DEAR SHARON FRIENDS: Dear Sharon Friends, I wanted to write in response to all of the messages I have received regaurding our support of your community in your time of grief. On behalf of our Northwetern Community I want to tell you that we love you and are praying for you all. Saturday morning when we first learned of the news we were shocked. My son burst through my bedroom door at 7am to tell me the news. It was apparent that it hit him to the core. I think that he was thinking I was in a car full of my football brothers last night too coming home from a playoff game....... And as parents we were thinking, it could have been one of our kids And by one of our own, I dont mean the children we gave birth to, because we know that within a football family, you have watched all of these boys grow up right before your very eyes. and ALL of those boys are our kids. Reading our kids tweets and fb status (I am a hard core creeper...) it was apparent that these kids were hurting for you. In my house...all orange shirts were confiscated and made into head bands. Players drove to Erie and bought out all of the orange tape and prewrap. One of our players moms has a vinyl/silkscreening business and he instantly made stickers for their helmets and then his mom printed towels and his grandmother sewed them. (They werent allowed to wear all of the orange that they wanted to - so when you saw them on the field they were only wearing stickers and headbands.) If it were up to them the colors that night would have been red orange and black. Our fans rallied too for sure. NW fans really only own red and black football wear but luckily most of our people hunt so we have a decent amount of blaze orange. When I showed up at the game, I wasnt even prepared for what I saw. Our cheerleaders had made a sign and then I saw orange pom poms. What? Where did we get orange pom poms? Our advisor got a hold of Harborcreeks cheer advisor and she met her on the way to the game with them. Wow. One of our amazing football moms, Jill grabbed a container on her way out the door so that we could take up a collection. Her beautiful daughters and she walked around the stands collecting money for the families of your boys. It really floored me. They put a lot together in 12 hours. But a lot can get done when its a football family. I know that the NW Football family wasnt alone in showing support. Girard sent food, Fairview wore orange in support to their playoff game. And I am sure that there were more acts of kindness and support that I dont know about. I definitely know that your loss was felt deeply in our area. I am not writing this to exalt our school or our community but it has really touched me that these small acts on our part have impacted YOUR family in your time of need. There are truly no acts too small to show someone that you care. I hope that is something that our kids take away from this. And that life isnt about sports. Its about, love and friendship and compassion. I think about 1 Corinthians 13. This is my lame interpretation: If you have the gift of football and can throw a game winning touchdown but have not love, you are nothing at all. Sharon friends, you may have wondered if that boy in the photo above is the real deal or just did that for show but I can tell you that by all accounts that he is a genuine kid. Trust me - I dont want to like him. He is the qb for our arch rival but he really is a good kid. We will continue to pray for healing for your boys who are recovering and for the loss that you all feel. And we are grateful for a new friendship. Sharon isnt just a spot on the map anymore and we hope that Albion isnt for you either ;)
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:55:42 +0000
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