Number of Participants: 12
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $406
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Girls Tennis
Date: March 31, 2022
Location:
Leominster High School
Granite Street, Leominster
MA
About:
The Girls’ Tennis Team took time off from the courts today to read the biographies of the 10 service members from Leominster who were KIA during the Vietnam War at the 2022 Vietnam Veterans ceremony. Proud to work with such a talented and compassionate group of young women.
All 12 members of the Varsity Tennis team took part in some way in the ceremony. Many of them read the biographies while others were responsible with placing roses on the banners that had the names and pictures of the soldiers.
The ceremony itself was from 3:00-4:30 on Tuesday. I am sure that the girls that were reading the biographies did some practicing beforehand.
I am the Social Studies Department Head at Leominster High School as well as the Girls’ Varsity Tennis Coach. I am often contacted by the local veteran’s groups to have LHS students participate in their events. I broached the topic of having the team participate in this event and they all agreed that it would be a worthwhile event for us to be involved with as a way to show our appreciation for the sacrifices that all of our local veterans have made. It was a nice event for us to be involved with.