| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 12 min.)) : digital. |
|
digital digital recording rda |
|
data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Nan Gurley. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Parker, Cathy.
|
|
Football -- Alaska -- Utqiaġvik.
|
|
Athletic fields -- Alaska -- Utqiaġvik.
|
|
School sports -- Florida -- Saint Johns County.
|
|
School sports -- Alaska -- Utqiaġvik.
|
|
Football -- Florida -- Saint Johns County.
|
| Added Author |
Thomas, David.
|
|
Gurley, Nan. Narrator.
|
|
hoopla digital.
|
| ISBN |
9780785223825 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
|
0785223827 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12562396 |
|
More Resources
