Dartmouth players report for the preseason one month from tomorrow, with the first on-field session the next day. Meanwhile, work continues on Memorial Field, which will be the site of the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl football game between graduated seniors from Vermont and New Hampshire once again next month after a one-year hiatus during last year's construction. From a Laconia Citizen story:
Next week, 72 of the finest high school football players from New Hampshire and Vermont begin practice for the 54th annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. A crowd of close to 8,000 is expected to fill Dartmouth College's Memorial Field for the game, which will be played on Saturday, Aug. 4.Work on installing FieldTurf at UNH in time for the Sept. 22 home opener against Dartmouth is ahead of schedule according to this story.
Beginning at noon on game day there will be a parade through the streets of Hanover. The parade will feature units from Shrine Temples, from New England and Eastern Canada, among other marching groups, which includes a 100-member all-star band made up of musicians from New Hampshire and Vermont high schools.
Karry Smardon, the office manager for the Dartmouth football program, is running Aug. 25th in the CHaD half marathon benefiting the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. She'd love to have your support, either rooting her on or helping as a sponsor. Karry shares this background:
The money raised will go directly to the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.
CHaD provides a variety of services and resources that support its family centered
care mission. These programs are not covered by Medicare or private health insurance reimbursements; they are solely supported by fundraising. All of the proceeds from CHaD Fundraising Events support programs like:
The truth is CHaD is underfunded and loses Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center almost $9 million a year. We greatly need your support.
- Child Life Program
- The CHaD Family Center
- The CHaD Perioperative Area
- Injury Prevention Center at CHaD
Why does CHaD need your support?
CHaD's $9 million financial losses are due in large part to low reimbursement from Medicaid and the high costs of delivering the highest quality care to children.
Anyone who would like to donate in my name can go here and click on sponor a runner and type in my name. My goal is to raise $1,000. If anyone has any questions or would like to contact me you can email me at Karry@Dartmouth.edu.
As expected, my movie list brought a few suggestions. Sandlot definitely belongs on my list. Shawshank Redemption is, at the very least, knocking on the door. Caddyshack is in the neighborhood, but doesn't quite make it through my gate (although a few scenes surely do). Bull Durham is close. Some great quotes in that one ;-)
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