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Englewood Jr. Track And Field Team Raising Money To Go To Nationals
Nearly 60 athletes advanced to the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Kansas.
ENGLEWOOD, NJ — Nearly 60 athletes on the city's Junior Track and Field team need help if they want to go to the national championships.
Fifty-seven athletes qualified for the 51st USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships from July 23 to 30 in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team is looking to raise $30,000 to fund the trip. More than $2,000 has been donated online.
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"We need the support of our community to help make this trip affordable for the entire team to attend," said Cherie Ware-Powell, who is organizing the fundraising effort.
The team's founder, Harold Ware, Ware-Powell's father, died in March.
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"We would love to honor his legacy of the track team at nationals," Ware-Powell said.
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Photo: The members of the Junior Track & Field team./Courtesy of Cherie Ware-Powell
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