Second Annual Westchester Team Challenge

The weather was hot and the cheers were loud at the Second Annual Westchester Team Challenge (WTC) at LMU’s Drollinger Field on Saturday, August 6.

Seven teams made up of local service organizations, neighbors, businesses and friends battled it out during the morning of friendly competition to see who’d take home bragging rights and the top spots in bocce ball, corn hole, hold the rope, the three-legged race and the football toss. “Over 70 competitors cooperated in an animated half day of fun and games,” said co-organizer Amy Frelinger. “With energetic competition and brimming team enthusiasm, we could feel the community spirit we are fortunate to share here in Westchester. All in all, it was a joy-filled and moving day!” Frelinger and fellow longtime Westchester resident, Grant Francis, founded the event in 2019 as a way to promote physical activity and encourage supporting local causes. Proceeds from the event, which this year raised $3,000, will go toward the Westchester Streetscape Improvement Association (WSIA). The nonprofit is responsible for the beautification improvements along Sepulveda and Manchester, including replacing broken sidewalks, which once plagued the street, landscaping, planting trees and trash pick-up. WSIA is currently in the midst of a relaunch, complete with a new website and an Adopt-A-Tree fundraising campaign to provide ongoing maintenance to the area and realize the organization’s vision for a walkable, green downtown Westchester. Stay tuned for more details!

Save the date for the Third Annual WTC on August 5, 2023 and visit westchestercateamchallenge.com.