Ridgefield Lax Car Wash to Benefit Sticks for Soldiers
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- Category: High School Sports
- Last Updated on Friday, 30 September 2011 20:10
- Written by Terri Garlick
On Saturday, October 8th, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in the Party Depot Parking Lot, the RHS Boys Lacrosse Program will host a Car Wash to benefit Sticks for Soldiers.
Stop by for a car wash and help support Sticks for Soldiers. All donations are welcome and appreciated. Please make checks payable to "Sticks for Soldiers."
About Sticks for Soldiers:
The RHS Boys Lacrosse fall tournament team will participate in the Sticks for Soldiers tournament held on Saturday, November 26th, 2011 at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. The tournament benefits wounded service men and women. 2011 marks the event's 6th year.
Last year, the fund raising efforts focused on one person, Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco of Staten Island, NY, who was severely wounded in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On Easter Sunday 2009, 22 year-old Specialist Marrocco's vehicle sustained a direct hit by an Explosive Fired Projectile (EFP) in Iraq and he became the first soldier of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts to lose all four limbs in combat and survive. The funds went towards building him a disability-accessible home in Staten Island. In other years, funds have also been donated to foundations like the Wounded Warrior Project.
The primary mission of this tournament is to provide support and give thanks to the service men and women who put their lives on the line for our country. A worthwhile secondary objective is create a mature awareness among the high school students as to the unseen sacrifices being made on their behalf by people just a few years older than themselves.
