Collecting equipment to donate to kids across the U.S.
ALL PROCEEDS AND GEAR TO BENEFIT:
"Inspiring children to dream about tomorrow while working hard on the field and in the classroom today.”
Dedicated to starting transformative lacrosse programs for low-income inner-city schools and community-based organizations in Chicago.
Our raffle has ended! Together we were able to send over $1500 to Harlem Lacrosse of Boston. “Harlem Lacrosse’s mission is to empower the children who are most at risk for academic decline and dropout to rise above their challenges and reach their full potential. Harlem Lacrosse inspires children to dream about tomorrow while working hard on the field and in the classroom today.”
OWLS (Outreach With Lacrosse & Schools) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to starting transformative lacrosse programs for low-income inner-city schools and community-based organizations in Chicago. OWLS has a dynamic, sustainable approach to sport development for at-risk urban youth based on:
-Academics
-Sport Development
-Enrichment
In order to achieve transformational success we provide our student-athletes with quality lacrosse instruction, team-building enrichment activities, nutrition education, enrichment programming, academic outreach, mentoring, and exposure/access support to top-tier high schools and universities.
The Chicago Schools and Communities We Serve:
99.4% of students at our school sites identify as Black/Hispanic/Multi-Racial.
90% of our students live in low-income households.
25% of residents within neighborhoods we serve do not have a high school diploma.