TOWN NEWS | SCHOOL NEWS | EVENTS AND CHARITY | SPORTS NEWS | JOURNAL ARTICLE Have News? Email Snydersstoughton@aol.comWATCH MARK ON YOU TUBE!
ALL CONTENTS ON THIS SITE (c) 2013 by PMPNetwork, Inc.
STOUGHTON HIGH ATHLETES VS. HUNGER
Stoughton High Athletic Director Ryan Donahue was proud of "Stoughton Athletes vs. Hunger", an event that took place a few weeks ago. As we approach Thanksgiving, it's a wonderful story about how Stoughton's athletic teams banded together to collect food for the Stoughton Food Pantry. Each of the school's teams competed against one another and over 1100 items were collected for those in need.
The idea for "Athletes vs. Hunger" came from Stoughton High's Volleyball Coach Ken Gay. Donahue credits him not only for coming up with the idea, but for really being the leader in getting it off the ground, and up and running.
And, the final results are in on the "Athletes Against Hunger" campaign. According to Donahue, "Many of the teams gave a great final push in an attempt to become the winner." And, the envelope, please. The finishers, in order, for highest per person total, were:
1st - Boys' Cross-country
2nd - Girls' Cross-Country
3rd - Volleyball
4th-Field Hockey
5th-Golf
6th-Boys' Soccer
7th-Cheerleaders
8th-Girls' Soccer
9th-Football
The football team might have finished last, but they were busy finishing on the cusp of the Division III Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium! The team with the most donations was volleyball with 355 items, followed closely by field hockey with 350. The total donation equaled 1114 items. Adds Donahue, "I feel we accomplished everything we set out to do, reaching a successful outcome."
The original flyer they gave the teams is HERE. But, the athletes are NOT done. Donahue tells Snyder's Stoughton, "We will have our winter and spring teams compete against the numbers that the fall teams achieved for the biggest fight against hunger title for the year." Volleyball Coach Gay not only organized the event, but handled the truck loads of donations, too!
BACK TO MAIN SCHOOL PAGE
(Story by Mark Snyder. Information & Photos courtesy of Ryan Donahue)