Youth football jamboree kicks off GYF season

Thursday, August 8, 2019
Putnam County Hospital sponsors several youth programs in the county, and hosted a football jamboree earlier this week.
Lindsay Stone photos

Greencastle Youth Football kicked off the 2019 season this week with Monday Night Football.

GYF hosted Cloverdale in a jamboree style scrimmage to get the kids ready for the upcoming season.

The evening included three halves of football (one half per age group) and raffle fund-raisers took place.

Putnam County Hospital sponsors several youth programs in the county, and hosted a football jamboree earlier this week.
Lindsay Stone photos

Players were all introduced by age group running through the large Tiger Cub helmet onto the varsity field.

The evening was complete with an announcer giving play-by-plays of the game.

“It is exciting to see the young kids run onto the field smiling from ear to ear,” said Brooke Trissel, Marketing and Community Relations Director from Putnam County Hospital, which sponsored the event and is playing “a huge part” in sponsorships for GYF.

“These kids are our future,” Trissel said. “These are the kids who will compete in high school athletics and are our future nurses, doctors, elected officials, etc. Programs like GYF help kids develop social skills, get them off of video games and keeps them active.

“Putnam County Hospital wants to support the youth in any way we can,” Trissel added. “Our sponsorships, not just to GYF, but to youth organizations across the county is extremely important to us.”

Trissel noted that over the past 18 months, Putnam County Hospital has sponsored soccer, baseball, soccer, basketball, and football teams across the county.

“The funds help supply uniforms to the athletes, keep the fields game day ready and help make it possible for our youth to get out and enjoy some healthy competition,” she said.

GYF League President Khris Tomasino and his organization are appreciative of the support.

“On behalf of the Greencastle Youth Football League, we would like to give a huge thank you to Putnam County Hospital for their support now and in the future,” he said. “It is organizations like this that keep the league going strong.”

Putnam County Hospital is currently sponsoring Putnam County Youth Soccer Association, Cloverdale Youth Football, South Putnam Youth Football and North Putnam Youth Football along with GYF.