Marlins Partner With Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina
Published on June 26, 2012 under Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Morehead City Marlins News Release
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. - The Morehead City Marlins announced that they are partnering with Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina for the Wednesday, June 27 exhibition game against the 2012 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team at 7:05 p.m.
The Marlins will host Wish Kids and their families during the home game at Big Rock Stadium in Morehead City, while the children, who all live in Eastern North Carolina, will have the opportunity to meet with players and staff from both the Marlins and Team USA prior to first pitch.
"We're honored to have these children and their families from Make-A-Wish Eastern NC join us for this special game," said Marlins General ManagerÃÂ Christopher Marmo.ÃÂ "Their strength, determination and courage truly inspires us as a staff and team."
"We are greatly appreciative of the generosity of the Morehead City Marlins," said Make-A-Wish Eastern NC President and CEOÃÂ Kristen Mercer Johnson.ÃÂ "This event offers our children and their families an opportunity to simply enjoy a baseball game together and have a lot of fun."
Make-A-Wishî Eastern North Carolinaàgrants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Founded in 1986, the chapter serves all medically eligible children who reside in the 49 counties east of the Orange / Alamance county line. The chapter operates solely through generous donations of individuals, corporations and foundations. With the help of more than 200 volunteers, including our Board of Directors, Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina has granted more than 2,400 wishes since its inception. More information is available on our chapter websiteàwww.eastnc.wish.org.àYou can also follow them onàFacebookà(www.facebook.com/eastncwish) andàTwitter(@MakeAWishEastNC).
The Morehead City Marlins are a proud member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 16th season in 2012, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 1,000 alumni drafted and 51 alums - including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander - make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website atÃÂ www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at ÃÂ www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (at cpleague).For Marlins ticket and team information, please visit www.mhcmarlins.com.
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