Rally 4 Hunger
To pay it forward...
To give back...
To know the community is bigger than me...
These are all concepts that we strive for at
ACE Academy. This was evident this morning as our players showed up in force to give back to those in need. Coach Stacey Smith from Rally4Hunger along with the staff at ACE Academy and
Loaves & Fishes worked together to organize this great event. Our sponsors
Opal Enterprises, Gamma Sports, and Dr. Jayanthi from Loyola University helped the event become a reality. Most importantly, our Players brought heart and soul to the event, giving this grand occasion LIFE!
We were touched when our high school Players showed to support the event. Fortunate enough for the event, our Players's had their competitions and practices canceled due to cold weather. Instead of staying home, sleeping in, or enjoying their Saturday off, our Players came out to hit, donate, and pay it forward. Our high school Players demonstrated the exemplary character that we strive for our ACE Players. They rallied with each other along with our young ACE players to obtain the rally goal, but also to teach our young players how important it is to give back. We are extremely proud of them!
Our Players also engaged in rallying the ball back and forth with their partners to obtain various goals. Each team set a goal of 40 balls in a row, which they ALL accomplished; no matter if they were Red, Orange, Green, or Yellow ball. The team that achieved the highest rally in 15 minutes with their respective color balls won their competition. Our closest battle saw three teams separated by a total of four balls. The winning team accomplished
565 with the second and third team rallying
563, an
561 balls respectively; quite a feat!
Thank you again to all of our 22 players, our 3 sponsors, our 2 partners, and our wonderful families for demonstrating what...
To pay it forward...
To give back...
To know the community is bigger than me...
...actually means. Because of all of you, we have helped the community and will continue to do so!
Our Players and families were able to bring in over 600lbs of food to donate to Loaves & Fishes!
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