The recent massacre at Sandy Hook School touched just about everyone of us.
Those of us with children; those of us who teach; those of us with a heart.
Team owner Keith Jeffries donated the proceeds of the auction of his jersey to The Sandy Hook School Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Connecticut.
The fund was established to help support the college costs for siblings of those killed, the dependents of the adult victims and students at the elementary school who are accepted to attend UConn.
"We wanted to do something more than a moment of silence," Jeffries said after the game, which was a 4-1 win by the Havoc over Mississippi RiverKings. "We heard about the scholarship fund and thought that was a way to help."
Jeffries' jersey brought $525 and was purchased by a couple who are season ticket holders, he said.
"They kept bidding because they wanted to do their part," he said.
For information about the fund, visit www.friends.uconn.edu/sandyhook. Or to make a donation by mail, the address is UConn Foundation, 2390 Alumni Drive Unit 3206, Storrs CT 06269-3206. Please note on the check the gift is for the Sandy Hook School Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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