Since there was some
discussion on this site about the role of athletics earlier in the year, I
thought it might be nice for you guys to share in some of the great things
going on with our program and others in the community.
First, check SI.com (Sports
Illustrated.com), look on the main for the the Rick
Reilly article entitled, "Masters in Humanity". It is a Rick Reilly article about the
Yesterday, the Student
Athletic Advisory Committee organized a "Sportsmanship Day" at local
schools.
Tomorrow the men's lacrosse
program is participating in The Dishwashing Project. This project is one in which your organization
volunteers to replace the full time dishwashing staff for one night. The dishwashing staff will get a paid night
off tomorrow and the men's lacrosse team will cover the 2 dishwashing shifts
from 5-7 and 7-9.
In mid-April we will
participate along with the women's lacrosse team and the high school boy's and
girl's team in a fundraising run to benefit the Vin Fucile Field. This is a new lacrosse/soccer field in town
which will be used by the high school and youth programs. The Fucile Field
will be a great facility with lights, great drainage, etc. We also were involved in this fundraising run
last year. I believe last year we raised
$8,000 and hope to at least match that effort this year.
Just a few
things that our lacrosse team is doing. Other
sports teams do just as many or more community service projects. The hockey and football programs have very
organized mentoring programs for example.