Sioux Giving Back

Around the holidays, there are so many fundraisers and special events, where we try to make a dif...  More »

Around the holidays, there are so many fundraisers and special events, where we try to make a difference. And sports teams are no exception. Here's more from Grand Forks. " THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGIC FROM MARKUS EVENT WAS HELD LAST SATURDAY AT ALTRU CLINIC-MAIN...IT'S A FUNRAISER PUT ON BY THE ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM AND MEMBERS OF THE FIGHTING SIOUX FOOTBALL TEAM...EACH YEAR AREA CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC, DEBILITATING ILLNESSES OR CANCER ARE PRESENTED WITH CHRISTMAS GIFTS DIRECTLY FROM THEIR PERSONAL WISH LISTS. THE FUNDRAISER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2001...IN HONOR OF MARKUS BRYANT...MARKUS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN 2000 AT AGE "THIRTEEN" AND LOST HIS FIGHT IN DECEMBER OF 2002... BUT NOT BEFORE MAKING A HUGE IMPACT ON THE U-N-D FOOTBALL TEAM... MARKUS, AN AVID SIOUX FAN ATTENDED MANY PRACTICES... AND WROTE SEVERAL INSPIRATIONAL LETTERS... HE ALSO ATTENDED THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2001....WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO HOIST THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. IT'S BECAUSE OF HIM...THAT MAKES THIS DAY POSSIBLE..." THIS YEAR THE UND FOOTBALL TEAM RAISED OVER "TWO-THOUSAND", "THREE-HUNDRED" DOLLARS... IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE OR JUST KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS FOUNDATION....GO TO IT'S WEBSITE...HOLIDAY-MAGIC-FROM-MARKUS "DOT" ORG.  « Less