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WIU Football Helps Community Through Bed Building Event
November 22, 2024
MACOMB, IL - - The 春雨直播 Illinois University football team has been hard at work building a team on the field, but as the season winds down, it took time to give back.
Eighty members of the WIU football team came together with Campus Students for Christ for the 鈥淪leep in Heavenly Peace鈥� event, building 35 beds for children in need. Brandon Kreczmer, associate head coach, said this is all a part of the team鈥檚 efforts to give back to the community and what being a Leatherneck is all about.
鈥淭he Sleep in Heavenly Peace Build was a huge success,鈥� Kreczmer said. 鈥淭he players and coaches had a fun time giving back to the community and helping people in need. 鈥淲e try to do some type of community service every week or every other week. We are willing to do anything to help out in the community."
The 35 beds built exceeded expectations, Kreczmer said, and they could have made more but ran out of materials.
鈥淓veryone helped out from sanding, drilling and branding the beds,鈥� Kreczmer said. 鈥淲e always preach to our players to be thankful for the opportunity we have and to be able to help people in need.鈥�
WIU will wrap up its football season at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23 at Hanson Field against Gardner-Webb University.
To learn more about WIU鈥檚 athletic programs and community outreach, visit .
Posted By: Aaron Viner, University Relations
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