Football fundraiser gets a big lift

IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers STRONG MAN- David Henningsen, 17, a linebacker and running back for the Oak Park High School varsity football team, heaves a large dumbbell at the school's Lift-a-thon Fundraiser last week. Henningsen proved to be one of the top lifters in the contest. Oak Park football players were asked to raise $250 in donations from friends and family in exchange for the player's pledge to participate, to lift a certain amount of weight, or to perform a certain number of reps. The money raised will help pay for next season's football equipment, including special doctorrecommended mouth guards, and new lights for the stadium scoreboard.