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| "Chicago Bears Fitness Zone" Dedicated at Morton East H.S. |
Morton East High School was selected as a 2008 recipient of the NFL/United Way's "Hometown Huddle" day of service.
On Tuesday, October 7, professional football players from our first place Chicago Bears - including star running back Matt Forte - joined local officials, Morton East football players and 201 students to dedicate the "Chicago Bears Fitness Zone", a rehabilitated section of the Morton East workout facilities to which approximately $50,000 worth of new gym equipment was donated in conjunction with this program.
Cicero-based Corazon Community Services was instrumental in working with 201 school district officials and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago to identify Morton East as a worthy recipient of this assistance.
"This is a great occasion for our students, not just our football players, but all of the young men and women who utilize Morton East's workout facilities for gym class and personal fitness," said 201 Board President Jeffry Pesek. "On behalf of the board, I want to recognize Interim Supt. Clyde Senters, Morton East Principal Frank Zarate, and Athletic Director Steve Lemon, as well as Corazon Community Services, the United Way, and, of course, the Chicago Bears for their tremendous generosity and for the positive difference that generosity will make in the lives of our 201 students."
Following the dedication ceremony, the Chicago Bears players put members of the Morton Mustangs football team and Morton students through a fitness camp of physical training exercises and conducted a discussion with Morton students on good nutritional habits.
The NFL/United Way "Hometown Huddle" is an NFL-wide day of service that provides NFL players, coaches, wives, and staff from each team the opportunity to participate in a variety of community-service activities, including building homes for low-income families, working with the elderly, building playgrounds, serving food to the homeless, visiting local military bases and funding after-school programs for underserved children. Started in 1999 by the NFL and United Way, Hometown Huddle continues to help make a difference in local NFL communities.
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