CRANDALL, Texas — On Thursday, Crandall ISD football teams will hit the gridiron in their first scrimmage of the season and, in doing so, hope to raise money for the Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation (THSCEF) to raise money for athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships.
CRANDALL, Texas — On Thursday, Crandall ISD football teams will hit the gridiron in their first scrimmage of the season and, in doing so, hope to raise money for the Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation (THSCEF) to raise money for athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships.
The Crandall High School freshman and junior varsity team and the varsity team will play Community High School at Pirate Stadium on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. The date has become known as “Our Day to Shine.”
Admission to the game is by donation and the public is invited to attend.
All proceeds will be donated to the THSCEF Benevolence Fund, which was established by the Texas High School Coaches Association Board of Directors, to assist athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships.
To date, over 900 school have participated in Our Day to Shine and have raised over $383,000 for athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships, according to the Texas High School Coaches Association’s website.
“The THSCEF Benevolence Fund will allow us as a foundation to help beyond our present Permanent Injury and Memorial Benefits policies that currently dictate what we can give to help student athletes with special needs and hardship cases,” states the website. “The foundation receives numerous requests for special assistance and this Fund will help us assist these special cases for athletes and coaches.”