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Squash Captain Organizes Food Drive
From Center for Leadership Director Kate Parker-Burgard:
James Kontulis, a rising senior at SLS and co-captain of the boy’s varsity squash team is deeply passionate about squash and very involved with an organization called Streetsquash, which "provides consistent, long-term and reliable support to children, families and schools in Harlem and Newark." Through relationships that he’s built with people in the program, James learned of the devastating impact that the coronavirus has had on the families in the program. He wanted to do something to help.
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James Kontulis, a rising senior at SLS and co-captain of the boy’s varsity squash team is deeply passionate about squash and very involved with an organization called Streetsquash, which "provides consistent, long-term and reliable support to children, families and schools in Harlem and Newark." Through relationships that he’s built with people in the program, James learned of the devastating impact that the coronavirus has had on the families in the program. He wanted to do something to help.
“After talking to Coach Cynthia Badan,” James said, “I thought that I could try to organize a food drive with the Varsity, JV and Middle School squash teams, trying to promote a broad SLS squash community project.” James got a list of food and supplies needed by families in the program and spread the word among his teammates. On the weekend of June 13, he went to people’s houses to pick up and then deliver the items to Streetsquash.
In a follow-up email to the SLS people who participated James wrote, “Thank you for your generosity and contributions to the food drive for Streetsquash. Today I delivered the donations to Simba Muhwati (director of Streetsquash), and he was so appreciative and grateful. He said that the food and supplies will be a tremendous help for many families at the program. I know this has been a difficult time, so I especially appreciate everyone's willingness to help out.”
Many thanks to James for his leadership and the thoughtful way he mobilized the SLS community to help.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
