Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/24/10
From Press Releases
LEAPS Lax and its event partner, Boathouse Sports, will be joined by 30 pro lacrosse players on Sept. 18 in hosting the first annual “Friends and Benefits” ‘pro’ lacrosse charity event at The Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont.
LEAPS Lax will be providing a youth clinic Saturday morning (check in at 9 a.m.; clinic from 10-12) for youth players aged 9-to-16. The clinic will be followed by a charity game at 2 p.m., played by the “pros,” which will be free to the public.
LEAPS (Lacrosse Education Attitude Perseverance & Success) Lax is a nonprofit organization, founded in 2008, and run by professional lacrosse players John Christmas, Eric Gregg, and Billy McKinney, bringing lacrosse training, educational mentoring, and nutritional education to the youth throughout Philadelphia who do not otherwise have access to such resources.
In addition to benefiting the LEAPS programs, each player will be playing to benefit an additional cause or charity. Organizations such as the MS Society, HEADstrong Foundation, Yeardley Love Memorial Scholarship, and a variety of other worthy and special causes will be represented.
Since admission to the game is free, LEAPS is relying on individual, corporate and team, player sponsorships to benefit its programs and impact the additional network of incredible causes. If you are interested in participating in the “Friends and Benefits” event, as a sponsor or volunteer, please contact the Director of PR and Events for LEAPS, Valerie Morini (610.724.9034/ valeriemorini@gmail.com).
“We are pleased and proud to be able to host such a broad-based effort to benefit so many worthy causes, all devoted to creating positive change in their communities,” said Christmas. “It is such a privilege for us, as athletes and role models, to have this opportunity to come together, transcending sports, to express the importance of giving back.”
