St. Louis, MO - During this past fall's regular season, the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Girls ECNL Program spent many nights on the field for practice and weekends on the road for games. In addition to all of their time spent around the game, the SLSG Girls ECNL Program spent time off the field supporting our local community- part of our “More Than a Game”, or “MTAG” Initiative. These acts of service demonstrate that the SLSG Girls ECNL Program truly believes participating in the sport and ECNL League is in fact, More Than A Game.
October
During October, in order to raise breast cancer awareness, the girls chose to wear and then auction off pink Breast Cancer Awareness jerseys, decorated with the Breast Cancer Ribbon logo in place of the SLSG classic Fleur De Lis. Over $11,500 were raised at the end of the month, and donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation.
November
In the month of November, the SLSG ECNL Girls celebrated both the ECNL Green and the ECNL Navy Senior Days. During the fixtures throughout these Senior Days, members from each team came together to design and create blankets for the Ronald McDonald Houses of St. Louis - whose mission it is to provide comfort, care and home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children. At the end of the day, over 200 blankets were delivered by the Senior Classes from both the ECNL Green and Navy teams. Our goal was to provide the families with some of the basic comforts of home during their time with the Ronald McDonald Houses of St. Louis.
December
Wrapping up the holiday season, the SLSG ECNL Girls have connected with the Alton School District, providing Christmas for underprivileged children from the district. 22 kids have been "adopted" between both the ECNL Navy and ECNL Green programs, with each team contributing to multiple students for the holiday season. The ECNL Program as a whole will be delivering these presents to the families this week, providing presents and joy for many children throughout the local area.
The St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL Girls Program wishes everyone a Happy Holiday Season!
UNITY ⚜ HUMILITY ⚜ PASSION ⚜ RESPECT ⚜ TRADITION