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Friday, November 09, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 10A 





I RECENTLY READ MR. CORBETT'S CHILLING EXPOSE' ON THE WYOMING VALLEY WEST
BOYS SOCCER BOOSTER CLUB. I WILL SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT KNOWING THAT MR. CORBETT
HAS RID THE STREETS OF WYOMING VALLEY OF ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD, ILLEGAL
GAMBLING CARTELS TO EVER INFILTRATE THE HEARTLAND OF A NATION. THERE WAS NO
QUESTION THE DRAWING WAS ILLEGAL, HOWEVER, THE STINGING ISSUE IS THE DISTANCE
THE VALLEY WEST SUPERINTENDENT MR. PIAZZA QUICKLY PUT BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE
BOOSTER CLUBS. MR. PIAZZA IS CORRECT IN STATING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED
NO PAYMENTS. EXCEPT FOR SUGGESTING THAT ALL THE CLUBS BUY THEIR CONCESSION
SUPPLIES FROM THE SCHOOL CONTRACTOR, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES NO DIRECTION
AND GUIDANCE TO ANY OF THEIR BOOSTER CLUBS. YET THE CLUBS ARE EXPECTED TO
PROVIDE MANY ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL BUT ARE NOT DUE TO
BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS. THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WITH
WARM-UP JACKETS OR SOME OTHER APPAREL, IT WAS PROVIDED BY SOME HARD-WORKING
BOOSTER VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE NOTHING BUT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE KIDS IN MIND.
IT TAKES EXTREMELY HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE TO KEEP A BOOSTER CLUB
FUNCTIONAL. ALIENATION OF THE CLUBS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DAMAGING TO ALL
THE SPORTS PROGRAMS. I WOULD SUGGEST MR. PIAZZA, AS THE TOP EDUCATOR OF THE
DISTRICT, ATTEND SOME BOOSTER CLUB MEETINGS AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE
CLUB DIRECTORS SO THAT EVERYONE ABIDES BY THE LAWS THAT GOVERN THIS WONDERFUL
NATION. INSTEAD OF MONDAY-MORNING QUARTERBACKING, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD
BE PROACTIVE AND FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE
BOOSTERS KEEPING IN MIND SUCCESSFUL SPORTS PROGRAMS DEPEND ON STRONG
VOLUNTEERS. IN CLOSING, IT MUST BE A SLOW NEWS DAY WHEN CORBETT'S OPINION IS
RELEGATED TO SUCH TRIVIA. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A SINGLE BOOSTER CLUB IN
THE STATE THAT WOULD WILLFULLY DISREGARD A LAW TO RAISE ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY. I
PERSONALLY BELIEVE, TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY, AN ORGANIZATION NEEDS TO KEEP
INFORMED, AND THIS EMBARRASSING EVENT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN OCCUR WHEN
THERE IS NOT A GOOD PROCESS TO KEEP WELL-MEANING PEOPLE WELL INFORMED. AS FOR
WELL INFORMED, I SUGGEST THE NEXT TIME MR. CORBETT USES AN INFORMANT HE VERIFY
HIS SOURCES' CREDIBILITY. THE COACH'S GIRLFRIEND IS HIS WIFE. SHE IS A LOVELY
GIRL AND DEDICATED MOTHER, AND I AM NOT SURPRISED FOR A MOMENT SHE RETURNED
THE MONEY TO THE CLUB. NOT BECAUSE SHE WON SOMETHING ILLEGALLY, BUT BECAUSE
SHE WANTED THE KIDS TO BENEFIT FROM THE FUND-RAISER. Vince Splendido &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Former President &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wyoming Valley West Boys Soccer Booster Club &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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