Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Lax for Shore – Thank you for your support!


Thank you to everyone who has supported the “Lax for Shore” shorts campaign to raise money for the disaster relief fund of the Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross.

As of November 19, 2012 we raised $6,754.50 with your help!

The shorts are still available as a pre-order item in our webstore, but due to overwhelming demand and support from across the country we are currently estimating 12+ weeks for delivery for any new orders. And we cannot accept returns or exchanges.




Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Lacrosse Playground» The Gargyle Lacrosse Short

Lacrosse Playground» Blog Archive » The Gargyle Lacrosse Short

Posted on November 27, 2012 by 

Mesh Lacrosse drops some sweet lacrosse shorts. The bright 1980′s inspired color scheme and non-traditional argyle pattern will mesmerize all who gaze upon them. Oh, and don’t be freaked out when your lax mom starts humming her favorite Cyndi Lauper tune. Use the promotion code, “FOGO-20″ to get 20% off (through Friday November 30) your entire purchase! Head to Meshlax.com.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Lacrosse Magazine» Lax Community Helping With Sandy Relief Effort


As published in Lacrosse Magazine by Corey McLaughlin
The lacrosse community — with hotbeds in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — was touched directly by Superstorm Sandy last week, and its effects linger. Towns across Long Island, the tri-state area and other shoreline locales in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic were left to cope with the aftermath of a storm that killed more than 100 people and included record flooding that left many homeless and power outages for some that are still ongoing.
Here's just some of the anecdotes of those affected, and links to relief efforts. Share yours in the comments section below or on Twitter @LacrosseMag.
  • Boston College's MCLA team traveled to Fairfield, Conn., last weekend to help the family of a teammate whose house was severely flooded by Sandy. Players and the coaching staff gutted parts of the house and helped the neighborhood in general.

    "We took out the entire fire floor of both his house and several of his neighbors, as well as cleaned up all kinds of trees that were down across the neighborhood," Boston College assistant coach Michael Maloney said in an email. "Drywall, flooring, doors, casings, furniture, kitchens, you name it, it all had to go. It was a great day for us as a team, and something that I thought might be a great story for the lacrosse community."
  • Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, N.J., a city across the Hudson River from New York City that was devastated by the storm. Stevens' women's team is selling "Hoboken Strong" t-shirts and sweatshirts with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Hoboken community and relief charities. Stevens' students are among those helping in the massive rescue and recovery effort at the school.
  • In Baltimore, Team USA and Boston Cannons midfielder Paul Rabil is guest DJ'ing on Thursday night at Portside Tavern in the city's Canton neighborhood as part of a Sandy relief fundraiser. All of the donations collected at the door will go to Delaware Coast Aid.
  • Several equipment and apparel companies have created products whose proceeds will go to relief efforts. Lacrosse.com and STX are selling Lacrosse Recovery Fund t-shirts with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the American Red Cross. Mesh Lacrosse has designed special "Lax for Shore" shorts available here, with proceeds going to the American Red Cross.
  • Aftershock Lacrosse, a Pennsylvania-based club team, collected items like clothing, blankets and non-perishable food items this week to donate to Sandy victims.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

MoorestownPatch.com» Sales from Lacrosse Shorts Benefit Sandy Victims

By Rob Scott | MoorestownPatch.com

Jay and Raquel Winkler, owners of Mesh Lacrosse, designed the Jersey Shore-themed shorts and will donate 100 percent of the profits to the Red Cross's relief efforts.

When Jay and Raquel Winkler saw the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, they decided to take their longtime love of the Jersey Shore and their burgeoning lacrosse apparel business and combine the two for a good cause.

“Jay and I are avid beachgoers … We love going to the Jersey Shore, and we were really just devastated by what Hurricane Sandy did,” said Raquel. “When something like this happens, you feel like you want to do something, but you don’t know what to do.”

Earlier this fall, the Winklers launched Mesh Lacrosse, an apparel business specializing in lacrosse shorts with creative designs—which has sort of become a niche market over the last decade, as lacrosse’s popularity has grown in leaps and bounds.

Jay said during a drive to Long Beach Island about a month ago, a friend suggested the Winklers create a pair of Jersey Shore-themed (the location, not the TV show) shorts. 

“Then this happened (with Hurricane Sandy) … and we saw these families being affected, devastated,” said Jay. “It just kind of clicked.”

They decided to design the Shore shorts, sell them through Mesh Lacrosse and donate 100 percent of the profits to the American Red Cross’s Sandy relief efforts. 

Jay, who serves as the creative director for Idea Lab Marketing in his day job, researched and dreamt up the art, and then handed it off to graphic designer Anthony Peist, who took care of the rest.

“We thought we’d sell them locally,” Jay said, “raise a few hundred dollars.”

But the project has taken off in a way neither Jay nor Raquel anticipated. Besides getting plenty of local interest, they’ve received orders from a host of other states, including California, Indiana, Florida, Massachusetts and North Carolina. Four days in, they’ve already raised approximately $3,000.

“It’s actually a little overwhelming,” said Raquel, principal for Mesh Lacrosse. “It’s just evident, everybody wants to help.”

The shorts (pictured above) are only available until Nov. 19. They can be purchased for $35 through the Mesh Lacrosse website

“We want to get the money to the people in need as soon as we can,” said Jay.