Raven Football Lions
Current and Future Raven
Football Parents and Friends The Eielson Raven Football
Lions club is a group of volunteers from the communities of Eielson, North
Pole, Moose Creek and Salcha dedicated to the support of our Eielson Raven
Football team. We initially organized in
the summer of 2007 and became an official Lions club in September of 2007. You may ask why a group of
mostly family and coaches of Raven Football players chose to become organized
to form this club. There are many costs
associated with high school sports that just simply cannot be funded by the
school. Football is very expensive. Our coach, David DeVaughn, goes the extra
mile to make sure our kids are not hurt by choosing the best safety equipment
available. In years past, the coaches
and players did their best to raise the extra funds needed to ensure this
safety to the tune of about $23,000 per year.
This is why we are here. By
working together, we can help the players by providing the tools necessary to
train, compete and be successful as a student athlete at Ben Eielson High
School. 100% of funds raised by this
group go directly to the Eielson Raven football team. By joining Lions International, we have more
tools to make this possible such as insurance, gaming permits to conduct
raffles and a great mentoring program. Besides the usual equipment
upgrades, we have many long term goals such as rebuilding of playing surface,
weight room upgrades to help all students at Ben Eielson, concession building,
field signage upgrades and player grants to camps and educational scholarships.
For us, football doesn’t
conclude in October with the championship game.
We meet monthly throughout the year to strategize and execute
fundraising. One of the most exciting
aspects of this group is, we have fun! I
personally am grateful for the friendships I have gained by being associated
with this group of supportive people.
When people join together with common goals, the rewards are
plentiful. We have a lot planned for
fundraising this spring and summer from raffles, yard sale, food booths at
Cruisin’ With Santa Car Show, sponsorship drive to running chains at all interior games. Parents and friends, we
need your help. If you are interested in
attending one of our monthly meetings or would just like to find out more about
The Eielson Raven Football Lions, please feel free to contact me for further
information. Truly in support of Raven
Football, Lion Chris Fry Eielson Raven Football
Lions (907) 488-1897 home (907) 374-1505 work (907) 590-9429 cell frys@gci.net
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