Congratulations, The Boys' Latin School of Maryland!
The Laker-Crusader Challenge is back! From May 3 - 11, we've set a goal of 349 donors, per school - the number of combined years our schools have been educating young men. For the last 7 years, we have competed on and off the field to celebrate the bond between our two schools and what makes us both leaders in boys education. While we'll forever remain rivals on the field, we are champions leading in our communities. Thank you for your support!
The St. Paul's Schools Updates
Thank you SP Community!
Thanks for helping us exceed our Laker-Crusader Challenge goal of 349 donors! This year, we received gifts from 413 donors. Boys’ Latin took the lead with 435. Although BL won the challenge, we’re grateful our communities came together to support our students and faculty. We may be rivals forever, but we are champions together!
#WeAreSP #WeAreChampionsTogether
The Final Countdown!
Though we played our hearts out, we came up short today in the game against BL. We have officially achieved our goal of 349 donors, but BL is currently in the lead! There's still time on the clock to see who can get the most donors to win the challenge!
Melissa Poland - 08:02 Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Achievement Unlocked!
We're cheering because our initial goal has been met - thank you to the 349 donors who have supported the Laker-Crusader Challenge so far!
Melissa Poland - 07:25 Tuesday, May 11, 2021
SPSG Goes Blue & Gold for Laker-Crusader!
In support of the Laker-Crusader Challenge and the SP varsity lacrosse team, the girls at St. Paul's School for Girls wore Blue & Gold to show their Crusader spirit!
WE ARE TIED!
It is t-minus four hours until the game and this is the last day of the Laker-Crusader Challenge! We need your help now to reach our goal of 349 donors. Help bring home the challenge victory with your gift!
Blue & Gold Spirit is Spreading Across Campus!
It's Game Day!
This is the last day of the Challenge and now is the time to help us reach the goal. We can't wait to watch as our boys take the field later this afternoon. Off the field, we are currently in the lead but BL is catching up!
We still need 121 donors to reach our goal. Help us bring home a victory with a gift today!
Just Two Days Left in the Challenge!
Just Two Days Left in the Challenge!
As our boys get ready to take the field, we need your support to continue our momentum off the field. We need your help to reach our goal of 349 donors by this Tuesday. Make your gift today and help lead us to victory!
Melissa Poland - 09:57 Sunday, May 09, 2021Who Do You Think Will Win?!
With just four days until the big game, we asked SP and BL students who they think will win.
While we will have to wait and see who wins the game, you can still help us win the Laker-Crusader Challenge by making a gift today!Melissa Poland - 10:25 Friday, May 07, 2021Help us write the next chapter in the SP v. BL rivalry!
For more than 100 years, St. Paul's lacrosse has competed with Boys’ Latin on the field and we are thrilled that our boys are back out there again this year. As we await another chapter in this storied rivalry, we celebrate the legacy of St. Paul’s lacrosse during the 7th annual Laker-Crusader Challenge.
There are just six days left to reach our goal of 349 donors. The St. Paul’s Alumni Association is offering a $100 match for the first 250 donors. Make your gift today and help us secure a win off the field!
Melissa Poland - 12:03 Wednesday, May 05, 2021Score Update!
One week till SP and BL face-off on the field!
In just one week we will face BL both on and off the field! Give now to the Laker-Crusader Challenge to help us reach 349 donors. Get your blue-gold gear ready for the dress down day and student rally on May 11.
Visit www.locallive.tv/boyslatinmd next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to watch SP take on BL! 
Laker-Crusader Challenge Returns!
The 7th annual Laker-Crusader Challenge is back May 3–11. During this unprecedented time, we have united off the field to celebrate the bond between St. Paul's and Boys’ Latin and what makes us both champions in our communities. While we remain rivals forever, we are champions together.
Join us once again as we challenge BL in an effort to reach 349 donors – celebrating the combined number of years these schools have educated boys in the Baltimore Area.
Melissa Poland - 08:57 Monday, May 03, 2021Spread the word about the Laker-Crusader Challenge by becoming an advocate!
Help spread the word about the Laker-Crusader Challenge!
Want to help get the word out about the Laker-Crusader Challenge and encourage your friends and family to give? Become a Crusader Advocate in 3 easy steps:
- Click on the Advocates button below the video
- Create (or login into) a GiveCampus Account
- Share the challenge on your Facebook or Twitter using the Share or Tweet buttons on the Advocates page. You can also text or email a direct link to any of you contacts
It's that easy! Let's show our Crusader Pride all over Social Media, and use #LCC2021 #FightForBlueGold
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Updates
WE DID IT! THANK YOU LAKERS!
