation! Thanks all for helping the cause.

Original story September 12, final report updated October 23rd.

The TFC Supporters Charity 5v5 Soccer Tournament took place on sunny afternoon Saturday June 16th at 3:00 PM at the TFC (KIA) Training Ground in Downsview Park. Finals took place at 7:00 PM. Red Patch Boys entered a solid squad of footy-capable members with varying skill levels. Friends, members and family also came to hang out and cheer on our squad for the day. Staying hydrated and taking on a “defense-first” strategy led us to victory.

Congrats to U-Sector 1 for winning the tournament.

Thanks again to all who participated, organized and supported TFC Supporters.

Here are a few comments from our squad:

“We had fun. We were short on bodies as expected but the squad did well to hustle it out! Overall, we are satisfied!

- Red Patch Boys member

“Great event on Saturday – enjoyed playing with my fellow RPB – I hope they do it again next year.

- Red Patch Boys member