Number of Participants: 20
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $676
Event Amount Raised: $1,300
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Wrestling
Date: January 30, 2023
Location:
Hingham High School
Union Street, Hingham
MA
About:
The wrestling team collaborated with their school’s Veterans’ Appreciation Club on what has become an annual event.
They invited local veterans to attend the match and honored them during a ceremony before the match.
The honor guard from the Hingham Police Department presented the colors and three students sang the National Anthem.
The ceremony included brief speeches from the head coach, an official from the local veterans’ affairs’ office, two members from their Select Board, and their MA State Representative.
This year’s ceremony had special poignancy, since a recent HHS alum, who had been a member of the wrestling team, committed suicide last summer while on active duty.
Therefore, the ceremony called special attention to the #22ADAY movement and the terrible crisis in military suicide.
