Area athletic departments receive shot in the arm
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RONAN — On Friday night during the Ronan Chiefs’ home football game, St. Luke Community Healthcare donated a check worth $3,425 to the high school’s athletic department.
“We are extremely grateful for St. Luke and the amazing work they do in making sure that our students are healthy and physically able to compete in extracurricular activities,” said Ronan High School Activities Director Mitchell Wassam. “A donation of this size is extremely generous and allows our programs to have some relief from the pressures of fundraising. In the past, these funds have been used to assist in purchasing travel bags, warmups, a basketball shooting machine and much more.”
The donation occurred because St. Luke Community Healthcare along with other partner community health care providers performed a Mission Valley wide total of 411 well-child exams for students and student athletes age 12 to 17 over the past summer and early fall.
For each exam, a $25 donation was made to the athletic department of the school the athlete attends.
In an effort to improve both the mental and physical health of each student athlete with a more comprehensive exam, St. Luke Community Healthcare providers launched a new initiative three years ago. Healthcare providers transitioned from providing sports physicals in large community gatherings to individual well-child checks.
Since the program’s inception, more than 1,200 well-child checks have been administered resulting in more than $31,000 donated to local athletic programs.
In a check presentation held earlier this season, Polson High School received a donation of $2,875.
