From left, NDP junior-varsity girls basketball players Sarah Beckett, Anna Madison, Madison McClune, Nadia Burbank, Molly Dulapa, Gianna Marrone, Gretel Keller, Kate Nachazel and Jazyonne Daniels pose with cards created today at Forgotten Harvest.Members of Notre Dame’s junior-varsity girls basketball team put in a couple of hard-working and “creative” service hours today at Forgotten Harvest’s main location in Oak Park, Mich.
Among the services completed today by the girls for Forgotten Harvest was creating and producing inspirational cards to accompany the deliveries of food to the area needy.
Sophomore Nadia Burbank coordinated the outing. JV coach Kathleen Offer, who also serves as Notre Dame’s director of admissions, said the team really enjoyed the opportunity to help “brighten the days of people who may not be as fortunate as we are.”
“Our team is full of cheerful young women,” Offer added. “So this was a great chance to share a bit of ourselves with others in our community. We realize how important it is to give of our talents, and we are grateful we were able to do this as a team.”
The JV team’s record currently is 9-6. They finished 4-2 in their league division, coming in second place. Their next game is February 20 at Ladywood, followed by games at Avondale (2/24) and home vs. Austin (2/27).
About Forgotten Harvest
Forgotten Harvest “rescued” 48.8 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from 800 sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free-of-charge to 280 emergency food providers in the Metro Detroit area.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.