Police, fire players to meet for fundraising baseball game
Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020
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TO GO OUT THERE AND WIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT THIS YEAR, THAT HASN’T BEEN THE CAS JAMIE: NOW TO OUR HOMETOWN HERO STORY FOR THIS WEEK. WITH DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK HAVING TO CANCEL ALL SPORTS FUNDRAISERS THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID, THE CHAD BATTLE OF THE BADGES BASEBALL GAME COULDNT BE PLAYED. BUT THAT ISN’T STOPPING THESE PLAYERS, NO WAY. ABOUT 75% OF THE POLICE AND FIRE PLAYERS IN THE BATTLE OF THE BADGES DECIDED TO GET THEIR OWN GAME TOGETHE THEY ARE CALLING IT THE HEROES FALL CLASSIC, AND IT WILL BE PLAYED TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00 P.M. HOLMAN STADIUM. — 6:00 P.M. AT HOLMAN STADIUM. SO, NEW NAME, BUT THE SAME OLD RIVALRY BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE AND THE SAME FUNDRAISING CAUSE, AND IT’S ALL TO BENEFIT THE KIDS AT CHAD. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE 750 FANS AT THE GAME. >> THE HOSPITAL USUALLY RAIS $2.5 MILLION THROUGH ALL OF THEIR CHARITY EVENTS WITH THE PANDEMIC THIS YEAR, THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN LIMITED WITH THE NUMBER OF EVENTS THEY CAN DO. SO ANY LITTLE BIT THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM OUT, THAT WAS THE STANCE THAT ALL THE PLAYERS TOOK — THAT ALL THE PLAYERS TOOK. >> EVERYONE IS ON BOARD, EVERYONE IS VERY EXCITED. WE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO IT, AND HOPEFULLY WE RAISE A LOT OF MONEY. JAMIE: THEY HAVE BIG FUNDRAISING GOALS. THEY WILL TRY TO HIT THE $50,000 MARK FOR THIS YEAR’S GAME. THERE ARE A FEW HUNDRED TICKETS LEFT. YOU CAN GET THEM AT HOLMAN STADIUM TOMORROW NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
Police, fire players to meet for fundraising baseball game
Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020
After the Battle of the Badges baseball game was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some police and fire players decided to put on their own game for the same cause.
After the Battle of the Badges baseball game was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some police and fire players decided to put on their own game for the same cause.
