First ‘A Shot For Life’ football event in Connecticut a big success

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent-New Britain Herald WEST HARTFORD — Hosting its first A Shot For Life 7-on-7 football event in Connecticut at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Connecticut - run by founder Mike Slonina - it was a successful opening kick-off in the Nutmeg State. What was originally created as a ‘24-hour shoot-a-thon’ by Slonina in 2011 as an effort to spread awareness and funds for cancer...