On Saturday, Sept. 28 we packed up the Miner van with people, snacks, and a cow costume and headed south to Plattsburgh for the Fourth Annual ETS Charity Kickball Tournament. This marks the second year that Miner Institute has entered a team. Although it was a bit cloudy and at times pretty rainy, the overall consensus was that it was a lot of fun! The Miner Threat team -- Sarah Morrison, Laura Klaiber, Mark Haney, Adam LaCount, Dan Belrose, Jared Ashline, Lisa Klaiber, ShyAnne Koehler, Ashton Nelson, and Bruno Franco -- played four games in total, but ultimately the Plattco Hessian Soldiers outplayed us 1-0 in back-to-back games and went on to win the division. All of the proceeds raised --$3000 in 2019 -- go to charity. This year, $1000 was donated to the United Way of the Adirondack Region, $1000 was donated to the Elmore SPCA, and $1000 was donated to the Make a Wish Foundation. Each year, proceeds go to the United Way and then the winning teams get to choose a charity to donate remaining funds to. This year's tournament featured a competitive and a fun division. Plattco won the fun division and UPS won the competitive division. Smiles were plentiful and everyone who participated had a great time. We are grateful that ETS had the vision and the aptitude to organize this tournament and allow us to help the community while building our team and honestly having a ton of fun! We are aiming our sights high for 2020 as we want to be crowned kickball champs and determine which deserving charity will get a financial boost!
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12/13/2019 07:11:39 pm
I think that this is so nice of you. I understand that you are still an up and comer to this scene, but it is nice that you are already making waves in the community. If you want to reach the top, then charity events like this one is where you need to strive. I love that you are spending your time to help out the lives of other people. I just wish that you can help us out a lot more.
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12/17/2019 07:20:10 am
These are the activities that should really be done if an organization wants to accumulate funds for a special cause. I have once joined an organization that are conducting different fund raising events for kids who have cancer. It always makes my heart feel warm and happy upon seeing the smiles of these kids and the fact that we are able to give them hope despite of what they are going through. It has been two years since the last time I volunteered and this article of yours make me missed everything that I was able to do before. Thanks for reminding me about this.
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