Caldwell Students Raise $1K For Wounded Warriors

West Caldwell, NJ – Students at James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell recently helped to raise almost $1,000 for the Wounded Warriors Project, which provides programs and services to injured U.S. veterans.

Students and administrators began the planning and fundraising process for their “Colonel John McHugh Memorial Soccer Saturday” – formerly known as “Soccer Saturday” - in August, according to school officials.

This year’s donation is part of an annual fundraising effort from the boys and girls soccer teams to benefit the JCHS Soccer Clubs and a local charity or charities. For the past several years, the event has raised awareness and funds for both the Wounded Warriors Project and collected items for the Caldwell Food Pantry.

The teams also complete a string of other community service projects to raise funds for these programs, as well as donating coats to local coat drives, making sandwiches for nearby food pantries and more, school officials stated.

To raise funds for the Wounded Warriors Project, the teams held several fundraisers, and in late November the effort paid off when JCHS presented the Wounded Warriors with a check for $955.

“Organizing and following through on these events takes a lot of time and effort,”” said Rich Porfido, director of athletics at JCHS. “The students and their parents really worked together to make this a success. They were able to help those in need on both a national and a local level.”

For more information on the Wounded Warrior Project, visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

For more information on the Caldwell Food Pantry, contact Maria Burak on 973-403-4623.

Photo courtesy of the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District

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