Taunton Lodge #150 Holds 13th Annual Thanksgiving
Day Football Kick-Off Dinner for Coyle-Cassidy and Taunton High Schools
Once again the Taunton Lodge of Elks #150 Hall
was the site of the 13th Annual Kick-Off Dinner to help celebrate the 79th
Game between city rivals, Coyle-Cassidy and Taunton High Schools, which was
held on Sunday November 22, 2009.
This marks the 13th year that "The Game" has been
back on Thanksgiving Day. Lodge Kitchen Crew Chairman Bob Viera and his
committee did an outstanding job with setting up the hall and serving a
great meal, as over 250 were served a fine Roast Beef Dinner.
The Dinner included remarks by both High School
Athletic Directors, School Administrators, City and State Officials along
with the Students and Parents of all participants in the Thanksgiving Day
Game, who were special guest of the Lodge.
This night also included the 10th Annual awarding
of 6 Thanksgiving Day Scholarships of $1,000.00 each to six Seniors (Three
from each School), by Thanksgiving Day Scholarship Chairman Dan Dermody and
his committee. In the 10 year of this scholarship program and to date the
Taunton Lodge of Elks have awarded almost $40,000.00 in Scholarships to
eligible Seniors who have participated in this game for at least 3 years.
Football, Cheerleaders and Band Members are eligible for this Scholarship.
This years winners were from Coyle-Cassidy High
School: Patrick Morton, Zachary Turner and Dylan Wolf. and from Taunton High
School: Michael Waters, Lyda Salloway and Rishi Bahl. 5 of the Taunton
Lodge of Elks #150 Thanksgiving Day Scholarship Winners of $1,000.00 Each,
were present at the Award Ceremony.
Pictured Above L-R Top Row Dylan Wolf
Coyle-Cassidy and Lyda Salloway Taunton High. Bottom Row L-R: James
Strojny President MA Elks Association, Zachary Turner Coyle-Cassidy,
Patrick Morton Coyle-Cassidy, Michael Waters Taunton High and Dan Dermody
Taunton Elks Thanksgiving Day Scholarship Chairman (Rishi Bahl of Taunton
High Award, who was unable to attend).
