Tournament Information:
Date: October 10th, 2010
Time: 9:00am
Location: Thayer Academy -
Off Campus Turf Fields
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About Us...
"Our goal is to help fund cancer research so the doctors at DFCI can continue their great work".
In 2007 one of the members of the University of Vermont men’s lacrosse team was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He followed a treatment plan from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation that winter. The player then started every game of his senior year and is still in full remission today. Throughout this process the team learned a great deal about cancer screening and prevention. We took it upon ourselves to help educate as many students athletes and young adults as possible through a fall lacrosse tournament started by the Curtis family in October 2008.
The first Catamount Classic - Lacrosse For A Cure took place at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. 10 Division I college lacrosse teams faced off in all day scrimmages to help fight the battle against testicular cancer. We charged admission to the tournament and the University of Vermont men’s lacrosse team fundraised money throughout the summer and fall. In total we donated nearly $20,000 to testicular cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We also handed out as many testicular cancer information booklets as we could to young adults at the tournament in hopes to spread the word about early detection and prevention.
In 2009, 11 top-level teams competed on Thayer Academy’s fields in an all day tournament. We had over 2,500 fans, fantastic vendors and great press coverage. One magazine called us the “premier lacrosse event of the fall.” In total we were able to donate nearly $40,000 to testicular cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We also donated eight complete Maverik Lacrosse sticks, Adrenaline socks and Atlantic Sportswear 2009 Event shirts to pediatric patients at the Vermont Cancer Center in Burlington, Vermont and to The Jimmy Fund in Boston, Massachusetts.The University of Vermont men’s lacrosse team and our fantastic event volunteers handed out thousands of screening and prevention brochures throughout the fall.
In total, the Catamount Classic has donated nearly $60,000 to testicular cancer research!
With your help, we would like to make our three year total $100,000!
Please contact us if you have any questions, would like to sponsor the event, or are interested in becoming a vendor. We can also be found on our blog, facebook or twitter!
