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Congratulations to 2011 Scholarship
Recipient:
Jessica Ryan
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Donate now to honor La!
or mail
flyer and check, made payable to
La Foundation
c/o CCCF
28 West Market Street
West Chester, PA 19382
Mission Statement...
Your contribution to La’s Foundation will create a lasting
tribute to commemorate La’s courage, determination, passion, love for others
and love for life. La’s family will make grants to charitable causes that
help young people afflicted with lung cancer and other forms of cancer.
Grants will be made to honor causes that were important to La during her
life, including soccer, lacrosse, athletics, and animal welfare.
Scholarships will also be awarded to young women at Henderson High School in
West Chester, PA and Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
About La...
A graduate of Henderson High School in West Chester,
PA and Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, Laura passed away in June 2008
from lung cancer. She is survived by her husband, Steve Koch, Drexel’s
associate director of athletics, whom she met at Drexel.
Known as one of the greatest players in Drexel women’s soccer history, Laura
left an outstanding legacy. She played for Drexel’s soccer team, the
Dragons, from 1998 to 2001 and left as Drexel’s all-time leader in goals and
points. Dan Simmons, associate athletic director of recreation, said, “I
remember her at the end of her career. She was the type of person you
wanted on a Drexel team. She was always full of energy and always smiling.”
After graduating Drexel in 2002, Koch worked for the Veterinary Referral Center in Frazer, a 24-hour emergency care center, and loved to nurture animals.
To preserve her exemplary legacy, each year La’s #9 jersey
is wore by the woman who displays the traits that define the way Laura lived
her life and played on the field. Drexel is currently fundraising to build
The Laura Koch Memorial Locker Room which will become the home of women’s
soccer at Drexel.
Read about Drexel's Locker Room dedication to LA:
Women's Soccer Shifts attention--Meikle Koch Dedication
Years after, Meikle Koch Continues to Inspire DU
Fund News...
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On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Cameron Meikle and Beth Harper Briglia signed paperwork for the fund's first donation. The donation was made to the Chester County SPCA Guardian Angel Program. |
Past
Events...
Rock for La '11
December 23, 2011
2nd Annual 'Lace
Em' Up For La - 5K Run/ 1 Mile Walk'
When: Sunday September 5, 2010
LA 2010 Lax Camp
When: July 21-24
Where: Henderson High School
400 Montgomery Ave., West
Chester
Check out the brochure
December 19, 2008: "Angel on the Lax Field." |
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December 19, 2008: The La Foundation Established at CCCF |
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December 26, 2009: The Note's Rock for '09 in honor of Laura Meikle
Koch |
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La Foundation website
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