Troy United Girls Hockey Players Trade Helmets for Santa Hats

17 members of the Troy United Girls Hockey Team (an independent sports team of Troy and Athens students) traded their hockey helmets and facemasks for Santa hats and COVID masks last week----and sorted and packed up enough food to feed 80 families during this difficult time, which will be distributed through Morse Elementary's "Bridge the Gap" program. It was the idea of Troy High sophomore Sofia Johansson, niece of Morse teacher Sarah Johansson, who is active in BTG. "I knew we were all sitting in our homes, with no hockey practice or games, missing each other. I remembered how Bridge the Gap is always in need of volunteers, so I told my teammates and coach Joe Moceri, and we connected in a way to meaningfully help others," said Sofia. Sarah was happy for the help and hands. "It would have taken our usual group of volunteers many hours to do what these enthusiastic students accomplished in one afternoon." Changing their focus and making a difference. That's ONE Troy.

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Photo courtesy of Troy Schools