ALOFA SPARKLING WHITE WINE AND HIGH CHIEF
  • 06/09/2009 (7:09:06 pm)
  • Press Release

CHARDONNARY ADDED TO Usos fundraiser….

Usos -The Samoan Family Foundation proudly adds High Chief Peter Maivia and Lia Maivia to its Wrestling Legends collector wine bottle series.
 
 
Usos Foundation is partnered with Charity Wines and is proud to announce the soon-to-be-released  Alofa Sparkling white wine and High Chief Chardonnay bottles that will be added to our wrestling legends series of collectables. Usos is the first wrestling related charity to have wine bottles designed in the wrestlers' images.
 
Charity Wines partners with superstar athletes & celebrities to create fine wines and help raise funds for charities across the country. In the Spring of 2007 Charity Wines launched the Longball Vineyards brand, featuring wines from Boston baseball players, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling and Tim Wakefield. In less than three months, following the largest single wine presale in Massachusetts' history, donations from a portion of those proceeds raised over $350,000 for the players' charities.

Following the 2007 Longball series, Charity Wines teamed with hockey legends Ray Bourque and Cam Neely and football hall-of-famer Dan Marino to produce a line of California wines. In Spring of 2008 the "Boys of Summer" returned with a line-up of 18 new baseball players from Boston, New York, Atlanta and Cincinnati as well as four baseball hall of fame legends.  To date, Charity Wines has donated over $1.1 million to charities featuring these collectible Baseball Wines, Football Wines, Hockey Wines and Wrestling Wines.
 
Usos Foundation offers a safe and secure environment for young men and women, to channel their energies and keep them off the streets and away from the negativity.
 
It is no secret how popular wrestling is today and with the influence and experience of Usos founder, wrestling legend Afa "The Wild Samoan" a 40 year professional wrestler, Usos can utilize the drawing power of pro wrestling as a tool to guide young people in making life decisions between right and wrong, as well as learning many skills and traits that can be used to secure a brighter future.

 

Anoai: " There is no doubt in my mind that wrestling is an attraction for the youth.  However, if you are a student in my training center, there is an advantage.  Not only will you have the 'top of the line' skills to become a wrestler, the school will provide you with various traits and skills in other areas which include: self-esteem, the mind-body-spirit connection, public relations, experience in filming, photography, editing, journalism, script writing, sales, marketing, and other entrepreneurial skills. All of which are skills that can be used in the business world, since many of these kids will not have the option of attending college.

 

People tend to look at the wrestling business only for wrestling, but it can open doors to explore many other areas. Some of the top professional wrestlers have gone on to become Hollywood actors, high school principals, chiropractors, politicians, contract negotiators for major corporations, just to name a few.

 

I have met many troubled teens with passions and dreams of becoming a professional wrestler. But, as it turns out, not everyone can afford tuition.  It is with these tough situations where I feel obligated to give these youths hope. Therefore, I open my doors to allow them to sit in and watch my classes instead of them being somewhere less productive. I have changed many lives that were heading in the wrong direction and I strongly believe that using the drawing power of professional wrestling is the goal to redirecting one's life.

 

I am a native of Samoa, who came to California in the early 60's, where my parents were the pioneers of the First Samoan Congregational Christian Church in San Francisco. My parents contributed their lives to the Lord and were very active donors to the community.  Unfortunately, as a youth I found myself in trouble with the law. I was not being a productive member of society. My uncle, The late High Chief Peter Maivia, and Rocky "Soulman" Johnson, professional wrestlers whom I admired, respected and looked up to, saved me and took me away from the gangs and violence of the streets. Thank God it was them who gave me a second chance, and when my uncle passed the torch to me, wrestling gave me a life that I could have never dreamed of. Today, I am returning the favor and If I can touch the life of our youth then I know that I have done something to make this world a better place."

 

To learn more about Usos Foundation, or to purchase these collectible wrestler wine bottles to benefit the foundation, please visit the Web site www.usosfoundation.org

Your support and donations are greatly appreciated.


Usos means "brothers" in Samoan, and is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit foundation.

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