It was a doubly good weekend for the Pirates.
The first good news is that head coach John Lemmons’ footballers beat the Bulldogs 55-10 to end a 7 game losing streak to the dogs. The victory completed an undefeated regular season and earned the Pirates an automatic berth in the state playoffs. The Pirates have a bye next weekend while 16 teams try and play their way into the playoffs.
The second good news of the weekend is that the Class Challenge has exceeded $60,000 with a big boost by Linda Strine, class of ’65, donating $5000. Linda’s gift is the fourth donation of $5,000 or more by the class of 1965. Linda joins Lou Leberti, Butch Shields, and Cliff George in the $5,000 club. The class of ’65 also has two $1,000 donors and a $500 donor. The total class contribution is well over $20,000.
Strine’s and other recent Pirate donations have pushed us very close to our goal of having at least $125,000 in the bank for Phase 2 of our Raise the Roof Project. Phase 1 was complete last summer. Phase 2 is the actual installation of the roof, scheduled for next summer.
Let’s get all Pirates on board
Twenty eight of Pete’s thirty four teams have made contributions. That leaves six to go. Four of the classes probably don’t have as much presence on social media as later classes. If you know of a Pirate from one of these classes you think might donate, please give them a call or visit about our fund raising. A nice tie in to a class donation is to donate an amount equal to the class year. For example, a member of the class of 1947 would donate $47. The classes we would like to come aboard are :
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1952
- 1976
- 1980
How to Donate – Credit Card, Check or PayPal
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