UMaine Business Faculty Fit to Face Young Athletes
Back for a second season, members of the UMaine Business School faculty returned to the ice at Alfond Arena for the second annual Broomball game to benefit the Eastern Maine Children's Miracle Network.
The challenge took place on February 18.
With planning and organizational assistance from the business school student organizations and student volunteers from honor societies, fraternities and sororities, they raised roughly $3400 for the children of Eastern Maine.
Student athletes this year came from the UMaine football team, which faced the women faculty members, and the UMaine women's volleyball team, which squared off against male business faculty players.
CMN is a national non-profit organization that helps children suffering from serious injuries and diseases. CMN hospitals in Maine count more than 110,000 patient visits annually. The Children's Miracle Network uses 100 percent of locally raised money to fund local hospital treatment equipment and services.
The annual broomball fundraiser is an excellent project for several reasons, says Nory Jones, assistant professor of management information systems in the business school. It raises money for a worthwhile charity; it allows the business school to partner with area businesses in a common cause; and it helps college students learn that corporate citizenship includes volunteering for community and charitable causes.
Coaching the faculty team this year was UMaine football coach Jack Cosgrove. UMaine President Bob Kennedy and his wife Professor Mary Rumpho-Kennedy, were back for a second year to coach the student athletes. Blake James, interim athletic director, was the referee along with Bananas. Honorary coaches included Senator Susan Collins, Representative Mike Michaud. Fletcher Spencer, the 2006 Maine CMN Champion and Katie Leighton, Maine's 2002 CMN Champion.
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