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Playing Lacrosse in Honor of a Friend
Saturday's game will be a memorial to former Avon High School player Kurt Skelley and also a reminder that depression can affect anyone.
On Saturday, friends and teammates of Kurt Skelley will take the field in his honor, reports the Hartford Courant.
“Play for Kurt” will be held at 1 p.m. at the Buckingham Road Recreation Field.
Skelley, a co-captain of the varsity lacrosse team at Avon High School, graduated in 2011 and went on to play at Springfield College in Massachusetts. Last March, he took his own life after struggling with major depressive disorder, a form of depression.
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The game will be a memorial to Skelley and will also bring awareness that depression can hit anyone.
Participants in the game will be donating to the memorial fund that was started soon after Skelley’s death to help spread awareness about depression among young people and the need for treatment. Spectators are also welcome to donate.
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People who cannot attend Saturday’s game but want to contribute to the memorial fund may send a donation to the Kurtis Skelley Memorial Fund, c/o Edward Jones, 9-1 Bank Street, Granby, CT 06035.
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