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03647aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 EEEE9A40B03311E9BE58010997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190727010110 008 190107t20192019tnuaf 000 0deng d 010 $a 2019901087 020 $a 0785223800 020 $a 9780785223801 035 $a (OCoLC)1080998140 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d SFR $d DPL $d JPL $d OCLCF $d CPL $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us-fl $a n-us-fl 050 4 $a GV958.B36 $b P37 2019 082 04 $a 796.332/62 $2 23 100 1 $a Parker, Cathy $c (Nonprofit organizer), $e author. 245 10 $a Northern lights : $b one woman, two teams, and the football field that changed their lives / $c Cathy Parker with David Thomas. 264 1 $a Nashville, Tennessee : $b W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, $c [2019] 300 $a x, 213 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : $b color illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "Life is hard in Barrow, Alaska. Football mom Cathy Parker first caught a glimpse of this far-away reality from the comfort of her Jacksonville, Florida, living room while watching a 2006 ESPN report on the Barrow Whalers, a high school football team consisting mostly of Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo natives playing in the most difficult of conditions and trying to overcome the most unlikely of odds. These players--raised the northernmost town in the United States, where drug abuse is rampant and the high school dropout rate is high--found themselves playing on a gravel field, using flour to draw the lines ... Overcome by a surprising stirring in her soul to reach out and help, Cathy was determined to build a suitable field for the Barrow Whalers. Not fully understanding the many obstacles, both financially and logistically, that would line the path ahead, Cathy charged forward with a determined spirit and a heart for both the football team and the greater community of Barrow. She spearheaded a campaign that raised more than half-a-million dollars through people all around the country rallying around one common goal: changing the lives of young men through football"-- $c Publisher's description. 505 0 $a A higher calling -- "It's you" -- Resenting football -- Season of change -- Men built for others -- Introduction to Barrow -- Obedience plus inspiration -- It's official : Project Alaska -- "He'll prepare their hearts" -- A family in the media -- Unexpected help -- A $40,000 miracle -- Welcome to Jacksonville -- Fun in the sun -- A life-changing week -- Critical state -- Black Monday -- Warm reception -- Friday night sunlight -- One more miracle? -- Closing the books -- No desire for normal -- A new burrow. 600 10 $a Parker, Cathy $c (Nonprofit organizer) 610 20 $a Barrow High School (Barrow, Alaska) $x Football. 610 20 $a Barrow Whalers (Football team) 650 0 $a Football $z UtqiagÌvik. $z UtqiagÌvik. 650 0 $a Football $z Saint Johns County. $z Saint Johns County. 650 0 $a School sports $z UtqiagÌvik. $z UtqiagÌvik. 650 0 $a School sports $z Saint Johns County. $z Saint Johns County. 650 0 $a Athletic fields $z UtqiagÌvik. $z UtqiagÌvik. 650 0 $a Coaches' spouses $z Saint Johns County. $z Saint Johns County. 700 1 $a Thomas, David, $d 1968 June 21- $e author. 941 $a 7 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201014723.0 952 $l SZPC124 $d 20210901010910.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722061703.0 952 $l SWPB124 $d 20200215010141.0 952 $l KXPA353 $d 20200116011517.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20191211014951.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190727010558.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EEEE9A40B03311E9BE58010997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search