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posted 05/29/2020
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Date May 28, 2020
The Lacrosse Village Initiative
COVID-19 Relief – Meal, Appreciation & Hygiene Kits Collections May 29 – 31, 2020
Berwyn, PA – May 28, 2020 — The Lacrosse Village Initiative & Conestoga High
School Girls Lacrosse will be holding its next COVID-19 Relief collection drive on
Sunday, May 31, 2020 from 11:00am – 2:00pm at 1557 Salomon Lane, Chesterbrook,
PA. We invite friends, family and community members to stop by, wearing a mask, to
deliver donations of re-usable Masks, Meal Kits, Appreciation Kits and Hygiene Kits that
will be delivered to local food cupboards, hospitals and homeless shelters.
Appreciation for Front Line Workers and Community Members in Need
The Lacrosse Village Initiative was launched in April 2020 to address a growing need in
our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a safe and socially distanced
manner. Led by Senior Conestoga High School Girls Lacrosse Captain Alex Aufiero and
Head Coach Amy Orcutt, Eyekonz Sports Founder and Coach Jasmine Smith and Shipley
High School Girls Lacrosse Head Coach Shannon O’Neill, our village developed a
program that brings together Lacrosse communities throughout the Philadelphia area to
show appreciation for front line workers and to help community members in need
by creating re-usable Masks and Appreciation Kits for front line workers, Hygiene
Kits for homeless shelters, Meal Kits for local food cupboards. Detailed instructions
for creating Masks and Kits can be found on Instagram @lacrossevillage or at our
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website pages, listed below. To date the Conestoga High School Village has donated over
300 masks and 1,000 kits to local hospitals, homeless shelters and food cupboards.
Growing Our Village
The Lacrosse Village Initiative has recently welcomed Upper Dublin Girls Lacrosse,
Penn Young Quakers, Cold Springs Harbor Boys Lacrosse and Radnor Girls Lacrosse to
our village and who will be holding collection drives and other events this weekend
between May 29 th – 31 st , benefitting those affected by COVID-19 in each their local
communities. Several additional local high school and club lacrosse teams are in process
of launching new programs and we look forward to welcoming them to our Village.
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For additional questions:
Email: lacrossevillage@gmail.com
For additional information about The Lacrosse Village Initiative and dates and locations of this
weekend’s and future collection drives:
Websites: lacrossevillage.wixsite.com/website
and www.conestogagirlslacrosse.com (Conestoga High School Lacrosse
Village Initiative page)
Instagram: @lacrossevillage
