Monarchs Announce December Investing In Our Youth Winners
Published on January 16, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have donated $1,000 scholarships to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua to purchase equipment for sports and fitness programs and to the Derryfield School in Manchester to purchase books for immigrant and refugee students, as part of their Investing In Our Youth grant program, the team announced on Tuesday.
Through the program, the Monarchs Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Monarchs, is able to award two different $1,000 scholarships each month. One of the scholarships goes to a deserving youth sports team. The other scholarship goes to a deserving school organization.
The Monarchs are currently taking applications for the program. Athletic and educational organizations are encouraged to apply. For an Investing In Our Youth grant application, visit www.monarchshockey.com and click on "In The Community" or contact Cheryl Abbott, the Monarchs Vice President of Public Affairs at (603) 626-7825, extension 6102.
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua will use the grant to purchase sports equipment for sports and fitness programs planned for 500 students at five Middle Schools in Nashua, Merrimack and Litchfield. The equipment will include supplies in order to play street hockey, dodgeball and flag football.
The grant money given to the Derryfield School will be used for books, video tapes and tape recorders to be used by their immigrant and refugee students. The school has 50 students ranging in age from 8-11 and 45 students that are 13-14 years old that will use the supplies.
The Monarchs travel to the Cumberland County Civic Center on Wednesday, January 17 to face the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGIR-AM 610 and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live!
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