Real Salt Lake To Debut Annual Asian-American Pacific Islander Night
Aug 12, 2021, 2:58 PM
Bobby Wood #7 of Real Salt Lake heads the ball toward the net while being covered by Andy Rose #15 of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC during their game July 7, 2021 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Real Salt Lake to debut its first-annual Asian-American Pacific Islander Night this upcoming Saturday evening when the club hosts Austin FC on Saturday, August 14th.
RSL hopes to broaden its relationship with the local AAPI community. Therefore, a portion of tickets bought at this link will be donated to Manuia Group, which aims to provide students from the Pacific Islands the opportunity to receive higher education.
Don't forget that every ticket purchased with this link $5 will go back to the Manuia Group, a foundation that helps AAPI minority students achieve their higher education goals.
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) August 12, 2021
Currently, RSL forward Bobby Wood is the only player on the roster to hail from the Pacific Islands. Wood was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and spent his first years enjoying the island of Oahu before moving to California at the age of six. He still has family that lives in Hawaii and visits them as frequently as possible.
Former RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando is also very familiar with the AAPI community as his father is of Filipino descent.
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The Fixture
RSL will host Austin for the first time in club history.
Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. at Rio Tinto Stadium and will be available to stream for free via the KSL Sports & KSL 5 TV apps or on KSL Sports dot com.
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