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Pay It Forward

The TYL & JTL program is a not-for-profit organization where 100% of the funds raised go back into the East Cobb community. The organization is 100% volunteer driven.

TYL Supports Fixin' The Frank

TYL President Mike Banik (right) and Vice President Mark Rowley (left) break ground in TYL's support of the Lassiter High School's Fixin' The Frank stadium project.

Trojan Youth Lacrosse Pays It Forward

Curious to know how the player-fees and fundraising money is invested back in our program and the community?  Here is a sample of what we do...
 
  • Committed a 10 year, $50,000 fund to the "Fixin The Frank" project at Lassiter High School. This donation will be spent on three turf fields allowing our program access to the much-needed Lacrosse fields in the main stadium and the back-fields.
  • Invested over $6,000 into upgrading the playing surfaces of the fields at Simpson & Mabry Middle schools.
  • Permanent barrier nets at Simpson Middle School.
  • Ongoing maintenance of (4) playing fields, including seasonal aerating, seeding, fertilizing, liming and the purchase and maintenance of the equipment to do so. 
  • Donates the equipment and time to teach the game of Lacrosse within the physical education departments of: Mountain View Elementary, Davis Elementary, Garrison Mill Elementary, Mabry Middle and Simpson Middle schools, all of which feed into the Lassiter High School state championship program.
  • Donates equipment to families in need.
  • Annual Platinum Sponsor of Lassiter Leaf Fund.
  • Fund (4) annual $500 College Scholarship Awards to (2) deserving Lassiter senior boys and (2) senior girls.
  • Annual Student Recognition Awards granted to students at Mabry Middle, Simpson Middle and McKlesky Middle schools as a token of appreciation for the use of the school's fields.
  • Annual "spruce" up the school day at Mabry Middle and Garrison Middle schools, as a token of appreciation for the use of the school's fields.
  • Offers specialized training for our players by organizations such as The Dixie Chicks and players (both past and present) from Major League Lacrosse.
  • Provides on-going training to parents, coaches & players under Stanford University's Positive Coaching Alliance program.
  • Incorporates the use of high school Lacrosse players to serve the community by mentoring, coaching & refereeing.