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The boys soccer team at Star Valley High School has received a big boost thanks to a $1,000 Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant from California Casualty. The funds will allow the coach to purchase new warmups to help keep players more comfortable in inclement weather. Coach Shane Hokum said that he wants to provide a quality program for his student-athletes. Another Wyoming school, Green River High School, also received a $1,000 athletics grant from California Casualty. The Wyoming schools are among 79 public middle schools and high schools in 32 states awarded a total of $83,000 to aid sports programs affected by tight budgets. The grant is named for California Casualty Chairman Emeritus Tom Brown, an avid sportsman who believes that teamwork, confidence and sportsmanship help develop high achievers in academics and in life. Since its inception in 2011, more than $660,000 has been awarded to some 600 schools across the nation. "All students should have the opportunity to compete," said Lisa Almeida, Assistant Vice President. "California Casualty's 67 year commitment to educators and schools also reaches to athletic fields." Public middle and high schools in the Cowboy State with an unmet need for a sports program can try for next year; applications for the 2018/2019 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grants are now being taken at www.calcasathleticsgrant.com. The deadline for consideration is January 15, 2019. California Casualty has other initiatives that give back to educators for all their hard work including the "Wherever Your Journey Takes you…We'll be there" sweepstakes for a chance to win a Dodge Journey, www.winajourney.com; $7,500 School Lounge Makeover®, www.schoolloungemakeover.com; and $200 Help Your Classroom grants, www.calcas.com/ help-your-classroom. Star Valley High School Scores $1,000 Athletics Grant from California Casualty 13