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- EIN 94-3397378
- (650) 571-6620
- Po Box 591 Menlo Park CA 94026-0591 USA
- sopen.clubspaces.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Amateur Sports Competitions, Sports
Mission: The south peninsula water polo foundation(sopen) was founded to teach and promote the sport of water polo in the california high school/middle school communities of san mateo and santa clara counties. Any youth in the appropriate age group may apply to join one of the training programs. Sopen is committed to offering a high quality training program that is fun and challenging in a positive coaching environment where players can attain their maximum potential. In the past year, sopen has benefited over 50 athletes who pay program fees to participate in its summer and winter programs. Partial scholarships through reduced fees are available to youths who cannot afford to pay the full cost of the training programs. In addition, sopen continues its outreach program for disadvanted middle schoolers in neighboring communities, for whom all program fees are waived. In july 2012, 30 members of the boys and girls club of east palo alto participated in an introductory clinic staffed by sopen's seni
Programs: The organization continued to provide middle and high school students an opportunity to be involved in a high quality waterpolo training program. The program successfully attracted a large number of individuals from various backgrounds. The program acheived a very high level of training and did very well in competition against its peers in the state of california.