Number of Participants: 25
Hours Donated: 2
Value of Time Served: $423
Event Type: Environment
Sport: Cross Country Running
Date: April 21, 2022
Location:
Belchertown High School
Springfield Road, Belchertown
MA
About:
Over April vacation the Belchertown track and field athletes who were still in the area went to the trails in town and the neighboring schools ( Swift River Elementary and Chestnut Hill school) and cleaned up the areas. These areas are used heavily by the community and needed some attention. The trails are used year round for walking, running, and snowmobiling. The distance athletes, who use theses trails on a daily basis during track and cross country season split up and cleaned the trails. The sprinters and throwers attended to the neighboring schools as those are used for youth sports (baseball, lacrosse, football, softball) and have numerous playgrounds that are used by the schools and community.
The distance coach and cross country coach Bill Wheeler and I both felt that these areas which our athletes use currently and during their time growing up in town needed the attention. This was just a small deed that took about 1-2 hours from 20-25 individuals.