Number of Participants: 26
Hours Donated: 74
Value of Time Served: $16,258
Event Amount Raised: $702
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Boys Basketball
School: Chautauqua Lake Secondary School
Date: January 24, 2019
Location:
100 North Erie Street
Mayville, NY
USA
About:
Our Varsity Basketball team was talking together one day and decided that one of our students, Drake McKane, who had leukemia for the last 14 months, was in need of a boost both emotionally and financially. We decided to make him an honorary captain for our Olean game and have a benefit for him. We are a small school but our kids have such a big heart so we had a 50/50, ball toss, lick leukemia lollipop stand and donated all the concession proceeds to him and his family for their ongoing battle with leukemia. We partnered with the Thunderbird Athletic Club, NHS, and CLCS Teachers Association to help our cause. We made over $700 for Drake and his family but more importantly we made lifelong friendships. We are richer fir helping this fellow student and his family. Our team took a loss that night but what really happened was totally a win for our whole team and community.