The Lebanon Youth Soccer Program started the Summer with some problems.
The prior administration under the guidance of Brian Arsenault had left 2014 program participants without much of what was promised to them. The program was missing financials, bank accounts, tax ID numbers and hadn't been insured through Soccer Maine for a couple of years.
Enter Ms. Georgie Allen.
Although Ms. Allen is the Lebanon Recreational Department Director, the Lebanon Youth Soccer organization is a 501c Corporation, and not run as a town sponsored sports league. There was so much work to be done and the program was such a mess, there were so many obstacles to overcome and the task seemed almost insurmountable!
But Georgie believed that Lebanon Youth Soccer had its place in providing a healthy activity for the youth of Lebanon.
There were people who didn't believe she could ever get things in to place in time for the 2015 Soccer Season. People who questioned her ability to get enough team sponsors. People who questioned her ability to straighten things out with Soccer Maine and those who worried about insurance for the program.
Lebanon Maine Truth Seekers admittedly was among the worried.
We didn't worry about t-shirts or snack shack offerings. We didn't worry about team sponsors or financials. Our own worries were specifically making sure that the Lebanon Youth Soccer group had sufficient insurance to cover the children who would play during the season.
We would like to say that we are so proud of Georgie's hard work and dedication and MORE than pleased to say that she's made a supporter and a believer out of us!!
Lebanon Maine Truth Seekers had met with Ms. Allen and came away a little bit more sure, but not quite yet convinced. It seemed to us that if there was a resident in Lebanon who would classify as a "one woman army", it was Georgie Allen. She has enough drive and enough stamina and enough positivity for anyone hanging on to the hope and dream that Lebanon Youth Soccer could thrive.
In the month and a half since meeting with her, Ms. Allen has proved the nay-sayers wrong. She has obtained a Tax ID number, secured a bank account, put together a full Board of 17 parents, and secured a membership with Soccer Maine which gives her insurance for her program. She has held yard sales to fund new t-shirts, she has held sign ups (104 children so far), and she has done ALL of this while holding down the fort and filling in as Director of the Lebanon School Summer Camp after the accidental injury of Director Shirley Mathews!
Lebanon Maine Truth Seekers is proud to say that each step along the way, Ms. Allen has messaged us to let us know she was one step closer to her GOAL!!! The 2015 Season is almost at hand, and Georgie Allen and Lebanon Youth Soccer are READY!!
So far, Georgie has SIX Team Sponsors providing financial backing for her Soccer teams. We are proud to announce her sponsors and thank them for their support and help!!!
Lebanon Youth Soccer Team Sponsors will be.......
Yankee Thermal Imaging
Quality Fuels
Tri City Drywall
Aroma Joes
Batchelder Sales
and Victor's (formerly Boucher's Market in E. Rochester).
The Lebanon Youth Soccer sign ups are finished for the year, however, if you have a child who has missed sign ups, Georgie says she is willing to take a few more. Please contact her at (207)837-2138, or e mail her at lebanonsoccer2015@gmail.com
Prices are $40 per child, with additional children from the same family discounted to $30 per child.
Georgie has promised to invite us as the Lebanon Youth Soccer begins their season, and after the first Board Meeting, we'll be giving you all a list of the GREAT parents who have come together in support of Georgie and this much needed Lebanon sports program.
WAY TO GO GEORGIE ALLEN!!!
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