State Police Donate 100+ Wrestling Shoes to Schools in Central NY

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Never-the-less, the New York State Police continue to find ways to better their communities. And sometimes they go above and beyond making that goal a reality.

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Starting School on the Right Foot

The NYSP Academy recently donated over 100 Wrestling shoes to public schools across Central New York. They were given by members of the 212th Basic School session, who just graduated from the Academy.

We would like to wish all of the students a healthy and successful wrestling season.

The shoes were divided and delivered to 8 schools, which included:

New Hartford
Sauquoit
Proctor (1st year)
Mount Markham
Richfield Springs
Sherburne/Earlville
Cazenovia
Herkimer (1st year)

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The donation will help the schools build their wrestling clubs, especially for the two who are introducing wrestling as a school sport for the first time. What a away to get excited for the upcoming school year and season!

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