LI Lacrosse Chain Donates $15K Of Gear To High School Students

BRENTWOOD, NY — A Long Island based lacrosse supply chain is giving back to its community.

Lacrosse Unlimited, in partnership with USA Lacrosse and Long Island Metro Lacrosse, donated $15,500 worth of lacrosse equipment to the varsity and junior varsity lacrosse teams at Brentwood High School on Monday.

Rob Rimmer, vice president of brand and creative director of Lacrosse Unlimited, told Patch that they got the idea to give back through an employee.

“One of our employees who runs our production center is friends with the coach at Brentwood High School,” said Rimmer. “And they were having a lot of trouble just like putting a team together because they couldn't get any of the equipment.”

According to to a report in Stack.com, lacrosse is the most expensive sport to play in North America, as players need numerous amount of gear to play.

“They reached out to us saying, ‘Is there any way we can help?’” said Rimmer. “We said, ‘Yes, absolutely. We'd love to help. It's one of the things that we do, giving back to our community.”

Lacrosse Unlimited then reached out to USA Lacrosse, and Long Island Metro Lacrosse, the national governing and local governing bodies of men and women’s lacrosse teams.

Rimmer said that both organizations were more than happy to contribute.

“We were like, ‘Hey, this is a good cause, it's a lower income area, they don't have the funds for all the products’,” he said.”. How can we come together to get them on the field so they can play.”

Rimmer said that the most rewarding part of the event was seeing the students’ reactions when receiving their new gear.

“They were through the roof excited. It was really cool to watch the smiles on their faces,” he said. “It was like Christmas morning for all of them.”

Lacrosse Unlimited has nine stores on Long Island and 46 nationwide. Rimmer said that for a large lacrosse retailer to help out their own community shows the true meaning of the sport.

“Lacrosse is a tight knit community. It's not the largest sport like baseball or football or soccer. It's a sport where everybody knows each other and looks out for each other,” said Rimmer. “For us to extend that to them, it's great for everyone.”

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