Soccer Community Comes Together to Provide Invaluable Community Program!
LA Galaxy San Diego would like to say a big thank you to program lead and LAGSD player Madelyn Lauro and all of the volunteer ‘buddies’ for all their hard work in leading our 2018 Champions League program.
If you are not familiar with the Champions League, it is a FREE 10 week program that runs September to November, offered to kids 2-18 years old who have medical and physical disabilities. All participants are paired up with a buddy to help them learn and grow as soccer players, all while having fun and getting exercise in a safe environment.
Our volunteer buddies are mostly comprised of LAGSD players but this year there were players from Blues, Surf and West Coast soccer clubs, as well as high schoolers from outside of the Carlsbad school district. It turns out this fantastic program was not only helping it’s participants but bringing together a local soccer community for the greater good.
Program lead, Maddie Lauro, who will be running Champions League one last time before heading to college, commented, “Champions League 2018 was fantastic! A special thank you to my volunteers and all the beautiful buddies. I enjoy coming out to make these kids happy and I am happy to be leading this program again in 2019. Thank you for all another fun season and I cannot wait for next year!”
Below is a list of the 2018 volunteer buddies:
Abbie Colton- Aiden Hallinan
- Annie DeHaan
- Ashlyn Siriani
- Aveline Langmead
- Cal Martoccia
- Carly Ereso
- Casey DeHaan
- Christian Smith
- Cloe Frese
- Ella Cull
Emily Colton- Emily Pringle
- Emma Bissi
- Ethan Ibarra
- Gavin Mahoney
- Grace O’Grady
- Harper Hughes
- Jared Tchorz
- Katrina Dang
- Kayla Dyck
- Kohana Akita-Ayres
- Laura Jones
- Lily O’Grady
- Malina Freeman
- Marshall Degnan
- Melia stubbs
Miki Chadderton- Natalie Rouse
- Olivia Barger
- Olivia Becker
- Olivia Shaw
- Ravi Pathak
- Samantha Lauro
- Sara Wenger
- Skylar Enge
- Sofia Askari
- Sophie Lorentzen
- Taryn Tarquin
- Taylor Wells
- Utham Roschke
LAGSD Media Team member Brigen Grueskin and LAGSD player Gaby Nelms produced this fantastic video on the 2018 Champions League for Carlsbad High School TV. Make sure to check it out:
