Number of Participants: 480
Hours Donated: 6
Value of Time Served: $24,336
Event Amount Raised: $3,380
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Volleyball
Date: March 24, 2017
Location:
478 Elwood Road Elwood
New York 11731, United States
About:
Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students banded together for an evening of healthy competition during the school’s annual Volleyball-a-thon on March 16. The event raised $3,380, which will be donated to the Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo Sergeants Benevolent Association for Widows & Children’s Fund for NYC, the Sean Urda Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
This year, 48 teams of students participated in the tournament in the school gymnasium. Each team had t-shirts made and came up with a creative name for their group. Throughout the event, those in attendance were encouraged to sign three posters made for a senior at the high school who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Students shared their best wishes and words of encouragement. Each team competed on one of the four volleyball courts until one team was crowned the winner. The winning team proved to be “Jokes of 2016.”
Photo Captions:
1) Members of the team “Berto Once Said” at Elwood’s Volleyball-a-thon.
2) Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students heard from coach Lou Hanner before the start of the event.
3) Students at Elwood-John H. Glenn High School participated in the school’s annual Volleyball-a-thon to raise money for various causes.
4) Junior Nicole Tavernise signed a poster in support for a student recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Photos courtesy of the Elwood Union Free School District
