Post by CoachFetty on Mar 23, 2012 15:06:42 GMT -6
This came accross my email today and I thought with all the connections in Coach Huey nation, perhaps some of you could help. If you can help, perhaps some of you work for vendors that could give a huge discount or donate some items.
News Coverage
www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Morgan_Co_football_team_loses_everything_in_tornado_143921796.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&mobile=yes&device=iphone
"Coaches:
Many of you have called or e-mailed expressing concern. The following is a short synopsis that very briefly explains our situation in Morgan County as it relates to football. I have held off discussing football very much, at first, because our community had much more pressing needs and issues. Basically, we lost everything! I am going to send out another e-mail which lists the things we lost/need.
Many have asked how they might help. We had planned on doing a lift-a-thon locally, but I thought one thing that might be cool is we opened it up statewide. Possibly individual high schools could sponsor one of our guys and raise money towards his lift totals. Just a thought. If we decide to try that-I'll send out a message to everyone with a list of our players.
Thanks to all for your prayers and concerns. West Liberty is a fine little town, full of wonderful people. We saw God's power, but also HIS GRACE in our time of trouble. We are very thankful that no lives were lost in town and thousands have poured in to assist us. God's love has been written in/on it all.
Coach Brian Turner
brian.turner@MORGAN.KYSCHOOLS.US
Morgan County
Cougar Football
Morgan County Football
From 2006-2008, Morgan County Football went through three coaches in three years, winning only three games. The low point of the program came with the final game of the 2008 season -the cougars dressed only fifteen players-(six of which were seniors), the running clock rule was agreed upon before kickoff, and Morgan lost its 19th game in a row.
In 2009, a fourth coach in as many years and a talented group of freshmen joined the roster. Playing mostly underclassmen; Morgan won two games that year, five in 2010, and tied for most wins in school history in 2011 with an 8-3 mark.
2012 looked very promising as nearly 40 boys lifted weights all winter for preparation for the next season. Then, on March 2nd a deadly tornado ripped through West Liberty, Kentucky completely destroying the football facilities: lights, fencing, press box, field house and concession stand--all gone. With debris deeply enbedded in the playing field and the storage building which housed dummies, field painting equipment, down markers, etc... destroyed; the Morgan County football team will likely not be able to host a football game in 2012.
What these boys need and deserve is a new football facility. One on campus, which actually has a locker room, film room, weight room and storage. The old locker room was a pre-1930's structure which had been used as a WPA program cannery, an electric and welding shop classroom and in 1974 was coverted into a locker room. The old structure did not contain visiting locker rooms or a weight room. The kids often had to climb through/over weight equipment to get to their lockers.
Morgan County is so grateful to all who have helped as we begin to rebuild our fine little town. Our children need the normalcy of Friday night fall football and traditions such as the Sorghum Bowl to feel that life will be great again. Please help us to reach our goal to build a new football facility. God bless you.
Brian Turner
Morgan County Football coach"
"Morgan County Football items lost/needed.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
65 helmets
65 shoulder pads
65 jersey pants
65 girdles
65 belts
20 footballs
130 game socks (home/away)
65 spirit packs
65 mesh travel bags
30 scrimmage vests
100 mouth pieces
50 field cones
20 hand shields
20 practice dummies
20 lineman chute
20 agility ropes
65 pairs of cleats--molded
65 pair of cleats-detachable
2 medical kits
2 field repair kits
1 heat index monitoring device
1 ice bath tub
2 kicking tees
2 kicking block
65 sets of knee pads
30 receiver gloves
30 lineman gloves
6 water coolers
60 water bottles
60 towels
6 wrist coaches
1 seven man blocking sled
1 end zone camera
1 game camera
10 cases tape
10 cases pre-wrap
1 large screen TV
1 stereo stystem
1 DVD player
1 game film editing program
20 Olympic bars
50 45 lb. plates
50 35 lb. plates
60 25 lb. plates
80 10 lb. plates
80 5 lb. plates
50 2.5 lb. plates
8 weight trees
1 full set of dumbbells
2 sets of plyometric boxes
1 agility ladder
20 dot drill mats
1 large or several small padded mats
2 utility carts
12 squat racks /power racks/ with pull-ups attached
12 bench presses
2 incline benches
1 cable machine
4 dip stands
May God bless you....."
