CBP Blaine Sector chief’s issues icy challenge to chiefs along northern U.S. border
Remember back in January when the novel coronavirus hadn’t spread to the United States, yet, and the biggest thing to hit Whatcom County was just a mid-month snowstorm?
It was then that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Blaine Sector Acting Chief of Patrol Agent Tony Holladay issued a snowball challenge via Twitter to other CBP sector chiefs along the United States’ northern border with Canada to put their money — and their aim — where their mouths were for charity.
Standing in front of his snow-covered sector office, Holladay had 10 snowballs thrown at him. For each that hit him, he promised to donate 10 pounds of food to a local food bank.
He then turned to the other sectors to follow suit, reminding them that, “As part of @CBP, we are #USBP and proud members of our community.”
Apparently, Holladay’s challenge was heard further east along the 49th parallel.
According to CBP press release, Tuesday, March 17, Havre (Montana) Sector Chief Sean McGoffin, along with the help of Hill County Sheriff Jaime Ross, accepted Holladay’s challenge and completed it, donating 180 pounds of food to Havre Food Bank.
Ross hit McGoffin with eight of 10 snowballs he threw, according to the release.
“This was an excellent way to do a lighthearted activity for an excellent cause,” McGoffin said in the release. “With the lack of snow this year, we had to wait for the right opportunity to complete the challenge. I am grateful for Sheriff Ross participating in this endeavor and pelting me with snowballs for this challenge.”
For the record, Holladay was hit with four snowballs, but according to a Jan. 29 tweet he rounded up and donated 60 pounds of food, because “some of the snowballs came very close!”
Follow up tweets showed that Holladay’s snowball challenge drew others in to answer the challenge and even inspired one person to ask what sector chiefs along the southern U.S. border with Mexico could come up with.
