TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parker,Cathy
AU  - Thomas,David
TI  - Northern lights: one woman, two teams, and the football field that changed their lives 
SN  - 0785223800
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Nashville, Tennessee
PB  - W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
KW  - Parker, Cathy.
KW  - Football
KW  - Alaska
KW  - Utqiaġvik
KW  - Florida
KW  - Saint Johns County
KW  - School sports
KW  - Athletic fields
N2  - "Life is hard in Barrow, Alaska. Football mom Cathy Parker first caught a glimpse of this far-away reality from the comfort of her Jacksonville, Florida, living room while watching a 2006 ESPN report on the Barrow Whalers, a high school football team consisting mostly of Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo natives playing in the most difficult of conditions and trying to overcome the most unlikely of odds. These players--raised the northernmost town in the United States, where drug abuse is rampant and the high school dropout rate is high--found themselves playing on a gravel field, using flour to draw the lines ... Overcome by a surprising stirring in her soul to reach out and help, Cathy was determined to build a suitable field for the Barrow Whalers. Not fully understanding the many obstacles, both financially and logistically, that would line the path ahead, Cathy charged forward with a determined spirit and a heart for both the football team and the greater community of Barrow. She spearheaded a campaign that raised more than half-a-million dollars through people all around the country rallying around one common goal: changing the lives of young men through football"--
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