Northern State Football |
Day of Champions |
April 29, 2006 |
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The United Way of Northeastern South Dakota along with Northern State University football held their fourth annual "Day of Champions" community service project on Saturday, April 29, 2006. The Aberdeen Sertoma Club provided funds for food while Pepsi and the Salvation Army will provide drinks for the volunteers over the day. This marked the fourth consecutive year that the Northern State Football team helped out around the region; although Head Coach Chris Boden moved this project from a fall activity to one they will do annually every spring.
The Northern State football team supplied 50 volunteers for eight hours adding up to 400 total hours put towards the community.
The Northern State football team completed the following projects:
1. Boys & Girls Club – general outside cleaning, painting, etc.
2. Tiger Post & Ipswich Community – help with renovation of golf course; fill planters around town
3. Stratford Community Theater, Legion Hall, City – sheet rocking; dirt work, hauling rock, pouring concrete
4. Aberdeen YMCA – playground area at Learning Tree replacing sand, wood chips, etc.