The Darrell-Ehrhardt Cup is officially back at BL thanks to our Lakers triumphant win of 19-2 over the Crusaders!
And thanks to our amazing Laker Community, we have reached our initial goal of 349 gifts in recognition of the historical Laker - Crusader Rivalry! This year our communities came together to show that while we will be always be rivals, together we can be champions.
But the game isn't over yet! While we have officially achieved our goal, there's still time on the clock to see who gets the most donors. Let's see who can get the most donors before the lights go out!
Mari Verrecchia-DeLonde - 06:46 Tuesday, May 11, 2021WE DID IT! THANK YOU LAKERS!
Mari Verrecchia-DeLonde - 05:00 Tuesday, May 11, 2021
It's almost game time!
It’s less than 2 hours to game time and BL has taken the lead over SP in the Laker-Crusader Challenge!
The Challenge ends at midnight and the school with the most gifts wins. There’s still time to make a gift and help us keep our lead over SP.
Many thanks to everyone that has already made a gift!
Here we go Lakers!
Let’s beat those Crusaders on AND off the field! Don’t forget to tune into the game at 4 p.m. https://events.locallive.tv/school/boyslatinmd
TODAY IS THE DAY!
The Laker – Crusader Challenge ends tonight at midnight and we are about 120 gifts away from meeting our goal of 349 gifts. The school with the most gifts wins the challenge and so far, St. Paul’s is ahead of us.
Help us beat St. Paul’s both on AND off the field by making a gift now! Remember, EVERY GIFT COUNTS!
As an added incentive, the Alumni Association has generously agreed to give $10,000 to match all new and increased Alumni gifts!
Don't forget to tune in and watch the game TODAY at 4:00 PM on the Livestream at https://events.locallive.tv/school/boyslatinmd.
It's the last game of the season. Let's cheer on our Lakers and CRUSH THOSE CRUSADERS!
If you have already participated in this year’s Laker Fund, we THANK YOU AGAIN!
LET'S GO LAKERS!
Make a gift now: Laker - Crusader Challenge 2021
**Gifts made by mail, via the BL Make A Gift page, and thru Venmo @BoysLatinMD will count towards our goal.
Mari Verrecchia-DeLonde - 10:03 Tuesday, May 11, 2021Who do you want to win the Laker-Crusader Challenge?
There are only 4 days left and BL is trailing behind SP with 120 gifts to their 151.
Make a gift today and help us crush those Crusaders!
Remember, every gift counts!
Thank you to everyone that has already made a gift!
#LCC2021 #EQV #onebl
Venmo: @BoysLatinMD
Mari Verrecchia-DeLonde - 12:00 Friday, May 07, 2021First Quarter Update
We’re midway through the first quarter and BL is behind SP in gifts with 49-81! Help us get ahead and make a gift now!
A generous alum has offered to match every NEW and INCREASED gift up to $10,000 – potentially doubling your gift! Remember, EVERY GIFT COUNTS and gets us closer to our goal of 349 by midnight May 11th!
Thank you to everyone who has made a gift this year!
Venmo @BoysLatinMD
Mari Verrecchia-DeLonde - 03:40 Tuesday, May 04, 2021The Laker-Crusader Challenge Starts NOW!
The Laker – Crusader Challenge Starts today!
Help us beat St. Paul’s both on AND off the field by making a gift today to help us reach our goal of 349 gifts by midnight of the 11th! Click here to make your gift https://www.givecampus.com/twr8ym or through Venmo @BoysLatinMD. Every gift counts!
Thanks to everyone that has already made a gift this year!
Let’s go Lakers! #LCC2021 #EQV #onebl
Mari Verrecchia-DeLonde - 03:28 Monday, May 03, 2021Give our Lakers a head start and become an advocate!
Laker Crusader Challenge 2021
How To Become an Advocate
Make your impact at The Boys' Latin School of Maryland by encouraging your classmates, family, and friends to support Laker Crusader Challenge 2021. Take any—or all!— of the steps below to become an Advocate.
While logged into your GiveCampus user account, all sharing buttons generate a campaign link that is unique to you. When you use these buttons to share the campaign or the advocacy dashboard, your impact will be tracked and celebrated next to your name on the Advocates tab on the campaign page.
Leverage your gift to encourage others to give! Offering a Match means that you’ll give a number of dollars for every dollar or donor that the campaign receives up to your specified maximum gift amount. Offering a Challenge means that you’ll give a gift if the campaign receives a certain number of donors or dollars.
A Personal Plea is a quick video in which you tell the The Boys' Latin School of Maryland community why you’re excited about the campaign, and why others should get involved. A member of the The Boys' Latin School of Maryland team will review your Plea, and as soon as it’s been approved, it will go live on the campaign.
