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Harlem Lacrosse to Honor Dom Starsia at Annual Benefit
"Harlem" and "lacrosse" are not words I'd expect to appear together in the same sentence. I learn something every day.
September 20, 2016
Harlem Lacrosse to Honor Dom Starsia at Annual Benefit
from press release
NEW YORK – Harlem Lacrosse executive board member Dom Starsia will be honored at Harlem Lacrosse's annual benefit for his inspirational leadership as an ambassador for Harlem Lacrosse, his commitment to serving young people and his continued efforts to promote educational opportunity and grow the game responsibly.
The benefit, which will take place Thursday, Sept. 29, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria, will place the Hall of Fame former Virginia coach front and center. Starsia, who is the all-time winningest coach in Division I lacrosse and coached the Cavaliers to four NCAA titles, has been a staunch advocate for Harlem Lacrosse since joining the executive board in 2013. Starsia has hosted Harlem Lacrosse middle school students at Virginia the last four years and has played a key role in spreading awareness about the program.
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For Starsia, the night will be a family affair. Lisa Kerney, a current ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor, will serve as master of ceremonies and is the wife of former NFL star Patrick Kerney, who played lacrosse for Starsia at Virginia. There will be 16 other college lacrosse coaches also in attendance, including Princeton women's coach and Harlem Lacrosse executive board member Chris Sailer. Harlem Lacrosse advisory board member Lars Tiffany, who was recently hired as Virginia's new head coach and played for Starsia at Brown, will introduce Starsia. Two of Starsia's former Virginia players have also worked for Harlem Lacrosse and will be there to honor their former coach and mentor. Wyatt Melzer was the program director at P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth School from 2012-2014 and is currently on the Harlem Lacrosse advisory board. Owen Van Arsdale, who captained the 2015 Virginia squad, is currently the senior program director at Frederick Douglass Academy 1.
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To learn more about Harlem Lacrosse's mission and unique brand of school-based intervention programming, visit harlemlacrosse.org. Tickets to the Annual Benefit on Sept. 29 can be purchased here.
About Harlem Lacrosse
Harlem Lacrosse is a school-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide a safe, structured environment for children to compete and learn while they develop into leaders for their community. Harlem Lacrosse operates eleven programs in Boston, Baltimore, and New York serving close to 500 students this year and will be launching two more programs in Philadelphia in 2017. Our programming empowers students to achieve their potential and break the cycle of poverty by providing daily study halls, mentoring, pushing academic support, and vigorous, characterbuilding lacrosse instruction. Harlem Lacrosse students achieve average core class GPA increases of between 510 points each year. Harlem Lacrosse has maintained a 100% graduation rate among middle school participants and helped students earn over $15 million in scholarship offers from some of the most prestigious preparatory and secondary schools in the country. Harlem Lacrosse alumni attend Bates College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Gettysburg College, Haverford College, Hobart College, Tufts University, the University of Virginia, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Harlem Lacrosse to Honor Dom Starsia at Annual Benefit
from press release
NEW YORK – Harlem Lacrosse executive board member Dom Starsia will be honored at Harlem Lacrosse's annual benefit for his inspirational leadership as an ambassador for Harlem Lacrosse, his commitment to serving young people and his continued efforts to promote educational opportunity and grow the game responsibly.
The benefit, which will take place Thursday, Sept. 29, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria, will place the Hall of Fame former Virginia coach front and center. Starsia, who is the all-time winningest coach in Division I lacrosse and coached the Cavaliers to four NCAA titles, has been a staunch advocate for Harlem Lacrosse since joining the executive board in 2013. Starsia has hosted Harlem Lacrosse middle school students at Virginia the last four years and has played a key role in spreading awareness about the program.
....
For Starsia, the night will be a family affair. Lisa Kerney, a current ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor, will serve as master of ceremonies and is the wife of former NFL star Patrick Kerney, who played lacrosse for Starsia at Virginia. There will be 16 other college lacrosse coaches also in attendance, including Princeton women's coach and Harlem Lacrosse executive board member Chris Sailer. Harlem Lacrosse advisory board member Lars Tiffany, who was recently hired as Virginia's new head coach and played for Starsia at Brown, will introduce Starsia. Two of Starsia's former Virginia players have also worked for Harlem Lacrosse and will be there to honor their former coach and mentor. Wyatt Melzer was the program director at P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth School from 2012-2014 and is currently on the Harlem Lacrosse advisory board. Owen Van Arsdale, who captained the 2015 Virginia squad, is currently the senior program director at Frederick Douglass Academy 1.
....
To learn more about Harlem Lacrosse's mission and unique brand of school-based intervention programming, visit harlemlacrosse.org. Tickets to the Annual Benefit on Sept. 29 can be purchased here.
About Harlem Lacrosse
Harlem Lacrosse is a school-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide a safe, structured environment for children to compete and learn while they develop into leaders for their community. Harlem Lacrosse operates eleven programs in Boston, Baltimore, and New York serving close to 500 students this year and will be launching two more programs in Philadelphia in 2017. Our programming empowers students to achieve their potential and break the cycle of poverty by providing daily study halls, mentoring, pushing academic support, and vigorous, characterbuilding lacrosse instruction. Harlem Lacrosse students achieve average core class GPA increases of between 510 points each year. Harlem Lacrosse has maintained a 100% graduation rate among middle school participants and helped students earn over $15 million in scholarship offers from some of the most prestigious preparatory and secondary schools in the country. Harlem Lacrosse alumni attend Bates College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Gettysburg College, Haverford College, Hobart College, Tufts University, the University of Virginia, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
