“The event went really well,” Walsh said after the event. “We had a perfect day for the tournament which helped our turnout tremendously.” According to Walsh, 9 teams competed. Walsh had cited previously that their ultimate goal for this year’s event was to break their goal of earning $1,000, and after all the funds were totaled, it was just over $1,000! Walsh and the sorority were ecstatic. “The event exceeded our expectations,” Walsh said. “We expected a lot of people to come out and support but the amount that came out was more than we imagined!”

Previously, Walsh had explained that the t-shirt design was inspired by the philanthropy. The baseball player expertly ties the cause to the event with the added heartbeat feature in the design. “Everyone LOVED the shirts, we had people who weren’t even playing in the tournament asking to purchase the shirts!” Walsh said. “Both the baseball and softball teams liked the shirts and I have seen people already wearing them throughout campus, which is always a good sign!”

After such success, we had to ask Walsh about their plans for next year: “We do plan to host this event again as it is our annual spring philanthropy event. When hosting next year, it would be great to have a team from every organization on campus to allow us to have an even bigger turnout than this year!”

Congratulations, ladies! We’re so happy to have helped contribute to an amazing cause and we wish you the best of luck in your future philanthropy endeavors. Keep up the great work!

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Jennifer Walsh, a sophomore studying Speech Pathology at Elmhurst College, helped work with VarCity Apparel to help design shirts for their event. Walsh is one of the philanthropy chairs in Alpha Phi and is responsible for organizing and running events like Home Runs for Heart Health. “Last year was very successful, so we are hoping for an even better turn-out this year!” Walsh said, as Home Runs for Heart is in its second year.

With the aid of the Elmhurst College baseball and softball teams, each team will have about 10 players. Walsh explained that many organizations around Elmhurst College campus will be participating. All participants will receive free food for playing as well as the t-shirts designed by VarCity Apparel. Walsh cites the inspiration for the t-shirt design stemming from their philanthropy. The baseball player expertly ties the event with their philanthropy, as evidenced by the heartbeat feature. Walsh is confident the event will exceed expectations.

“Our goal for the event is to beat our profit of last year which was just under $1,000,” Walsh said, citing their advertising and marketing as a major confidence boost that the ladies will surpass their goal.

On Monday, April 18th, the ladies and the other teams will be hitting the field at Elmhurst College. Hopefully someone will hit a homer!

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