The family of slain UVA student Yeardley Love has created a memorial fund at Love’s high school, Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Maryland, for the construction of a turf athletics field.
“We want to honor Yeardley and her contributions to Notre Dame as a student, athlete, and friend,” said Love’s mother, Sharon, in a news release. “We believe that the new turf field will be a great tribute to Yeardley as future generations of students use it. Notre Dame was such a special place for both Yeardley and her sister Lexie, we are humbled that so many people would like to help NDP to memorialize Yeardley.”
According to the release, the estimated cost for the field is $1 million. Currently, the school has reached 3 percent of the total. Gifts can be made to the Yeardley Love ’06 Memorial Field, care of Notre Dame Preparatory School.
Other memorial funds have been established in honor of Love. Contact information for two follow:
The Yeardley Love Memorial Fund
Notre Dame Prep School
815 Hampton Lane
Towson, MD 21286
Phone: 410-825-6202
The Yeardley Love Women’s Lacrosse Scholarship Fund
Virginia Athletics Foundation
P.O. Box 400833
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Phone: 434-982-5555 or 800-626-8723