Family Fun with Soccer Star Kikin Fonseca and Giveaway • Mama Latina Tips

I love events in the Latino community where families not only have a chance to have a little fun, but also learn something new, and perhaps even satisfy a need. On Saturday, March 17th, I had a chance to visit just such an event. Kids met both a real soccer star and a famous sports journalist. We got some tips on how to succeed in sports and life, and it all happened at the grand opening celebration of the new Xfinity store in their community, Santa Maria, California.

Thanks to the great folks at Xfinity for making this familia post possible. As always, all my comments, opinion and love for celebrations are my own.

It was a huge celebration in the new 4500 square foot store, as families explored, ate yummy foods, and participated in raffles for cool stuff. Kids were excited to listen to, take photos with, and receive autographs from soccer star and former Mexican National Team member, Francisco “Kikin” Fonseca, as well as from noted sports reporter, Fernando Cevallos.

Here are some photos from the event.

Having Fun as a Family

Lots of kids had a great time having their faces painted:

Food offerings included yummy rice, beans, tacos, guacamole and salsa.

Exploring New Possibilities

Families had fun exploring and interacting with the products and had a chance to ask questions. They found out about services like Xfinity mobile, that helps families stay connected with both each other and the world through the net,…

…and xFi, which lets families set-up a WiFi network without a technician’s help and allows parents to set limits for their kids’ access to the internet, among many other features.

And all sports fans learned about the X1 console that lets them keep up with multiple sports networks like beIN Sport Español and ESPN deportes among many, many others. Plus, it comes with a bilingual remote control, the only one like it on the market that accepts Spanish and English commands. I saw a demo, it was very cool. It will be very useful during the World Cup. You can watch two games at the same time, and you can just ask it, using voice commands, for updates on stats, games, teams, and more.

Kikin Fonseca and His Passion for Soccer

And of course many families lined up to take photos with Kikin Fonseca and Fernando Cevallos!

Also, three grand prizes winners received awards including a mini iPad, a T-shirt signed by Kikin, and a humongous 49″ digital television set.

Here’s Kikin with the lucky, and surprised, winner of the television set (I saw her husband jumping up and down, thrilled he would be able to watch the World Cup on their new television).

During the event, Kikin and Fernando had a little chat (in Spanish), which I got a chance to share live on facebook. If you missed it, here it is:

Finally, we had a nice chat with Kikin Fonseca. We asked him if he had any advice about sports and life for kids and their families. He was very generous to share these three tips:

For parents: If your son or daughter studies and plays sports, you can relax, because you will be raising a healthy person.
For kids who want to be professional athletes: Eat well, be very disciplined, train hard, persevere, avoid vices, and study a lot.
For those who have been told they can’t do it: Success is getting back up from those disappointments. Believe in yourself! If you are disciplined and train to be your best, you will make it.

As you can see it was a great day of fun, a chance to see some new things and meet some inspiring people.

Win it!

To participate for your chance to win one (1) prize package with a t-shirt and soccer ball both signed by Kikin Fonseca is easy. Just leave me a comment telling me which is your favorite soccer team. That’s it! That is your required entry. Good luck!

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Enter #giveaway for a chance to win 1 soccer t-shirt & 1 official soccer ball signed by soccer star Francisco Kikin Fonseca @Kiking here: https://bit.ly/2FWFo9E @mamalatina #xfinity #xfmlt

(limit: one tweet per day, just please leave me a comment for each with the link to the tweet) 1 entry per tweet.

Please leave me separate comments for your required entry and for each optional entry (1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and/or 7), so I know how many entries you have, thanks.

This giveaway will end on Monday, April 9, 2018, at 11:59 EST. No purchase necessary. Open to residents of the 48 contiguous United States of America who are 18 years of age or older. The Winner will be randomly chosen and notified via email. Winner must respond to notification email within 72 hours or a new winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited. Please, no P.O. Boxes. Entries/Comments that do not follow the submission guidelines will be invalid.

Good luck!

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Silvia started bilingual website Mama Latina Tips in 2009 to connect and share her stories, recipes and culture with readers. Silvia loves dancing, cooking, watching movies, reading, throwing Mexican parties and spending time with family and friends. Silvia is the winner of The Great American Recipe.

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