The 19 students are members of Milford’s "Life is Good" health class, and they volunteered their time to the program to help promote the social and emotional development of poor children in Boston through play, according to Frank Spurchise, who teaches the health class along with Cinta Brennan. The event raised $802,636.

The Milford students helped with events such as the peanut toss, blowing up beach balls, and participating in the "World’s Biggest Game of Catch," during which a 10-foot inflatable ball was pushed around the stadium by fans.

``We left at 5 a.m. Saturday morning and arrived around 9:30 at Fenway,’’ Spurchise said.

This is one of two charity events that Fenway hosts, and it tied in really well with what we try and teach in the class.’’

Spurchise said he and Brennan try and instill a spirit of volunteerism in the students, as well as try and helkp them deal with the many changes that occur to students in seventh and eighth grade.

``There are many emotional and physical changes, and we try and help them with their decision-making process,’’ Spurchise said. ``We just completed our second year, so this is our first group headed to high school and it was a nice final event to have with them. The feedback has been very positive, and hopefully they will go on to make healthy decisions later on in life when faced with difficult choices.’’

The Milford Central School’s health class obtained the Life Is Good company’s permission to use its name. The company has been supportive and donated t-shirts and hats to the students, school officials said.

The class emphasizes the importance of making healthy decisions and choices, and is largely student-driven with group discussion, according to school officials.

The class was developed and is co-led by Spurchise, a Milford School science teacher, and Brennan, a social worker in private practice.