Wahoos Launch "Saved by the Bell" Campaign to Support Marine Memorial
Published on May 24, 2012 under Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
In an effort to assist the Marine veterans raising money for the Marine Aviation Memorial Tower at Veterans Park, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are launching the "Saved by the Bell" campaign.
The campaign, sponsored by the Blue Wahoos and Sandy Sansing Nissan, will contribute to the memorial for every home run and every home game win for the Wahoos. Sandy Sansing will donate $100 for every home run hit by the Blue Wahoos at Pensacola's Waterfront Stadium, and the Blue Wahoos will contribute $500 for each home win by the team. In addition, the stadium announcer will announce the donation and the videoboard will 'ring a bell' each time the team wins or hits a home run.
Wahoos owner Quint Studer said that he happened to be in Cincinnati for the casting of the Marine Memorial Bell and got to know the Marines involved, heard their story, and became an instant fan of the effort.
"I had the honor of meeting some of the Marines involved in this effort to construct the memorial while I was in Cinncinati meeting with the Reds executive team, and I was fortunate enough to attend the bell-casting ceremony with Mayor Hayward and Councilman Spencer," said Studer. "It was a great ceremony and really got me thinking about how much I believe our fans and sponsors would like to support this memorial, so we're going to help these Marines get it built."
Sandy Sansing heard about the Marine Memorial and the Blue Wahoos' effort to support it and volunteered to help with the fundraising effort as well.
"This community has been very good to me and my family, and we always try to give back," said Sansing. "I'm honored to be a part of this campaign to help build the Marine Aviation Memorial Tower, so I hope the Wahoos hit lots of home runs and the fans help out too."
In addition to the donations from the Blue Wahoos and Sansing, team officials said that the ushers would collect donations at predetermined times throughout the season, and Marine veterans would be on hand as well at certain games to collect donations from supportive fans.
"This is a Navy town, but it's also a Marine town," said Studer. "I'm looking forward to the generosity of our fans helping this worthy cause, because we all benefit from the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform," Studer said.
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