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Prior to the match a Spaghetti Dinner Benefit
was held to raise funds for the family of Evan Connor. Connor
was the 2017 graduate of MPHS who recently passed in a
single-car accident. The dinner was very successful with the
support of not only the Mount Pulaski community but the
Greenview community as well.
A moment of silence was observed and a prayer was said in the
gym for another student in the community who passed recently.
Caleb Coogan, a 12-year-old student at MPGS, killed September
6th in an ATV accident.
Following the game Coach Donna Dulle's thoughts and words were
with the families and the Mount Pulaski community. “My thoughts
are with your family and the whole community, as I shed another
tear,” she said. "The Mount Pulaski community is a very special
place to live with some really great people. I reflect many
times on how this community works. The State Fair tram keeps
working with over 700 volunteers each year. Volley for the Cures
are supported every year to help someone in need. Tonight we
raised a lot of money for Evan Connor’s Family from the great
support from the town of Mount Pulaski.”
Coach Dulle continued amazed at the love felt in the community
as a result of Caleb Coogan’s passing, “How the community is
spreading their wings to help Caleb’s family. Wow. All I can say
it is just amazing that this town is one big family.”
The coach, who has touched so many lives in her lengthy career
and has obviously been touched deeply in return, concluded with
offering yet another helping hand and said, “Please let me know
if I or the volleyball teams can do anything to help.”
[Teena Lowery]
Editors note: Caleb Coogan was a son, a brother, a grandson, a
friend, a student and nephew to Teena Lowery.
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