LEADER 00000nim a22005175a 4500 003 MWT 005 20200831050124.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 200710s2019 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780785223825 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0785223827 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780785223825_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT12562396 037 12562396|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 796.3326 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Parker, Cathy. 245 10 Northern lights :|bone woman, two teams, and the football field that changed their lives|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cCathy Parker and David Thomas. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bThomas Nelson,|c2019. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 12 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Narrated by Nan Gurley. 520 Life is hard in Barrow, Alaska. Football mom Cathy Parker first caught a glimpse of this far-away reality from the comfort of her Jacksonville, Florida, living room while watching a 2006 ESPN report on the Barrow Whalers, a high school football team consisting mostly of Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo natives playing in the most difficult of conditions and trying to overcome the most unlikely of odds. These players-raised in the northernmost town in the United States, where drug abuse is rampant and the high school dropout rate is high-found themselves playing on a gravel field, using flour to draw the lines. And while the community of Barrow felt a strong pride for their boys, many felt football was not worth the investment. That is, until Cathy Parker became involved. Overcome by a surprising stirring in her soul to reach out and help, Cathy was determined to build a suitable field for the Barrow Whalers. Not fully understanding the many obstacles, both financially and logistically, that would line the path ahead, Cathy charged forward with a determined spirit and a heart for both the football team and the greater community of Barrow. She spearheaded a campaign that raised more than half-a-million dollars through people all around the country rallying around one common goal: changing the lives of young men through football. This is not just the story of how the Barrow Whalers became the first high school above the Arctic Circle to have a football program. This is the story of how we are sometimes called to the most unlikely of causes and to believe in something a little bit bigger, changing our own lives and the lives of others for the better in the most unexpected of ways. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Parker, Cathy. 650 0 Football|zAlaska|zUtqiaġvik. 650 0 Athletic fields|zAlaska|zUtqiaġvik. 650 0 School sports|zFlorida|zSaint Johns County. 650 0 School sports|zAlaska|zUtqiaġvik. 650 0 Football|zFlorida|zSaint Johns County. 700 1 Thomas, David. 700 1 Gurley, Nan.|4nrt 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 12562396?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780785223825_180.jpeg