NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Is it really important who won the recent teachers-versus-students soccer game? (OK, it was the students.) The true winners were the organizations that received donations from the more than $1,000 raised by the 13th annual event through small admissions fees paid by participants and fans.
The game was organized by the Hispanic Culture Club and the New Rochelle High School varsity boys soccer team. The teams met in the NRHS gymnasium on Dec. 8.
“Having the soccer game allowed us to be able to donate to many different people that truly need it,” said Hispanic Culture Club President Veronica Hernandez, a junior. “The money that we were able to donate can help people afford warmer clothes for the winter or bring toys to kids who do not know what it’s like to receive presents this time of year.”
Recipients were: the New Rochelle Youth Bureau Give a Gift program; the Casa Verde Home of Hope orphanage in Colombia; Una Sonrisa Para Cotija in Mexico; and support for children of immigrants from Venezuela traveling through Colombia.