Sports

Merrick Lacrosse Team Wins LI Sports Challenge

Editor's Note: This article was submitted by Peggy Kalia.

Team members of True Blue Lacrosse in Merrick were the first-place winners in the Long Island Sports Challenge, a contest from Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Team Up 4 Community that encouraged community service among Long Island student athletes.  

They were awarded $3,000 for their video that documented their fundraising efforts whereby they aimed to raise an additional $3,000 through pledges for every goal they scored during their summer season. All funds will be donated to the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. 

As part of the Long Island Sports Challenge, participating student athletes recorded their efforts between May 1 through July 31 and each video was then posted on Team Up 4 Community’s You Tube page and viewers voted on which efforts they felt were the most compelling. The top 10 videos with the highest number of views were then posted on www.TeamUp4Community.org for visitors to vote on and three winners were selected.  

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