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  • July 01, 2004

    Inside the Bar July 2004: Lawyer's pro bono work yields state's largest youth soccer complex

    Madison attorney John Mitby epitomizes "Wisconsin Lawyers Make a Difference" in his commitment to community service.

    Inside the Bar
    July 2004

    Lawyer's community service yields state's largest youth soccer complex

    Atty. John Mitby (second row, center) at     Reddan Soccer ParkMadison attorney John Mitby epitomizes "Wisconsin Lawyers Make a Difference" in his commitment to community service.

    Mitby volunteered his time and expertise of real estate law, not-for-profit corporations and the "ins and outs" of local government to make the Reddan Soccer Park in Verona a reality for thousands of youth and adults.

    When the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association asked Mitby how it could receive funding for its soccer programs, Mitby instructed the association about how to utilize its 501 (c) (4) public charity status to partner with other not-for-profit organizations and to raise funds. He then guided its efforts to build the 40-acre, 15-field soccer park. The plan was so successful that soccer clubs statewide are using this million-dollar facility as a model.

    Operated by Madison Area Youth Soccer Association (MAYSA), Reddan Soccer Park is Wisconsin's largest soccer-specific facility, attracting more than 1,200 teams and more than 85,000 youth and adult players annually. Reddan hosts local and regional league play, camps, coach's clinics, Olympic Development programs, training programs by local colleges and the State Cup Tournament.  In addition, Reddan hosts a dozen tournaments each year, including Badger State games.

    Mitby's other community activities include helping Easter Seals to build a dormitory for handicapped women and girls at Camp Wawbeek in Wisconsin Dells. The camp is one of the first in the United States that provides camping experiences for hundreds of children and adults with physical disabilities. He also offered his legal expertise in helping Care Net to acquire a piece of land that will some day house the Care Net Pregnancy Center of Dane County, a home for unwed mothers.


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