Every year, in both the fall and the spring, LMSC collects used soccer equipment and donates the itmes to a needy organization. Sometimes these items go to a third world country, sometimes they go to a local inner city organization. LMSC will e-mail blast their members in the spring and in the fall to announce their collection dates and locations.

Many LMSC soccer players donate their cleats when they outgrow them. Old jerseys and shinguards that are outgrown make great donations as well.

Items that are most in need include:

• soccer balls (size 3, 4 or 5) that still can hold air
• cleats (must not have the leather ripped and still be safe to wear)
• shin guards (youth and adult sizes)
• jerseys (intramurals, travel, etc.)

Below are two pictures of youngsters who received items from Lower Merion Soccer Club.

• Picture 1: Youth soccer players from Rwanda in LMSC jerseys.
• Picture 2: Donations received in November, 2024 which was shipped over to needy soccer players in Rwanda.
• Picture 3: Children from the country of Malawi, located in Southeastern Afica, population 20 million.
• Picture 4: Cleat and soccer ball donations received in July, 2024 which was sent to Leveling The Playing Field in Philadelphia
• Picture 5: From Barbadoes. We were able to ship LMSC soccer balls and other equipment to them.