St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Reds last week distributed $45,000 worth of baseball and softball equipment to 19 NKY and Southeast Indiana schools and three youth organizations.
Athletic coaches from Saint Elizabeth, high school athletic directors, and head coaches in baseball and softball participated in the distribution of equipment; Student Athletes from Augusta, Bellevue, Boone County, Campbell County, Dayton, Dixie Heights, Gallatin County, Grant County, Holy Cross, Covington Holmes, Lloyd Memorial, Ludlow, Newport, Newport Central Catholics, Scott, South Ripley, Milan, Switzerland Schools County & Sunshine Secondary; and representatives from three youth organizations: Ludlow Athletic Club, Bellevue Vets and Grant County Little League.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Reds Community Fund distributed $45,000 worth of baseball and softball equipment to 19 schools and three youth programs: Augusta, Bellevue, Boone County, Campbell County, Dayton, Dixie Heights, Gallatin County, Grant County, Holy Cross, Covington Holmes, Lloyd Memorial, Ludlow, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, Scott, South Ripley, Milan, Switzerland County and Rising Sun High Schools; and three youth organizations: Ludlow Athletic Club, Bellevue Vets, and Grant County Little League.
The partnership between St. Elizabeth, the Reds and Pitch In For Baseball, now in its seventh year, is designed to help baseball and softball programs in northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana prepare for the upcoming 2023 season.
Sports directors, head trainers and student athletes from all schools and organizations were on site at Griffin Elite Sports & Wellness in Erlangen to accept the donation in kind.
St. Elizabeth has made a similar contribution from the Reds Community Fund to help 19 schools and organizations through its Pitch In For Baseball program.
Pitch In For Baseball & Softball (PIFBS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating equipment as a barrier to play by bringing baseball to underprivileged and at-risk children across the United States and around the world for nearly 20 years – and provides softball equipment. The organization has similarly partnered with high schools and organizations in Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, the Bronx, and the Twin Cities.
Officials involved in the event are Tony Hyott, FACHE, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Associate Vice President, Patient Services; Reds players, alum Spencer Steer, Cam Collier and Corky Miller; Terry Smith, CEO of Pitch In For Baseball; and Charlie Frank, Executive Director, Reed’s Community Fund
Holmes High School Softball Principal Michelle Davis and one of the recipients of the equipment spoke on behalf of the recipients about how much the equipment means to the recipient schools and students.
