Tribe Field Hockey Helps to Honor Virginia Tech Victims

Members of the program helped design and sell T-shirts to benefit the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund.

04/23/07 5:15PM

Williamsburg - Members of the William and Mary field hockey program did their part to honor the 32 victims who were gunned down at Virginia Tech on April 16. Led by an idea from junior Jessica Kacerek and sophomore Katie Broaddus, the Tribe players, with the help of Colonial Sports, designed and sold maroon T-shirts emblazoned with the logos of the College and Virginia Tech. The back of the shirts read “Today we are all Hokies. April 16, 2007.” The timing of the sale coincided with “Orange and Maroon Effect” Day on April 20, and many of the shirts were visible during the ceremony at the Wren Building.

In just 15 minutes, the group sold out of the 150 shirts that Colonial Sports had produced, and by noon, the W&M students had taken over 1,000 orders from students and staff. Each shirt cost $10 with all the proceeds going to benefit the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, which will be used to cover the expenses that include assistance to the victims and their families, grief counseling, memorials, communications expenses and comfort expenses.

Shirts can still be purchased for $10 by e-mailing hokietribe@colonialsportscustom.com.

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