Ching's initial goal and allowed Houston Habitat to upgrade the home with green features, including solar panels and a solar hot water heater through a grant from Green Mountain Energy. The Milby Park build was completed in 2010 and welcomed the Urbano family with a home dedication in May 2011. Along with the announcement of the testimonial match to be played in honor of his retirement at the end of the 2013 season, Ching committed to fundraise $85,000 to build a "green" house for another local Houston family in need. Almost half of the donations for the 2013 project were provided by Dynamo owners Anschutz Entertainment Group, Brenner Sports & Entertainment and Golden Boy Sports & Entertainment. Endorsements On March 8, 2012, BBVA Compass announced Ching as their social-media ambassador to promote causes important to Ching, his team and the bank. Among other things like charity work and appearances, Ching uses Facebook and Twitter to encourage his followers to contribute to "Building a Better Houston", BBVA Compass’ community-service initiative with the Dynamo. PLEX is the performance center of Ching and other athletes like fellow Dynamo alumni Stuart Holden, NFL quarterback and Katy product Andy Dalton, and NFL defensive end Julius Peppers. PUMA was the official match boots provider for Ching. As one of PUMA's sponsored Major League Soccer players, Ching kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2011 in limited-edition Project Pink v1.11 boots, showing support for his female counterparts during the Dynamo's home game on October 1 versus the Chicago Fire. Television Ching hosted his own sports segment on KHOU, "Kickin' It with Brian Ching, on which he offered up advice on everything soccer from becoming a professional soccer player to befriending the StairMaster." See also Franchise player All-time Houston Dynamo roster References External links Brian Ching profile at ussoccer.com 1978 births Living people American people of Native Hawaiian descent Hawaii people of Chinese descent People from Oahu American sportspeople of Chinese descent Native Hawaiian sportspeople Soccer players from Hawaii American soccer players Association football forwards Kamehameha Schools alumni American Youth Soccer Organization players Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players Spokane Shadow players LA Galaxy draft picks LA Galaxy players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players San Jose Earthquakes players Houston Dynamo FC players A-League (1995–2004) players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars United States men's international soccer players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold