Every year the boys and girls of the M.C. Knoll Knights basketball teams join together with a different cause in the hopes of helping bring awareness and support.
Last year it was Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease.
This year, however, the Knights have decided to work with the Canadian Diabetes Association and will be carrying out the Clothesline project. 鈥淲e鈥檝e joined forces with the Canadian Diabetes Association and this is their Clothesline project,鈥� mentioned Mark Schendel, a teacher and basketball coach at M.C. Knoll school. 鈥淲e have a bin in front of our building where we鈥檙e collecting clothes that people want to donate.
鈥淲e had the big red bin delivered in November.鈥�
However it鈥檚 not just clothing that people can drop off at the big red bin. Instead, Schendel encourages people to drop off not only clothes and shoes, but blankets and toys as well. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking for people within the community that have any used clothing, blankets, shoes and toys that they no longer have any use for. We鈥檙e asking them to bring it down here and of course toss it into our bin out front,鈥� mentioned Schendel, adding that the Canadian Diabetes Association and Value Village will then sell the articles with 100% of the net proceeds going towards making life for diabetics easier.
But why have the Knights chosen to join up with the Canadian Diabetes Association this year?
鈥淭he biggest thing is that we鈥檙e always looking for a different organization that we can join forces with. Just looking through and examining our own building, I know that we do have kids here that are dealing with juvenile diabetes and they鈥檙e diabetic so it鈥檚 close to home,鈥� offered Schendel, continuing, 鈥淚 know when it comes to diabetes, it has no boundaries. It can affect someone who is elderly, it could affect middle aged adults and teenagers.
鈥淲e even have individuals in our building that are dealing with diabetes so this is just a great way for all the other kids to create awareness in regards to joining the fight against diabetes.鈥�
However the big red donation bin is not the only way the Knights will be showing their support for the Canadian Diabetes Association.
In addition to collecting clothing, shoes, blankets and toys, the Knights will also be wearing warm up shirts before every home and away game in the hopes that others will take notice and join the good fight. 鈥淥ur kids this year are wearing warm up t-shirts that talk about how we鈥檝e joined forces with the Canadian Diabetes Association,鈥� suggested Schendel. 鈥淔or each and every game we鈥檒l be wearing these warm up t-shirts and whether we鈥檙e playing at home here at M.C. Knoll School or playing in a visitor鈥檚 venue we鈥檙e going to be creating that awareness all season long and I know that we鈥檙e really excited about that.鈥�
Recently the boys鈥� basketball team represented the Canadian Diabetes Association with their warm up shirts for the first time in the 10th annual Battle of the Genders basketball game, where the M.C. Knoll Knights boys鈥� team takes on the YRHS Raiders junior girls鈥� team in a charity awareness game to kick off their regular season.
The Knights lost for the first time since the inaugural game back in 2005, falling by a score of 44-28, however because of the good cause they are taking on, no matter what happens this season, they鈥檙e already winners. By Randy Brenzen
Staff Writer
Every year the boys and girls of the M.C. Knoll Knights basketball teams join together with a different cause in the hopes of helping bring awareness and support.
Last year it was Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease.
This year, however, the Knights have decided to work with the Canadian Diabetes Association and will be carrying out the Clothesline project. 鈥淲e鈥檝e joined forces with the Canadian Diabetes Association and this is their Clothesline project,鈥� mentioned Mark Schendel, a teacher and basketball coach at M.C. Knoll school. 鈥淲e have a bin in front of our building where we鈥檙e collecting clothes that people want to donate.
鈥淲e had the big red bin delivered in November.鈥�
However it鈥檚 not just clothing that people can drop off at the big red bin. Instead, Schendel encourages people to drop off not only clothes and shoes, but blankets and toys as well. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking for people within the community that have any used clothing, blankets, shoes and toys that they no longer have any use for. We鈥檙e asking them to bring it down here and of course toss it into our bin out front,鈥� mentioned Schendel, adding that the Canadian Diabetes Association and Value Village will then sell the articles with 100% of the net proceeds going towards making life for diabetics easier.
But why have the Knights chosen to join up with the Canadian Diabetes Association this year?
鈥淭he biggest thing is that we鈥檙e always looking for a different organization that we can join forces with. Just looking through and examining our own building, I know that we do have kids here that are dealing with juvenile diabetes and they鈥檙e diabetic so it鈥檚 close to home,鈥� offered Schendel, continuing, 鈥淚 know when it comes to diabetes, it has no boundaries. It can affect someone who is elderly, it could affect middle aged adults and teenagers.
鈥淲e even have individuals in our building that are dealing with diabetes so this is just a great way for all the other kids to create awareness in regards to joining the fight against diabetes.鈥�
However the big red donation bin is not the only way the Knights will be showing their support for the Canadian Diabetes Association.
In addition to collecting clothing, shoes, blankets and toys, the Knights will also be wearing warm up shirts before every home and away game in the hopes that others will take notice and join the good fight. 鈥淥ur kids this year are wearing warm up t-shirts that talk about how we鈥檝e joined forces with the Canadian Diabetes Association,鈥� suggested Schendel. 鈥淔or each and every game we鈥檒l be wearing these warm up t-shirts and whether we鈥檙e playing at home here at M.C. Knoll School or playing in a visitor鈥檚 venue we鈥檙e going to be creating that awareness all season long and I know that we鈥檙e really excited about that.鈥�
Recently the boys鈥� basketball team represented the Canadian Diabetes Association with their warm up shirts for the first time in the 10th annual Battle of the Genders basketball game, where the M.C. Knoll Knights boys鈥� team takes on the YRHS Raiders junior girls鈥� team in a charity awareness game to kick off their regular season.
The Knights lost for the first time since the inaugural game back in 2005, falling by a score of 44-28, however because of the good cause they are taking on, no matter what happens this season, they鈥檙e already winners.
