Over the past two years, the Charleston Bluejays girls basketball team raised $2,962 for Dig for Life at its annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout. The team recently donated the funds to Saint Francis Medical Center to provide free mammograms to local women who otherwise could not afford them.
Joshua Thompson (left), Charleston Bluejays Coach, presents the Bluejays' check to Danielle Liley, Saint Francis Foundation. Second row, from left: Danitra Jones, Nyja Murray and Cheyenne Randle. Third row, from left: Monyshia Haynes, Chanelle Quinn, Natalie Groves and Keana Horton. Fourth row, from left: Aiesha Bogan, Juwanna Walker and Reagan Adkins. Back row, from left: Tiawanna Fisher, Frederica Evans and Alexis Hamilton.
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