Number of Participants: 132
Hours Donated: 8
Value of Time Served: $36,738
Event Type: Civic & Community
Activity: Soccer
School: Commack High School
Date: October 24, 2025
Location:
Commack High School
Scholar Lane, Commack
NY
About:
A special part of the Commack Soccer program is its strong commitment to community service. Each season, every team — boys and girls, varsity and JV — rallies together to raise money and awareness for meaningful causes that touch the hearts of their players, coaches, and community.
The boys’ teams dedicate their fundraising to SUDEP awareness in memory of former player #24, Danny Mihnovich, who passed away from epilepsy. The girls’ teams focus their efforts on Kicks for Cancer, supporting community members past and present who are battling cancer.
This year, the program expanded its impact by adding the Daniella Conte Foundation to the list of supported charities. Daniella, a Commack student and soccer player who passed from childhood cancer, would have been a freshman this year and has several friends on the team. Honoring her memory added a special and personal meaning to this year’s efforts.
In total, more than 132 athletes and managers and eight coaches participated in the initiative, raising funds through events such as profit-share nights at Pizzaiolo Gourmet Eatery and Ralph’s Ices Commack, and merchandise sales at the Commack Soccer League fields.
One of the program’s most anticipated traditions is the Cougar for a Day Clinic, hosted in partnership with the Commack Soccer League. During the clinic, local players in grades 2 through 6 spend an afternoon playing soccer with Commack High School varsity and JV athletes. The event is filled with fun, mentorship, and community pride — and all proceeds go directly to the supported charities, split evenly between the two causes.
The upcoming Cougar for a Day event will be held on Friday, October 24, continuing this cherished tradition of teamwork, generosity, and community connection.
The Commack Soccer program takes immense pride in this aspect of their mission, showing that the true goal of the game goes far beyond wins and losses — it’s about making a difference together.
