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Giving
Max Mullins, is one of many local kids who gave canned goods to Hoops for Hunger. Left to right: Brad Seaward of The Rectory School, The Reverend Richard Sliwinski of Most Holy Trinity Church, Michael Mullins and sons, Brady, and Max Mullins, of Pomfret. Photo courtesy of Mary Lou Seaward.
Hoops for Hunger
program a success
POMFRET — The recent Hoops for Hunger program at Rectory School raised $300 and a large amount of canned goods.
This year Rectory’s student council, led by Ruth Greer-Carney, joined the cause by collecting funds and canned goods from students and faculty who wished to dress up or dress down on the Friday before Halloween. It all went to Rectory’s neighbor, The Most Holy Trinity and its outreach to Project Northeast.
Mixing his two passions, basketball and community service, was a slam dunk for Brad Seaward, assistant headmaster and varsity basketball coach at The Rectory School. Fifteen years ago Seaward and former faculty member, Eli Goldberger, began a unique program aimed to satisfy two hungers: helping young people develop basketball skills and supplying food to families of need in northeast Connecticut.
Seaward, along with several coaches at the school and members of the varsity team, volunteer their time to give youngsters 75 minutes of basketball instruction and fast-paced play each fall. The price of admission is a canned good, which allows all participants to feel good about their part in helping others.