HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 09/25/2017Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Appreciation Day
WHEREAS, The Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Team has been organized since 2011
and is made up of over 200 participants in five different age groups;
and
WHEREAS, The Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Team has demonstrated their
commitment not only to their athletic and academic improvement but
also to giving back to the community; and
WHEREAS, As part of their spring community service project, over 70 young men
from the Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Team, with the support of their
parents and coaches, took on the cleaning and sealing of over a
dozen benches at Providence Park during our Earth Day event this past
April; and
WHEREAS, This effort was led by Mrs. Jennifer Flores, a current board member and
Milton resident who inspired these young people to give back to the
community; and
WHEREAS, As part of their fall community service project, over 100 young men and
women from the Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Team, with the support of
their parents and coaches, ran a Hurricane Harvey relief drive which
filled two large trucks with donations of clothes, blankets and supplies
and they also raised $1,000.00 which was donated to the American Red
Cross; and
WHEREAS, This effort was led by Mr. Eric Albro, a former board member and Milton
resident who combined the efforts of all of the City's Parks and
Recreation programs and the City of Milton's staff to complete the task;
and
WHEREAS, These young people are champions not only on the field, but also in the
classroom, in the community and in life; we are proud of the
Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Team and their contributions to our
community.
Now, therefore, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby dictate and
proclaim Monday, September 25th as "Cambridge Youth Lacrosse Appreciation Day" in
the City of Milton, Georgia.
Given under our hand nd seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 25th day of
September, 2017.
Joe Lockw¢ d, Mayor