The Catskill Chronicle

Story and photos by Carol Montana

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY (September 10, 2012) – A group of 12 Sullivan County celebrities came together on Friday, September 7 at the Paul Gerry Fieldhouse of SUNY Sullivan to raise money to benefit Thunder 102 Radio’s 2nd Annual Country Cares for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Kids Radiothon.

The celebrities sought pledges toward that goal, and then shot 10 free throws each. Some of the celebrities had more success than others with Jason White of Jeff Bank getting 9 out of 10. And on the other end of the spectrum The Catskill Chronicle’s Carol Montana scored a big zero.

But, it was all in good fun and ended with a friendly game of “Horse” between The Times Herald Record’s Barry Lewis and Thunder 102’s Paul Ciliberto, complete with a real horse courtesy of Maple Woods Farm.

Celebrity announcer was The River Reporter’s Jonathan Fox, accompanied, of course, by his faithful sidekick, Dharma the Wonder Dog, who, at one point, decided to chase the basketball around the court herself.

At the conclusion of the games, Fox was assisted with the awarding of prizes by Greg Goldstein of the Misner Insurance Agency, and Paul Cilberto and Mike Sakell air personalities on Thunder 102 Radio. Midday air personality Jason Dole was also on hand for the games.

Participants of Hoops for Hope included (in the order of photos below): Jason White from Jeff Bank, Greg Karpinsky from The Wurtsboro Board of Trade, David Depew (son of Coach Depew), Jonathan Fox from The River Reporter, Paul Ciliberto from Thunder 102, Joanne Geraine from Bake You Happy, Jim Boxberger from Monticello Farm Home and Garden, Greg Goldstein of the Misner Agency, Leonard Sparks of The Times Herald-Record, Carol Montana of The Catskill Chronicle, Barry Lewis from The Times Herald-Record, and Ken Kavanagh from the Wurtsboro Hogs.

Here are some photos from the event. Look for a link for the full album at the end of this story.

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