Spoofhound alumni to hold donation challenge

Who’s up for a little competition for a good cause? Mark Wharton is and so are several other graduates of Maryville High School.

The Nodaway Ministry Center is teaming up with Marvyille High School alumni to create fundraiser they’re calling the Spoofhound Alumni Food Pantry Challenge.

“I was just trying to think of a way to help people and have some fun while doing it,” Wharton said. “I thought of the Alumni Association and they have a lot of people who are very generous.”

Wharton graduated from Maryville High School part of the Class of 1975 and said he’s kept track of a lot of his class online through Facebook.

“I know a lot of people have fond memories of growing up there,” Wharton said. “I just hope people will jump on the bandwagon, get that competitive spirit and donate to a good cause.”

He polled numerous people on Facebook and had many replies saying it sounded like a fun thing to do. Various graduating classes will compete by donating money on behalf of the year their class graduated and the class donating the most will be deemed the, “Most Generous Spoofhound Class.”

Totals will be kept and at the end of the competition the first, second and third place winners will be determined. The class, the total amount donated by that class and the name of each donor will be listed in the Forum on Dec. 20. Updates will be provided throughout the contest as well.

“One way to view this is that it gives both current and former Maryville residents a chance to give back to the community we all love by helping people in need,” Wharton said. “ If we can have some fun while accomplishing that mission, it›s all good.”

Tax deductible donations, along with the year you graduated, can be made now through Dec. 15 to the Ministry Center, 971 S. Main St. Maryville, Mo.

For more information, call the Ministry Center at 660-562-9423 or join the Facebook group called Spoofhound Alumni Food Pantry Challenge.