Ethan Zohn, the winner of Survivor: Africa, is coming to Goal Fest 2008! Since being declared the winner of Survivor: Africa, Ethan Zohn has founded “Grassroot Soccer,” a non-profit organization that trains Africa’s professional soccer players to teach children about HIV/AIDS prevention. His charity work, however, doesn’t end with Grassroot Soccer. Ethan is a national spokesperson for America Scores, an organization that helps inner city kids participate in educational soccer programs. He has done extensive charity work for Kick AIDS, the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric Aids organization, YouthAids and the Colon Cancer Alliance.

Originally from Lexington, Massachusetts, Ethan moved to New York, where he attended Vassar College, graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology. He eventually became a professional soccer player, having been employed as a goalie for the Highlanders Football Club (Zimbabwe), Cape Cod Crusaders (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) and the Hawaii Tsunami (Oahu, Hawaii). Ethan also played for the 1997 and 2001 U.S. National Maccabiah Team (Israel). Off the field, he was the assistant coach for the Fairleigh Dickinson University Men’s and Women’s Soccer Team in Teaneck, N.J. from 1998-2002.

Ethan will be joining WWPSA along his 550-mile Dribble Campaign route from Boston to Washington, D.C., as part of Grassroot Soccer UNITED to use the worldwide power of soccer to raise HIV / AIDS awareness. He began his journey on August 20, 2008, when he dribbled a soccer ball out of the New England Revolution game in Foxboro, Massachusetts, and will stop by Goal Fest for a few hours to hand out awards, sign autographs, take pictures, hold a soccer demonstration clinic and help us understand the mission of Grassroot Soccer UNITED. Thanks to our friends at PUMA for helping bring Ethan to WWPSA!

We’re excited to welcome Ethan to our community and can’t wait to introduce him to you!