USING SNOWDAYS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM’S WINTER WORKOUT
Much like Ohio, Pennsylvania is no stranger to snow and ice during the winter season. Annual snow accumulations throughout the state range anywhere from 23 inches in Philadelphia to 104 in Erie. With that much snow, Pennsylvanians can expect a few school cancellations throughout the winter. That’s just what happened this past January. Shoveling snow can be backbreaking work, so it’s always a treat when someone offers to help. When students at Bethel Park High School near Pittsburgh were informed they had a snow day, the football teamwas called on for a very special task. Coach Brian DeLallo took to Twitter to announce that the Bethel Park football team’s weightlifting session had been canceled but he had an alternative workout planned for them. His tweet told his players, “Due to expected severe weather, Monday’s weightlifting workout has been canceled. Find an elderly or disabled neighbor and shovel their driveway. Don’t accept money — that’s our Monday workout.”
27 of his players with photos of shoveled driveways. Some even stated that they were on their sixth driveway. Some neighbors were not comfortable having the work done for free and insisted on a donation. One student named Braedon Del Duca, a junior on the football team, went from house to house offering snow shoveling services with his teammate Colton Pfeuffer and stated, “What better workout than shoveling driveways.” Pfeuffer told WTAE-TV News in Pittsburgh that “it’s just nice getting out here, helping out the community, just helping out others who need help.” It’s certainly a unique experience and one that many coaches and student-athletes will try to emulate over the next few years. We certainly could have used some football players shoveling our driveways this past winter but will have to hold out hope that they do something similar in our area next year. If one thing is for sure, Coach DeLallo and his team have served as an inspiration for many student-athletes across the country.
When mid-morning rolled around, Coach DeLallo had received texts from more than
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MUNCHIES WITH MOLLY EASY MARCH MADNESS CHILI
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Cheer on your favorite team and chow down in minutes with this easy chili recipe!
INGREDIENTS •
2 lbs ground beef 2 tbsp chili powder
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2 16-oz cans diced tomatoes 2 16-oz cans small red beans 2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
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1 tbsp Creole seasoning
1 tsp ground cumin
DIRECTIONS
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In a deep pot, brown the beef, stirring often.
2. Once beef is cooked, add chili powder, Creole seasoning, and cumin, cooking for 1 minute. 3. Stir in diced tomatoes, beans, and tomato sauce and bring the mixture to a boil. 4. After the mixture boils, reduce the heat to low and let chili simmer for 15 minutes. 5. Serve with toppings of choice, like cheese, sour cream, or chives.
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