Samoset Middle School recently hosted a holiday breakfast where faculty and students presented a check for $3,200 to the Team Jesse Foundation.
The Team Jesse Foundation was founded by Sachem alum Kevin Mincio to help the families of fallen soldiers in honor of SSG Jesse Williams, a friend of his who lost his life.
Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Kevin left a Wall Street job to join the Army and served a tour of duty in Iraq with Jesse, where they became close friends. Before Jesse left for his second tour of duty, after earning a Purple Heart in his first tour, he asked Kevin to “look after” his daughter Amaya in the event Jesse didn’t make it back. Kevin obliged and Team Jesse is one of the ways Kevin is fulfilling his promise.
