Denver Outlaws goalie Jesse Schwartzman was named May’s HEADstrong Humanitarian of the Month in recognition of his contributions to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
MLL partners with the HEADstrong Foundation each month to recognize members of the MLL who distinguish themselves in their community outreach with the award. The HEADstrong Foundation was founded by Nicholas Colleluori shortly after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and his legacy lives on through the organization and its efforts in the fight against blood cancers.
Schwartzman recently fulfilled Kyle Norton’s wish to meet the Denver goalie. Through a partnership between the New York and Colorado chapters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Schwartzman and the rest of the Outlaws team hosted Kyle in Denver for team practice and the Outlaws’ win against the Rochester Rattlers. Kyle spent time playing lacrosse with the team, had his own Denver Outlaws locker and jersey for the game—which he watched from the sideline with the team—and finished the evening with a celebratory ice cream party in the locker room.
Schwartzman was named MLL’s Goalie of the Year in 2013 and has earned six MLL All-Star selection and a pair of All-MLL honors throughout his career. This season he became the league’s all-time winningest goalie, and leads the MLL with 62 career wins.
Schwartzman is the second Denver Outlaws player to be recognized with this honor. Ken Clausen was March’s HEADstrong Humanitarian of the Month in honor of his work with Mustache Madness.