News Coverage
www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Morgan_Co_football_team_loses_everything_in_tornado_143921796.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&mobile=yes&device=iphone
"Coaches:
Many of you have called or e-mailed expressing concern. The following is a short synopsis that very briefly explains our situation in Morgan County as it relates to football. I have held off discussing football very much, at first, because our community had much more pressing needs and issues. Basically, we lost everything! I am going to send out another e-mail which lists the things we lost/need.
Many have asked how they might help. We had planned on doing a lift-a-thon locally, but I thought one thing that might be cool is we opened it up statewide. Possibly individual high schools could sponsor one of our guys and raise money towards his lift totals. Just a thought. If we decide to try that-I'll send out a message to everyone with a list of our players.
Thanks to all for your prayers and concerns. West Liberty is a fine little town, full of wonderful people. We saw God's power, but also HIS GRACE in our time of trouble. We are very thankful that no lives were lost in town and thousands have poured in to assist us. God's love has been written in/on it all.
Coach Brian Turner
brian.turner@MORGAN.KYSCHOOLS.US
Morgan County
Cougar Football
Morgan County Football
From 2006-2008, Morgan County Football went through three coaches in three years, winning only three games. The low point of the program came with the final game of the 2008 season -the cougars dressed only fifteen players-(six of which were seniors), the running clock rule was agreed upon before kickoff, and Morgan lost its 19th game in a row.
In 2009, a fourth coach in as many years and a talented group of freshmen joined the roster. Playing mostly underclassmen; Morgan won two games that year, five in 2010, and tied for most wins in school history in 2011 with an 8-3 mark.
2012 looked very promising as nearly 40 boys lifted weights all winter for preparation for the next season. Then, on March 2nd a deadly tornado ripped through West Liberty, Kentucky completely destroying the football facilities: lights, fencing, press box, field house and concession stand--all gone. With debris deeply enbedded in the playing field and the storage building which housed dummies, field painting equipment, down markers, etc... destroyed; the Morgan County football team will likely not be able to host a football game in 2012.
What these boys need and deserve is a new football facility. One on campus, which actually has a locker room, film room, weight room and storage. The old locker room was a pre-1930's structure which had been used as a WPA program cannery, an electric and welding shop classroom and in 1974 was coverted into a locker room. The old structure did not contain visiting locker rooms or a weight room. The kids often had to climb through/over weight equipment to get to their lockers.
Morgan County is so grateful to all who have helped as we begin to rebuild our fine little town. Our children need the normalcy of Friday night fall football and traditions such as the Sorghum Bowl to feel that life will be great again. Please help us to reach our goal to build a new football facility. God bless you.
Brian Turner
Morgan County Football coach"
"Morgan County Football items lost/needed.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
65 helmets
65 shoulder pads
65 jersey pants
65 girdles
65 belts
20 footballs
130 game socks (home/away)
65 spirit packs
65 mesh travel bags
30 scrimmage vests
100 mouth pieces
50 field cones
20 hand shields
20 practice dummies
20 lineman chute
20 agility ropes
65 pairs of cleats--molded
65 pair of cleats-detachable
2 medical kits
2 field repair kits
1 heat index monitoring device
1 ice bath tub
2 kicking tees
2 kicking block
65 sets of knee pads
30 receiver gloves
30 lineman gloves
6 water coolers
60 water bottles
60 towels
6 wrist coaches
1 seven man blocking sled
1 end zone camera
1 game camera
10 cases tape
10 cases pre-wrap
1 large screen TV
1 stereo stystem
1 DVD player
1 game film editing program
20 Olympic bars
50 45 lb. plates
50 35 lb. plates
60 25 lb. plates
80 10 lb. plates
80 5 lb. plates
50 2.5 lb. plates
8 weight trees
1 full set of dumbbells
2 sets of plyometric boxes
1 agility ladder
20 dot drill mats
1 large or several small padded mats
2 utility carts
12 squat racks /power racks/ with pull-ups attached
12 bench presses
2 incline benches
1 cable machine
4 dip stands
May God bless you....."
