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Everyone's A Player, Beyond Soccer and Lawrence High School sponsored another successful year of Lawrence Sport Leadership Academy (LSLA)! Over 225 student athletes, ages 11-18, from Lawrence participated in the one week, intensive sports, leadership and wellness camp at Lawrence High School Sports Complex in August. Over 30 different partners, fitness professionals, coaches, speakers and sponsors contributed to make the camp a huge success!!

Special thanks to all who supported this important initiative and many who volunteered to their time! It certainly took a village to put on this amazing camp! Our awesome guest speakers included: James Orrigo, Lad in A Battle; Michael Gorman, The Movement Family; Amy Fournier, Miami Fitness and Lifestyle Club; David McGillivary, Boston Marathon and DMSE Sports; and Bob Sweeney, Boston Bruins Foundation. We were blessed to work with top notch fitness experts and specialized sports trainers who worked hard with our athletes to take their fitness and game to the next level including: Steve Alario and Lindsey McArdle, Granite State Fitness; Becky Gabryjelski, Yoga Instructor at Drive Custom Fit and Yoga Loft; Casey Deschene, Yoga Instructor at Hot Asana, Power Yoga Evolution and Yoga Tree; Dolis Negron-Rosario, Zumba Instructor; Luis Cruz, Fitness Instructor; Ralph Ferrigno, Boston Soccer Academy; New England Revolution Academy Coaches; Nellie Pineault and Jessica DiPhilippo, Babson College Women's Soccer; and Dega de Gama, SNHU Women's Volleyball; Luis Vargas and Julio Jimenez, Baseball City; and Nathaniel Mercedes, Mercedes Baseball. A big thank you to our amazing and talented coaches who dedicated their week to improving the athletes skills and mentoring them to be the best version of themselves. Coaches included: Baseball - Julio Ramos; Basketball - Raymond Nunez and Jose Medina; Soccer - Ralph Ferrigno and Beyond Soccer Coach Mentors; Tennis - Tony Moschetto; and Volleyball - Mario Valdez, Marleti Valdez and Janci Soto. The camp ended with an incredible and intensive Go Ruck team building session lead by Sam Swenson, Mitch Nault, Steve Alario and Lindsey McArdle from Granite State Fitness!! We were so impressed to see the athletes compete so hard for their teams and demonstration such resilience and team sportsmanship. It was the perfect way to wrap up the 3rd year of LSLA!!

This initiative would never have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors: New Balance, Essex County Community Foundation, Sentinel Benefits and Financial Group, Gemline, Pentucket Medical, Women's Foundation Sports for Life, C.I.L. Metal Finishing & Electroplating, and Lawrence Meals Program. We would also like to acknowledge other special people who contributed to this effort including: Dan Blouin, All Purpose Sports (Sports Apparel); Bryan Thomas from Mobile Magic by Bryan (Photographer and Videographer); the team at Lawrence Public Media (Audio and Visual Support for Lawrence Community); and Tom Robinson (Photographer).  

About Lawrence Sports Leadership Academy 
EAP and Beyond Soccer founded Lawrence Sports Leadership Academy in 2016. LSLA is a first of its kind, multi-sport leadership camp designed to get more kids off the streets of Lawrence and on to the playing fields. Our goal is to provide the youth of Lawrence access to a high-quality summer program that will allow them to stay active, develop sports and leadership skills, gain knowledge about healthy nutrition, and help improve the quality of their lives.  

LSLA serves 200-250 Lawrence youth ages 11-18 years old and offer 7 different sports including Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Volleyball in addition to motivational speakers, fitness training, leadership development, team building exercises, nutritional education and fitness options (HIIT, Yoga, Zumba, Speed and Agility).

http://www.lawrencesportsleadershipacademy.com

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What an amazing day it was for our 6th annual EAP Golf Tournament!! We want to THANK everyone involved for making it a HUGE success!! In particular, our golf tournament director, MaryEllen Madden and her husband Jack, NESC Staffing Corp. for all their hard work, energy, and generosity throughout the planning process!! We would not have been able to do it without them!! And CONGRATULATIONS to our tournament winners: Jamie Crosby, Patrick Leyne, Ken Oppenheim and Matt Patterson for playing an awesome round of golf!! 

