FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ELEV8 Lacrosse Announces the 2017 Recipients of the Student-Athlete Scholarship Award Sponsored by MNP
Calgary, AB – Press Release – September 18, 2017 – ELEV8 Lacrosse Founder and CEO, Geoff Snider, is pleased to announce that it continues to partner with MNP to support student-athletes in the community. ELEV8 Lacrosse will receive $5000 from MNP as a sponsorship grant to fund a scholarship to be awarded to graduating ELEV8 student-athletes pursuing collegiate lacrosse.
The ELEV8 Lacrosse and MNP student-athlete scholarship is designed to recognize graduating athletes who have spent a minimum of three years in the ELEV8 Elite Fall Travel Program and have demonstrated academic and athletic success. The financial award goes directly for enrollment expenses at the respective institutions.
“We are extremely thankful for MNP’s continued support and investment in our programs. We are very excited to present the MNP sponsored scholarship to ELEV8 student-athletes, which reflects the importance of perseverance and hard work. These student athletes continually strive to reach the highest levels of their playing careers and will positively contribute as citizens in their respective teams and communities.” Snider stated.
The 2017 recipients include, Connor Peterson – Belmont Abbey, Myles Moffat – Lenoir Rhyne, Eli Cross – Belmont Abbey, Connor Finlay – Colorado Mesa, Connor Pupp, RIT, and Mitch Linklater – Lenoir Rhyne.
MNP is a leading national accounting, tax and business consulting firm in Canada. They proudly serve and respond to the needs of their clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Through partner-led engagements, MNP provides a collaborative, cost-effective approach to doing business and personalized strategies to help organizations succeed across the country and around the world.
“MNP is proud to sponsor ELEV8 and commends the organization for the positive influence it has on young Canadian athletes. We actively support initiatives that share our values of leadership, excellence and a commitment to enhancing communities where we live and work said Trevor Winkler, Managing Partner in MNP’s Calgary office.
ELEV8 Lacrosse is a Calgary-based coaching and development organization founded by Geoff Snider in 2007. ELEV8 is aimed to develop and provide the highest level of instruction for the growing sports of field and box lacrosse for Canadian student-athletes. Since its inception, ELEV8 has broadened its scope to include grassroots implementation; CLASSROOM Lacrosse, hybrid lacrosse, Elite box lacrosse and Elite field lacrosse development, coaching mentorship, as well as, NCAA recruitment and guidance for student-athletes and families.
For more information regarding ELEV8 Lacrosse, please contact:
ELEV8 Lacrosse
Phone: 403-479-4307
Email: info@elev8lacrosse.com
