JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
From time to time I have to report some sad news.
But this is some sad news, which hopefully will be turned into a positive event. And from the sounds of it, this should be fantastic. And it’s certainly for a fantastic cause.
When Penn Manor hosts Lampeter-Strasburg in their third annual “Backyard Bash” boys’ lacrosse game this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Comet Field in Millersville, the event will double as a cancer awareness night, and as a tribute for Ryan Weitzel, an L-S senior student/athlete who recently lost his battle with cancer.
Ryan played midfielder for L-S, and recently, the Pioneers’ players wore Ryan’s number – 22 – on the front of their jerseys.
Saturday’s game will be played in honor of Ryan, and proceeds from the night will go to three charities:
The Ryan Weitzel Foundation, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Hospice of Lancaster County.
For more on this event, you can visit Penn Manor’s lacrosse page here.
If you can’t make it out to Comet Field on Saturday, and you’d like to contribute, you can send donations to: The Ryan Weitzel Foundation, c/o Penny Weitzel, Susquehanna Bank, Willow Street Office, 200 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, P.O. Box 0310, Willow Street, 17584. And please be sure to place “The Ryan Weitzel Foundation” on the memo line.
There will be food and raffles at Comet Field on Saturday night, and everything is going to a terrific cause.
