Number of Participants: 45
Hours Donated: 5
Value of Time Served: $1,901
Event Amount Raised: $1,625
Event Type: Health & Medicine
Sport: Field Hockey
School: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Sr High School
Date: September 17, 2023
Location:
BH-BL High School
Lake Hill Road, Burnt Hills
Ballston
About:
Every year our Burnt Hills Field Hockey program hosts a youth field hockey tournament for all of the youth programs in the surrounding area. This year we are using the opportunity to host an American Cancer Society “Stick it to Cancer” fundraising event. Players that make a donation to the American Cancer Society in any amount will be invited to fill out an “I Play For” tag in honor of a friend or family member who is a survivor, victim, or currently battling any form of cancer. All “I Play For” tags will be hung on the fence creating a “Stick it to Cancer” Wall of Honor. Players will also receive a ribbon to wear in their hair or on their pinnie in support or remembrance of their loved ones.
Several hundred youth players will attend and participate in the tournament. However, the tournament and fundraiser itself will be run on the volunteer work of our Burnt Hills Field Hockey players, which includes the 45 players on our varsity, jv, and modified teams, and our four program coaches. Players will volunteer for 5 hours on the day of the event. We have chosen the “Stick it to Cancer” program because cancer has impacted not only many of our Burnt Hills field hockey players and their families, but it is a cause that has affected teammates, coaches, and loved ones in our surrounding districts. “Stick it to Cancer” is a program that unifies all field hockey programs in Section 2.
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