February 2014: Seven on the Green Line Returns for more tournaments in 2014!

Seven on the Green Line was created last year after the Boston Marathon bombing. In less than three weeks, we were able to put on a fantastic tournament that ended up raising $5355 for Syndey and Celeste Corcoran who were critically injured during the attack. Because of the great response from the ultimate community, we've decided to run four more tournaments in 2014 while keeping the name of the event in spirit of Sydney and Celeste. Each tournament will raise money for a major non-profit organization that is local to the Greater Lowell area. The goal of these tournaments are twofold: to raise money for several great causes while playing ultimate and having a great time.



Unlike some other charitable events, our overhead costs are minimal (approximately $20 for our 2013 event!). All of the work is done by volunteers. For all of our events, Tyngsboro Sports Center has donated their facility. You can help support TSC by purchasing food and drinks (alcoholic drinks are for sale as well!) while at the event. As such, nearly all of the money raised goes directly to these non-profit organizations. Helping run these events will be the University of Massachusetts Lowell's men's ultimate team. Our first two partnerships are already finalized and we are currently in the works with two organizations for our fall events.



The first event of 2014 will be held Saturday, May 3rd. We will be supporting the Alternative House. The Alternative House provides emergency shelter for battered and abused women and their children. They also offer support, counseling, and legal advocacy while working towards the empowerment of women's self-sufficiency. Check out the FaceBook event page here.



Our second event will be held Saturday, June 14th. For this event, we are raising money for the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC). UTEC is nationally recognized as a model for youth development. They ignite and nurture Lowell's most disconnected youth to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success.



At each event, we will be raffling off various ultimate (and non-ultimate!) products. Each person who attends will receive two free raffle tickets with more available for purchase. At our inaugural event, we had more than 15 companies donate some fantastic products! Even if you cannot attend these events, you can sitll help out! We have established a fundraising page. Additionally, we are also selling Seven on the Green Line jerseys and discs online and at each event (you can pre-order these as well). These will be available in April.

We would like to thank these amazing organizations for their help, services, and donations.

UltimateCentral

SAVAGE Ultimate

Ultimate Disc Store

New England Ultimate

Slow White

UltiCards

Innova Discs