Soccer mini-camps set for this weekend….
Posted October 4, 2011 at 7:03 am by Ian Byington
The FHHS Girls Soccer Team & Coach Mark Fishaut have another game they want to help win…here’s more from Mark:
Working for a cure...
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
For the sixth consecutive season, the Friday Harbor High School Lady Wolverine soccer teams have taken this on as their way of saying “thanks for your support” to our Island.
We as coaches continue to view service to the community as an integral part of athletics, helping our girls mature into responsible young women. This is in accord with our core belief that sports doesn’t build character, it reveals it.
In 2011, 230,000 women and 2000 men will be newly diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,000 will die. The rate of new cases of this disease in Washington is among the highest in the country. But statistics alone do not provide any real sense of its impact. Breast cancer is primarily a women’s issue but, as is the case of all serious illnesses, it is a human issue, and ultimately a family issue. This has become all the more personal this season because breast cancer has directly affected our own extended soccer family.
We have again chosen to team with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Puget Sound Chapter as 75% of the funds we raise stay within the chapter’s boundaries. These dollars provide support to those who are affected as well as underwriting screening promotion, education, and advocacy for our region.
Service is more than soliciting funds for a worthy cause. There must be value added and distinctly personal about it. To that end, the Lady Wolverines are again conducting mini camps for Island youth soccer players at the Friday Harbor High School field.
The co-ed sessions are on Saturday October 8 for ages 6-12 years, and on Sunday October 9 for ages 13-17. Both will run from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Coaches are most welcome. The fee is $25. See you all then!
Mark Fishaut
Sara Ware
Emily Carrington
John Carrier
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