The Panthers are pitching in to assist their furry mates. Starr’s Mill Excessive’s women basketball program took a break day from apply to volunteer on the Fayette County Animal Shelter.

As a substitute of apply, the varsity and JV groups went on to the shelter after college and labored till the solar went down. Along with household volunteers, they rallied collectively and introduced outside gear similar to rakes, shovels, and wheelbarrows for use to fill strolling paths with mulch for the shelter to have the ability to stroll the animals on.

For varsity head coach Brandon Cerezola, it was a possibility to serve the group that helps the staff.

“Service is a pillar of our program and a life ability we strongly imagine in and push for every of our gamers to develop and embody all through their time with us,” mentioned Cerezola. “We hope this expertise encourages not solely our gamers, but additionally our group as one, to see there isn’t a limitation on the influence, massive or small, we are able to have collectively.”