Sometime ago students in Western Pennsylvania experienced a snow day on Monday, but rather than staying indoors or engaging in indoor workouts, members of a high school football team were directed by their coach to assist their neighbors. Coach Brian DeLallo from Bethel Park High School, located near Pittsburgh, announced via Twitter that the scheduled weightlifting session was canceled due to the severe weather. Instead, he encouraged the students to “find an elderly or disabled neighbor and shovel their driveway… that’s our Monday workout.” He also instructed them not to accept any payment for their efforts.
By mid-morning, over 27 athletes had begun sending photos to the coach, with some reporting they were already on their sixth driveway. One student shared that his elderly neighbors insisted on giving a donation despite the non-payment directive.
Braedon Del Duca, a junior on the team, expressed enthusiasm about the initiative: “What better workout than shoveling driveways? It’s just nice getting out here, helping out the community, just helping out others that need help,” he said while working alongside teammate Colton Pfeuffer. Del Duca added, “We’d love to do it for everybody that we can.”