Metro Lacrosse has been providing underserved Boston kids with a lacrosse experience for years now. It's a great organization. They teach transferable skills and lessons through lax.

This spring, with the NCAA lacrosse final four heading its way, Metro Lacrosse is integrating a fundraiser with a really neat event emulating the torch run for the Olympics. Check that -- it's like the torch run sans protesters. Here's the event information from a recent (unedited) release:

METROLACROSSE’S 34-MILE ‘CHAMPIONS FOR COMMUNITY RELAY’ GIVES TO THE GAME

Relay Carries Official Game Ball for NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships from Massachusetts State House to Gillette Stadium

With each mile, metrolacrosse aims to raise $5k; Total fundraising goal is $100k

MetroLacrosse, a Boston-based non-profit that teaches urban youth and teens life lessons through the team sport of lacrosse, calls on lacrosse enthusiasts to join its Champions for Community Relay. The Relay is a 34-mile, Olympic-torch style event focused on raising funds to directly impact the academic, athletic and personal growth of MetroLacrosse’s youth and teens.

The Relay will kick off Friday, May 23rd at the Massachusetts State House where the first pass with the official game ball for the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships will be made to a MetroLacrosse participant. The ball will travel through greater Boston neighborhoods culminating at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, May 24th where it will be delivered to the field for the semi-final face off.

With a fundraising goal of $100K, MetroLacrosse calls on players of all levels, weekend warriors or simply sideline enthusiasts to join in the Relay by sponsoring any of the Relay miles. To find out more about the Champions for Community Relay and how to get involved, please visit www.metrolacrosse.com.