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This year, 37 boys and 23 girls high school lacrosse teams, representing close to 2000 athletes will be playing in Delaware. In addition, over 1000 boys and girls youth lacrosse players, ages 6 to 14 will be playing in one of the fifteen youth club programs. Two new high school varsity teams will take to the fields this spring. New teams and new lacrosse players are what the Delaware Lacrosse Foundation is all about.
The Delaware Lacrosse Foundation (DLF), a Chapter of US Lacrosse and a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is dedicated to fostering the growth of lacrosse in Delaware. The DLF provides financial support through grants and fund raising opportunities to help start and maintain youth lacrosse clubs and high school and middle school lacrosse teams throughout the state. It helps to fund college scholarships for deserving athletes that have decided to continue playing at the collegiate level. It runs programs and clinics for players, coaches and referees to improve their skill levels. The DLF's website, www.dellax.org , provides Delaware high school lacrosse scores, events and news throughout the year and the LaxLine for the youth teams to post practice and game announcements.
The DLF runs a number of major events each year. April 5th (Girls) and April 18th (Boys) will be the 15th annual Delaware Youth Lacrosse Days, raising funds to support our efforts during the year. April 18th is the men's University of Delaware lacrosse game against Towson University at 1:00 PM. On April 5th, the Delaware women will play William & Mary at 12:00 PM. On June 11th at UD’s Clayton Hall, the yearly All Lacrosse Awards Banquet will be held to honor athletes at all levels of play and to induct new members into the Delaware Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Then, on June 13th, the DLF will sponsor the Delaware Boys and Girls High School Senior All Star Games to be played this year at the Rullo Stadium, University of Delaware in Newark, DE. This is the only sport where girls and boys All Star games are played consecutively at the same location. The recipients of the Jay Spilecki Scholarships are also announced between the games. Finally, our evening Summer League will be going into its second year of being energized with new management and new venues.
The DLF has done a lot to grow lacrosse in Delaware, but there is still much to do. There are still students wanting to play in schools that have not been able to organize teams. With only four girls youth clubs this year, many girls live in areas where programs do not exist. The DLF has still not secured land for a lacrosse complex that would address the lack of playing fields for our youth clubs
Delaware lacrosse needs your help if it is to continue to grow. We are asking Delaware lacrosse fans across the state for their financial support to help the Delaware Lacrosse Foundation continue growing the sport that has given us all so much. Please take a moment to go to the ActiveGiving site above and give a little something back to the sport of lacrosse. By doing so, you will be helping to insure that more boys and girls in future years will welcome Spring with a lacrosse stick in their hands and the love of the game in their hearts.
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