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Tate, West Florida Football Teams Tackle Childhood Hunger
September 5, 2016
The Tate and West Florida football teams may have battled it out on the football field Friday night, but they also teamed up to fight childhood hunger.
The Aggies and the Jaguars joined the Escambia County Schools Backpack Program USA to tackler hunger. Football fans were urged to donate loose change or cash during the game. All donations were earmarked for Pine Meadow, McArthur and Jim Allen elementary schools, which were identified according to need by the Escambia County School District.
The event was organized by the Tate High School Quarterback Club, with fans of both teams sharing in the project to raise $500.
The mission of the Escambia County Schools Backpack Program is to provide weekend food supplements for at-risk children in area elementary schools.
Pictured are (L-R) Scott Stillman of the Escambia County School District, Temarques Dunnigan, Kaleb Moore, Shermari Jones, Trae Melton and Ladarryl Paige. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Tate, West Florida Football Teams Tackle Childhood Hunger”
This is such a good job. And I see Shermari was able to play at Tate. Good job Tate.
Thank you northescambia.com for sharing the story.
Thanks to WFHS and THS and their supporters who helped with this effort!
Kim S
Thank you Freshmen Aggies for working the collection bins for Tackle Hunger Night. And thanks to West Florida QB Club for participating with us. And a special thanks to the Tate Varsity players who took time Sunday to deliver the proceeds to Backpack Project USA. The donations raised will help 5 more children in Escambia County get food over the weekends this school year.