We cannot express enough how APPRECIATIVE we are for the support of our many Sponsors, Golfers, Auction and Raffle Prize Donors, and Volunteers, and how much of an impact their support will have on the lives of hundreds of local athletes in need. 
Our TITLE Sponsor: Quick Base. Our PREMIER Sponsors: Enterprise Wealth Management, a division of Enterprise Bank, and NESC Staffing Corp. Our GOLD Sponsors: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty; Drum Hill Ford; OrangeTheory Fitness North Andover; Wheelabrator Technologies; William Raveis - Andover; and Worthen Industries. Our GREEN Sponsors: AFC Urgent Care Methuen and North Andover; C&C Auto Clinic; Cincotta Landscape & Design; CWT Commonwealth Waste Transportation, LLC.; Experis New York; Jaime's Restaurant; Kathy Cyrier Realtor; Laser Craze; Michaud, Rowe & Ruscak Insurance Associates, Inc.; Nexus Carpentry; North Andover Soccer Association; Testa Builders; and Willows Racquet and Fitness Centre. Our GREEN Sponsor Families: The Ball Family, The Colella Family, The Cordes Family, The Dalton Family, The Fodero Family, and The Scarpa Family. 

Our TEE Sponsors: Consoli Realty Group; Daylight24, Elements Massage; JAFCO Foods; Sandler Training - Topline Performance Solutions, Inc. ; Margus Deery, Realtor; and New Hampshire Distributors.

We are also very thankful to all of the great golfers who came out to support!! Check them out in our photos below.
More SHOUT OUTS to Jack Madden and NESC Staffing Corp. for donating the awesome cooler bags and William Raveis - Andover for the great EAP Fleece Jackets!!

We are also extremely THANKFUL for all our AUCTION and RAFFLE PRIZE donors: Jim and Sharon Coskren and Andover Country Club for the foursome donation; Kevin and Jill Dean for Boston Bruins Memorabilia; Joe and Val Cinseruli and Frank Kenneally for the Merrimack Valley YMCA Membership; Adam DeSantis for Boston Red Sox Tickets; Dave and Jenn Grebe and Indian Ridge Country Club for the foursome donation; Duan Johnson of the Boston Celtics for the Celtics Tickets/Basket; Susan Lucy, Garrison Golf Center and Bradford Country Club for foursome donation; Ed and Dianne Lynch for the Gary Players Masters Flag; Jack and MaryEllen Madden and NESC Staffing Corp for the Bruins Tickets; Rich and Jill Romano and Renaissance Country Club for the foursome donation; Jean & Jim Vitas for the cleaning service donation; Burtons Grill of North Andover, LLC; Dundee's Dry Cleaners; Elements Massage - Andover and Middleton; Mann Orchards; Messina's Liquors; Mosquito Squad; New England Patriots Charitable Foundation; New England Revolution Charitable Foundation; New Balance Factory Store; New Hampshire Distributors; OrangeTheory Fitness North Andover; and Whirlaway Sports Center.

Also a BIG thank you for items donations for the cooler bag from AFC Urgent Care Methuen and North Andover; Cooperstein Family and 7News - WHDH Boston; Margus Deery, Realtor; Muffin Town; Quick Base; and Sport Court of Massachusetts.
And of course BIG HUGS and much appreciation for our amazing volunteers: Kim Cheevers, Lisa Cincotta, Valerie Cinseruli, Pam Connolly, Sharon Coskren, Beth Daigle, Kristen Pascucci, Marcy Rosenthal, Jennifer Scarpa, as well as Susan Martin and the team at North Andover CAM for helping us produce the awesome video for the luncheon and Dawn's Sign Tech, Inc. for their help producing the golf signs!! At to the entire staff at the Andover Country Club, thank you for all you did to make the tournament run so smoothly and create such a great environment for the golfers and all who participated! 

