Foundation fundraising to support Homewood athletics

This football season, misters on the sidelines at Homewood High School games helped keep players cool during the summer heat.

“Players and coaches have gone on and on about how valuable it’s been to have during the game,” said Michael Rohdy, president of he Homewood Athletic Foundation.

An expense like this wouldn’t come from the athletics budget, so the coaches approached the foundation about it, and this year the foundation granted the school an “extreme weather package” that also provides heaters for when it’s cold. 

The foundation funds around 15 grants each spring for similar projects.

“We want to provide resources for things above and beyond to enhance experiences of student athletes,” Rhody said.

As another example, last year they paid for a trip for the girls basketball team to a tournament in Tennessee. The coach later told the foundation it was the best competition the state championship had last year and was good experience for the players.

Each year the foundation also funds two scholarships, one for a male athlete and one for a female.

In order to fund the annual grants, the foundation holds an annual golf tournament, which welcomed around 60 golfers and as well as 12 hole sponsors and five blue sponsorships this year. 

It is also planning a fundraiser at a local venue this winter to honor the 1974 state championship football team.

For more information on the foundation and to learn more about its projects, visit homewoodaf.org or email president@homewoodaf.org.