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Home Runs For Homeless On Deck For August
Harford Family House holds its annual home run derby fundraiser at Ripken Stadium.
Hitting a home run at can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Winning a car is even more uncommon.
Participants in next month's Home Runs For The Homeless event will have a chance to do both.
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The event, which benefits the Harford Family House, will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 14. Teams of four will swing for the fences, and for targets around the field.
Entry is $250 per player, or $1,000 for a team.
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A 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 4x4—which is valued at $37,000—from Jones Junction will go to a participant who hits a specific target on the field.
Teams will be scored on distance of their combined hits. The winning team will receive a trophy.
The event will be capped by an awards celebration—which is free to participants and $35 for other guests—on the club level at the ballpark.
Participants will have access to the clubhouse, batting cage and dugout at the home of the .
Mayor Michael Bennett, who serves as the Harford Family House's Capital Campaign, will throw out the first pitch.
Interested participants may register:
- online
- call » 410-273-6700
- email » jduffy@harfordfamilyhouse.org
will participate in the event for the second consecutive year.
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