08/28/2026
⚽️ ONE OF OUR OWN ⚽️
Roma Roots player Orazio needs our help! Just a few days ago, this soccer-obsessed little boy was planning his sixth birthday party at Roma Sports Club. He was supposed to be picking out invitations and making plans for a day centered around one of his greatest loves: soccer.
Then, without warning, Orazio suffered a sudden seizure. What followed was every parent’s worst nightmare. Doctors discovered that he had bleeding in his brain caused by an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM.
He was emergently airlifted to the city, where a neurosurgical team performed lifesaving brain surgery to remove the accumulated blood and relieve the dangerous pressure on his brain. A portion of his skull was temporarily removed to give his brain room to swell safely as it begins to heal.
In the days, weeks and months ahead, there will be medical expenses, time away from their family business and work, rehabilitation and countless needs that none of us can fully anticipate yet. We cannot take away what this family is facing, but we can make sure they don’t have to carry every part of it alone.
This is our opportunity to give back to a family that has spent more than 30 years giving to everyone else. If you are able to give, please consider helping this incredible family during the most unimaginable chapter of their lives. No amount is too small. If you cannot donate, please share Orazio’s story and, above all, please pray.
A GoFundMe has been setup for Orazio. The link is in the comments.