Dear Friends and Family,
Thanks very much for visiting my Moonlight Walk-a-thon donation page. This event on Sat., Oct.5th, that is being hosted by the Mohawk Athletic Association, will give me a chance to take an active part in helping to raise the funds necessary to help purchase uniforms, buy sports equipment, and provide scholarships to athletes wishing to continue their educations.
Doing sports at Mohawk such as Cross Country, XC skiing, and Track/field has given me a boost in confidence. Being in shape after a nice, long distance run in cross country or a short distance run and a good, hard workout on the track while pushing myself past my limits and boundaries gives me an incredible feeling. If I had not joined cross country and track I would have never met the great, incredible friends that I have shared so many special moments with. The sports memories are times that I will never forget, my most recent favorite memories were in the last year during my second year of track in spring 2013. I ran the anchor for the four by mile at Steele Relays and my team came in second place and I also ran undefeated in the mile for my league. As of a few days ago, my cross country team and I were the first d2 team to beat Holyoke Catholic xc team in six years.
I hope you'll make a donation before Thurs, 10/3/13 and help me to meet my fundraising goal. All the money raised will go directly to athletes at Mohawk Trail Regional High School.
Thank you very much for your support!
Love, Madison Boucias
Doug Turner Memorial Benefit for Athletics - Moonlight Walk-a-thon
Saturday, October 5th is the date for the 11th Annual Doug Turner Memorial Benefit for Athletics including the NEW Moonlight Walk-a-thon. This event honors the memory of our special friend Doug Turner. Doug’s love of family and community was tremendous and his enthusiasm for athletics was contagious.
All the proceeds from the event go to the Mohawk Athletic Association and the Doug Turner Scholarship Fund. We are very happy to inform you that, with your generous support over the last 10 years, we surpassed last year’s total goal of $20,000.00 and helped students with scholarships that allowed them to achieve their own college goals. Thanks to your continued donations, Mohawk Athletic programs thrive and the children reap all the positive benefits. In the 2012-2013 season, over $22,000.00 was spent purchasing team specific athletic equipment, uniforms, and adding a weight room for our athletes to train in.
This years Moonlight Walk-a-thon will offer the athletes and their families the opportunity to give back to the sports programs and scholarship funds while having a great time doing so. Athletes and their families are asked to collect pledges in return for the hours they'll spend doing their moonlight walk from 5pm until 7am where a single individual or team member must be walking or running on the track at all times.
For every $100.00 raised by an individual, they'll receive a special raffle ticket for which they can enter to win one of many prizes. The more you raise, the more chances you have to win!
The MAA is an organization made up of parents, coaches, and community members. We work to
raise supplemental funds to support all of the athletic programs at Mohawk Trail encompassing 256
square miles. Grades 7-12 have a student population of 700; approximately 55% of which participates
in school sports programs.