Ryan Reed and his family have done a lot to help those in need while receiving cancer treatment. On Thursday night, the PVC coaches will play in their fifth Coaches VS Cancer game in the last four years. Games have been played in Milo, Guilford, Bucksport, and Dexter. On Thursday the coaches in the conference will play at Howland with all proceeds going to the family of Reed, who is the Varsity girls soccer coach at Penobscot Valley High School.
In December 2017, Reed was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Ryan recently had surgery in Boston and has made multiple trips to Massachusetts for treatments. All proceeds from the event on Thursday will go to Ryan and his family to help with the costs during this trying time. Modern Woodmen will match all donations up to $2500.
Ryan’s family has been hit hard by cancer over the years. Reed and his family created “The Reed foundation” to help local families in need, that are struggling with cancer.
Ryan’s cousin Marisa LeBlanc has been a key contributor to the Reed Foundation, as well as to the upcoming event, spearheading a lot of the planning and collecting donations for the raffles.
Ryan is a 1992 graduate from PVHS, where he was a 3 sport athlete (Soccer, basketball, baseball). He went on to excel at soccer at Maine Maritime Academy. Ryan went on to follow in his father’s footsteps, Sonny Reed, who coached soccer at Penobscot Valley for years. Ryan’s girls teams are consistently among the top teams in class D each year. He has a wife Gretchen, and 3 children (Taryn, Lauren, and Nick).
There will be several raffles, concessions, baked goods, and t shirts for sale. At least 25 coaches from the PVC have committed to the event.
