Month: November 2021

Compete for a chance to represent Lansing Common in the 2022 Lower League eCup on Xbox, Playstation, or PC.

Tuesday afternoon in Lansing a group of excited elementary school students, ranging from 1st-6th grade, gathered on the field outside Pattengill Biotechnical Magnet School in Lansing to celebrate their new soccer field. Lansing Common Head Coach Josh Oakley and Captain Julian Birge led the students in some skills practice and games on the new field, made possible by a donation from Lansing Common.

“The Pattengill Biotech family is beyond grateful to receive this generous gift of soccer goals and soccer balls,” said Pattengill Principal Missy Arocha. “Each grade level rotates daily to this field for one recess.  With soccer now being the main use of this space, we look forward to the constructive and organized activity where students will play and have fun.  THANK YOU LANSING COMMON!!!”

Since the founding of the club, Lansing Common has been committed to being active partners of the Lansing School District, working to provide opportunities for students, and this donation worth over $3,000 is part of that effort. 

“We want to make soccer as accessible as we can to all kids in Lansing,” said Lansing Common President Eric Walcott. “When we met Missy and she asked for help building a soccer field for the students at Pattengill, we saw that as an opportunity to meet a need in our community and make sure kids in Lansing have a chance to play soccer with as few barriers as possible.”

Lansing Common FC is committed to making sports and soccer in particular accessible for every child in Lansing. We are thrilled to be able to make this donation to Pattengill and will continue to seek out opportunities to break down barriers to participation and give every kid in Lansing the chance to enjoy the game we love so much.

Check out the video below for great coverage of the event from WILX.