Charlotte Secondary Lacrosse Fund
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This is Tom McNeil, VP for Girls Lacrosse with the Fort Mill Lacrosse Club in Ft Mill , SC
At a recent tournament, I and the rest of the FMLC staff had the opportunity to meet Bobby Selkin, the Coach of the Charlotte Secondary Club. If you are not familiar with this story it is a pretty remarkable one.
Charlotte Secondary is a high school where most of the students are at or below the poverty line. A year ago no students knew anything about lacrosse. In fact, no one had ever held a stick. Today, as a result of a lot of hard work, they are a real team, winning games and competing at tournaments. Their surprising story has generated a lot of attention, including from ESPN which is filming a story about them for their “30 For 30” program.
Coach Selkin is working tirelessly to keep the program going and even expand it so lacrosse is available to more kids, both boys and girls. As you might expect, they need help to do this. They just do not have enough equipment for all the kids who want to play, according to Coach Selkin. You can read more about Coach Selkin and the program in the link below
http://nxtsports.com/blog/entry/SCSPreviewCharlotteSecondary/
This is a great opportunity for the lacrosse community to make a difference.
The Fort Mill Lacrosse Club would like to provide a cash donation to the Coach Selkin’s program so he can pay for buses, tournament fees, uniforms etc. If every family donates a few dollars, and we spread the word to our friends and neighbors, small donations from everyone will result in a great gift from our community to Coach Selkin’s program. Additionally, the FMLC Board has agreed to match donations up to $10,000. So if we can raise $10,000 from the community, our total gift would be a very meaningful $20,000.
Please be generous, realizing the many blessing our community receives and take this opportunity to give back to others, providing area kids with the chance to play the greatest sport ever invented.
At a recent tournament, I and the rest of the FMLC staff had the opportunity to meet Bobby Selkin, the Coach of the Charlotte Secondary Club. If you are not familiar with this story it is a pretty remarkable one.
Charlotte Secondary is a high school where most of the students are at or below the poverty line. A year ago no students knew anything about lacrosse. In fact, no one had ever held a stick. Today, as a result of a lot of hard work, they are a real team, winning games and competing at tournaments. Their surprising story has generated a lot of attention, including from ESPN which is filming a story about them for their “30 For 30” program.
Coach Selkin is working tirelessly to keep the program going and even expand it so lacrosse is available to more kids, both boys and girls. As you might expect, they need help to do this. They just do not have enough equipment for all the kids who want to play, according to Coach Selkin. You can read more about Coach Selkin and the program in the link below
http://nxtsports.com/blog/entry/SCSPreviewCharlotteSecondary/
This is a great opportunity for the lacrosse community to make a difference.
The Fort Mill Lacrosse Club would like to provide a cash donation to the Coach Selkin’s program so he can pay for buses, tournament fees, uniforms etc. If every family donates a few dollars, and we spread the word to our friends and neighbors, small donations from everyone will result in a great gift from our community to Coach Selkin’s program. Additionally, the FMLC Board has agreed to match donations up to $10,000. So if we can raise $10,000 from the community, our total gift would be a very meaningful $20,000.
Please be generous, realizing the many blessing our community receives and take this opportunity to give back to others, providing area kids with the chance to play the greatest sport ever invented.
Organizer
Tom McNeil
Organizer
Fort Mill, SC
