How many of you folks out there realize that High Point has a Beepball Team? What is "Beepball", you may ask? Well...it is basically softball for the blind. Yes, these players are blind. Even sighted players can join, they just have to wear a blindfold so that they cannot see, which levels the playing field. This year our team has three players who have been invited to the "invitation only" World Series of Beepball in Texas. This is an awesome achievement! This invitation is, unfortunately, the problem that I am now putting before you. Twice a year, the Beepball Team has a "donation only" yard sale to produce the funds needed to keep the team going every year. The prices are not fixed, you get your goods and "donate" what you think is a fair price. While the goods offered this year were incredibly more than previous years, the economy took a toll and the sale did not produce the needed funds. One person carried off an enormous amount of stuff and only donated three dollars! Because of the shortfall, there will be another sale on July 12th in an effort to get the money needed to send these three players to Texas. That doesn't even take into account the cost of keeping the team going in the coming year. Please folks, if there is anyone out there who can help these guys, let me know. The Beepball Team deserves this and they work hard every year to support themselves. I know times are tight, but I think if we work together, we can help these guys out. If you have any interest in helping out, please email me at laney1025@yahoo.com. I will get you in touch with the person you will need to talk to. If you have money to sponsor them, great! If you have goods that you want to donate to the yard sale, wonderful! Whatever you can do to help, will be greatly appreciated!
