The team raised over $2,800 for the jerseys and donation. Nearly $2,200 of this money went toward pink jerseys for the boys to wear for the whole month of October. Denise Page, one of the team moms, said $626 of that money was presented in a jumbo check to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization at the team’s last home game on Oct. 26. https://www.facebook.com/denise.page.75?fref=ts
Coach Chris Clark said he was inspired to raise the money after people in his family and community were affected by breast cancer.
“It was an idea that I had probably about three or four years ago. I wanted to do something like a breast cancer jersey for the kids, and we could do a little fundraiser to actually donate to the foundation,” Clark said.
Clark said he wanted to show his team that hard work pays off.
“It felt good to actually go back to the guys because we sold raffle tickets, we spent a Saturday, a Sunday and another Saturday doing car washes all day — like nine to two — and washed cars, six dollars a car,” Clark said.
Although the fundraiser was originally Clark’s idea, Page and fellow team mom, Shana Harper, helped in fundraising even though neither mom said they had anyone in their lives affected by breast cancer.
“We stay involved with the booster club in the school because they help with the concessions and the support for if we need money and stuff for our team,” Harper said.
Although the position of team mom is voluntary, both moms said it is hard to say no to the team, and especially the coach.
