July 15, 2010~
W. Laf. players team up against hunger
Football and girls soccer team collect food
Updated: Thursday, 15 Jul 2010, 12:56 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010, 11:51 PM EDT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The West Lafayette (WL) high school football and girls soccer team competed against each other.
It wasn't a sports competition, but a contest to see which team could collect more food for Food Finders Food Bank in Lafayette.
The teams each laid out the number of cans and boxes they got on the football field to determine the winner. Parent and food drive organizer Carol Brophy said it was a good non-sports related exercise for the players to see how great the need is the community.
"It's really great for our kids, many of whom are rather privileged, to know we really do have issues of hunger right here in our community," she explained.
The football team collected the most food.