Herndon-Centreville High School Baseball Game to Benefit Wounded Soldiers
The Centreville High School varsity baseball team will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project at its home game against Herndon High School on Friday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m.
A donation box will be circulated throughout those in attendance during the contest between Concorde District rivals. Both teams will also be wearing camouflage jerseys with WWP patches on them and the teams will honor several current and former United States military personnel that were injured while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan prior to the game.
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“We are excited to take part in the Wounded Warrior Project,” Centreville head baseball coach Morgan Spencer said. “It is an honor to support our soldiers who put their lives on the line for us and protect us each and every day. I hope that our players will really learn from this night and understand what it truly means to make a sacrifice. We appreciate our troops and all the sacrifices they make for our country.”
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Several local businesses are becoming involved in the event, which the Wildcats hope will attract local media, politicians and a large crowd of students and baseball fans throughout the Centreville and Herndon communities in hopes of raising over $2,500 towards the cause.
“This is an event that we are thrilled to be a part of,” said Herndon head baseball coach Greg Miller. “I don’t think many people have a true appreciation of what some people do to defend our country. We’re excited to be a part of something that is raising money for such a great cause.”
The Wounded Warrior Project was founded in Roanoke, Virginia, by a group of veterans and friends who took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation. WWP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with additional program offices located in New York City and Washington D.C.
For more information or to learn how to become involved in the event, please contact Joey Kamide, an assistant coach at Centreville, at either 703-919-5049 or Kamide9@gmail.com. For more information on the Wounded Warrior Project, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
