Gina DeJesus to Throw out First Pitch at Scrappers Game
August 28, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Mahoning Valley Scrappers News Release
On Tuesday, September 1 kidnapping survivor, Gina DeJesus will throw out a first pitch at Eastwood Field when the Mahoning Valley Scrappers take on the State College Spikes.
With help from Dennis Baird and the BairFind Foundation, Gina was reunited with her family in 2013. For the last 14 years the BairFind Foundation has used sports to draw attention to missing children by putting their photographs on team poster giveaways and other print materials around major and minor league sporting venues.
The BairFind Foundation is funded through private donations and corporate sponsors. For more information, visit the website at: BairFind.org.
Tickets for the 7:05pm game can be purchased by calling 330-505-0000, visiting the Mr. Rooter Box Office at Eastwood Field or by going to www.mvscrappers.com.
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