We are so GRATEFUL for the tremendous support!! You are all making a huge difference in the lives of so many deserving kids in our community!!  

To see pictures of the day, visit: https://www.facebook.com/everyonesaplayer/posts/1695694383797723

6th Annual Anniversary Party at Jaime's Restaurant on March 2nd, 2017

A huge thank you to all that came out to support us at Jaime's last night!! What a fun night - we appreciate the generosity of our community immensely! Special thanks to Jaime's Restaurant for providing the great venue and food! We'd also like to thank all the sponsors:
- US Foods
- Stachey's Pizza
- Good Day Cafe
- Rose and Dove
- Joe Fish/The Loft
- Charma Grill
- Receivable Management Corporation
- LipSense
- Izzy's
And of course our great live entertainment: Peter Francis and Steve McAloon!!!

We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day for the tournament this year! The weather was beautiful and the day was a huge success. We were so grateful to have over 100 golfers participate and 60 + sponsors on board, which was a record for the tournament. We were also honored to have coaches and students from Lowell High School, Lawrence High School, Mercedes Baseball, and United Conquerors Basketball speak at the event and be part of the special day.  We are excited to support these outstanding programs and many others in the Merrimack Valley and Lowell with the fund raised at the tournament!

Congratulations to Scott Ouellet, Coach of Lowell High School Track and Cross Country program, for being selected as EAP's 2016 Coach of the Year and also congratulations to the winners of the tournament - Team Lowell General/Circle Health!  

It was another wonderful day of golf at the Andover Country Club!  A great big thank you to all our sponsors, golfers, volunteers, athletes, coaches and all others who participated to make the event a huge success!!  With the funds raised, we are excited to be able to provide several additional scholarships for high school athletes to attend college showcase camps in the remainder of 2015 and fund a number of teams to play in summer and fall leagues and participate in regional and national events.  

• 4th Annual EAP Celebration Party at Jaime's in January 2015.  

We can't thank our donors enough for their continued support of Everyone's A Player.  This year's celebration party was a huge success!  As a result, we will be helping many deserving athletes and programs this spring in the Merrimack Valley further their athletic endeavors.  We are really excited about the potential of these athletes and program and wish them much success.  Thank you for all that you do to make a difference in the lives many athletes in our community!  

This year, EAP selected Raymond Nunez, Lawrence High School Varsity Basketball coach, our Coach of the Year Award, for his commitment, dedication and the incredible work he has done for the Lawrence Community.  EAP will present his award at our annual golf tournament on May 26, 2015 at the Andover Country Club.  

• 3rd Annual EAP Celebration Party at Jaime's.  

Thank you to all who supported us at the Everyone's A Player 3rd Celebration Party at Jaime's in January.   It was a great night and big success!  With the money raised, we will be helping many deserving athletes throughout the Merrimack Valley and Lowell for spring and summer athletic programs.  

Also, a big congratulations to Stephanie McArdle, Executive Director & Founder of Beyond Soccer in Lawrence, who was awarded the second annual EAP Coach's Award for her outstanding service in the Merrimack Valley community.  

     

• May 27, 2014 - The third Annual EAP Golf Tournament at Andover Country Club was a huge success!  With the support of over 100 golfers and 80 sponsors and donors, EAP is able to provide many deserving athletes in our community the opportunity to participate in organized sporting programs.  And giving them an chance for a brighter and more positive future.   Thanks to all who participated and continue to help to make a difference in the lives of many athletes throughout the Merrimack Valley.   

                                                                                   

• Second Annual EAP Golf Tournament at Andover Country Club
  
  

Our second annual golf tournament was a huge success!  We want to thank all of the sponsors, donors and golfers who took part in our tournament.  With their generosity and support, so many deserving kids will have the opportunity to participate in sporting programs throughout the Merrimack Valley.  Save the date for next years tournament on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.   

 

• Fuddruckers Fundraiser