The Jay Gallagher Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)3 non profit organization with 100% of the proceeds directly benefiting The Andy Foundation, The Miracle Foundation, and the Mollie Biggane Foundation. For more information on each charity, visit their websites:
The Andy Foundation
The tournament memorializes Ryan Kohart and Dave Leistman who were lost in the September 11thtragedy. The tournament namesake Jay Gallagher was a 1970 graduate of Garden City High School and a four year letterman at Cornell where he was captain in his senior year. He was an assistant coach at North Carolina, Syracuse, Rutgers and Cornell, leaving an everlasting legacy with the lacrosse world. Jay died at age 39 after battling Melanoma. He is deeply missed by family, members of the community and all who had the good fortune to be his friend.
The tournament memorializes Ryan Kohart and Dave Leistman who were lost in the September 11thtragedy. The tournament namesake Jay Gallagher was a 1970 graduate of Garden City High School and a four year letterman at Cornell where he was captain in his senior year. He was an assistant coach at North Carolina, Syracuse, Rutgers and Cornell, leaving an everlasting legacy with the lacrosse world. Jay died at age 39 after battling Melanoma. He is deeply missed by family, members of the community and all who had the good fortune to be his friend.
