By Jack Bretthauer – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law Key Club will be hosting a charity kickball tournament to benefit Camp Sunshine on Sunday, March 26.

The first game starts at 10 a.m. and the event will run throughout the afternoon.

“The JLHS Key Club came up with our Kickball for Camp Sunshine event following a brainstorming session particularly focused on fundraising efforts for Camp Sunshine,” senior Skylar Johnson said. “Caroline Doyle currently serves as the Governor for the New England and Bermuda district and has chosen this activity for her Governor’s Project. This means the majority of all fundraising from the district will go towards the camp this year, as a particular monetary goal has been set. We wanted a fun and engaging event to raise both awareness and funds for the project. Given our advisor’s experience with kickball tournaments, we thought this would be a great outlet. We hope to see you all there on Sunday, March 26th.”

All of the money raised will go to Camp Sunshine which is located in Maine. Camp Sunshine is a camp for children with life threatening illnesses and their families. It offers counseling and activities and runs completely off of donations so families attend at no cost.

The New England and Bermuda District of Key Clubs has set a $15,000 fundraising goal for the year as part of Doyle’s Governor’s Project.

“What I’m most excited about for the Kickball for Camp Sunshine tournament is competing with and against my friends while also generating money for a good cause,” senior Ben Rossi said. “Also the new rules are very intriguing and I’m excited to see how these rules affect the game.”

The Key Club hopes that the tournament will be a fun event to bring the school community together and raise money at the same time. 

“We decided to do the kickball tournament because we were trying to plan an event that people would want to participate in and be excited to join,” senior Kyle Chy said. ”We came up with kickball idea because it could be fun for the law community as a whole you don’t have to be super athletic to join and you can pick your teams to play with friends. Now that everyone knows the kickball tournament is for a good cause, no one minds paying the entry fee we require which is only a small portion where we will be raising money.”