Coral Reef Academy Cornhole Tournament Joins Fun and a Good Cause

It was family fun for a cause Saturday at the Leatherback Brewery on St. Croix for the second annual Coral Reef Academy Cornhole Tournament and Silent Auction.

While the band played, attendees enjoyed food from Leatherback and other food trucks and 14 teams competed in rounds of cornhole.

Inside the brewery, items were laid out on tables for participants to bid on in a silent auction. Outside, a field of about 90 attendees gathered to support the Coral Reef Academy and the students and families that attend the school.

All proceeds from the event will support the Coral Reef Academy and the students and families that attend the school. Coral Reef Academy specializes in education for children with autism and other developmental disabilities.

“Children with autism learn differently than their peers without autism and may become frustrated at a typical school classroom, falling behind in their progress. Providing services, education, and care for students with disabilities is a costly endeavor. Upward of 70 percent of Coral Reef students receive tuition assistance to attend the school,” said Andrea Shillingford, director of the school.