UPDATED: Brookline High, Police and Fire Score $5000 for Benefit
Students and faculty at Brookline High school teamed up with the Brookline Fire and Police Departments for a fundraiser to benefit the Beacon Street Fire victims.
[Update: The roughly 200 people watching the games and participating in the raffles helped raise nearly $5000 for the Beacon Street Fire Fund, Health Department Director Alan Balsam confirmed on Tuesday. 1:31 p.m., Feb. 21] One thing the Brookline Police Department learned very quickly Friday night is the Brookline High School basketball team is deadly from the three-point line. The Police Department faced off against Brookline High School men’s basketball team in a charity basketball game to benefit the victims of the Brookline fire on January sixteenth. Brookline High defeated the Brookline PD, but the game was neck-and-neck until the final buzzer. While the score was close, the game was a friendly one. The mood of the players and the …
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KMG
9:26 pm on Monday, February 20, 2012
Great positive civic story, well written. Wish I could have attended. more ›