UPDATE: The Kick for Nick Night is on hiatus for 2022.
The Kick for Nick Foundation (kickfornick.org) was founded to honor the memory and dream of Wilton, Connecticut native, soccer standout, and U.S. Army soldier PFC Nicholas A. Madaras. As of October 2019, this Gold Star family-run charity has collected and distributed more than 54,445 soccer balls to underprivileged children in 53 countries worldwide.
The American Legion New Haven Post 210 is a proud co-organizer with the VFW New Haven Post 12150 and The Trinity Bar & Restaurant of the annual New Haven Kick for Nick Night (#KickForNick), a charity fundraiser that raises thousands of dollars and collects hundreds of soccer balls each October for the Connecticut-based foundation.