Scores for Schools program supports 18 area school athletic programs

Riverside Healthcare's annual Scores for Schools program donated more than $11,000 to area high schools.  "We are so proud of our local high schools for their achievements this year, and Riverside is grateful to be able to be able to celebrate student-athletes and their coaches with this program," said Riverside Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kyle Benoit.

This year's check presentation was held at Riverside's new Orthopedic and Spine Center in Bourbonnais. Coaches and athletes from participating schools enjoyed refreshments, fellowship and accepted their schools check.

Schools have the opportunity to earn $25 for every home varsity football touchdown, $20 for every home volleyball game won, and for those schools without a football program, $10 for every home varsity boys soccer goal.

The participating schools accepted the following amounts:
• Beecher High School - $770
• Bishop McNamara High School - $725
• Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School - $700
• Clifton Central High School - $770
• Coal City High School - $710
• Grace Christian Academy - $160
• Grant Park High School - $480
• Herscher High School - $555
• Iroquois West High School - $695
• Kankakee High School - $1,025
• Kankakee Trinity Academy - $390
• Manteno High School - $440
• Momence High School - $695
• Peotone High School - $635
• Reed-Custer High School - $705
• St. Anne High School - $530
• Watseka High School - $805
• Wilmington High School - $630

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