Batesville, In. — The Batesville High School Varsity Football team used the 2017 season to help feed Ripley County’s hungry. Throughout the season, the team collected pledges from their fans through which the fans agreed to donate money for every turnover the Varsity Team forced throughout the season; all in the name of supporting local food pantries. Thirty-one turnovers later the team had raised $983. Over spring break the Varsity Football Team came together and delivered their Turnover Hunger donations to the Batesville Food Pantry and the Holton Food Pantry. This donation allowed these two food pantries to feed approximately 250 families over the Easter Holiday.
“The Ripley County Community Foundation works hard to assist every individual or group in their quest to give back to their community. The RCCF Board of Directors immediately recognized the Turnover Hunger initiative as a way for the community foundation to empower local youth with the tools needed to fulfill their charitable wishes. The Community Foundation is proud to administer this program for the Batesville Varsity Football team and hopes the seed planted in 2017 will grow in 2018 and will become a countywide initiative in the future,” stated Amy Streator, RCCF Executive Director.
