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Softball Weekend 2017 - Game Schedules
The charity for this year's All-Star Game and for Softball Weekend is Girls Helping Girls. Period.
Girls Helping Girls. Period. or GHGP is a family run charity based in South Orange and was founded by the Joy family who are very involved in MSO Softball. GHGP provides a year's supply of feminine hygiene products to each girl or woman it helps.
The products, which are not covered by food stamps or other social programs, can be very expensive, and GHGP's mission is to relieve families of the burden for a whole year, so that their clients can focus on more important matters like staying at school and work. In their first year, GHGP has helped more than 350 girls with a full year's supply of tampons and pads. All of the recipients are in Maplewood/South Orange and surrounding towns. On Softball Weekend we invite you to please drop off donations of feminine hygiene products (new boxes only please) in the collection bin at the check-in tent. You can also make a monetary donation to GHGP HERE. To learn more about GHGP's work and services check them out HERE.
Softball Weekend (originally Softball Day) was first established in 2008 to bring the Maplewood/South Orange community together during the Recreation Softball playoffs. Each year in June, the community is invited to share in great softball, while experiencing a fun-filled weekend.
In addition to exciting playoff games, Softball Weekend also includes food, vendors, softball demonstrations and other entertainment. The MSO Softball Committee is proud that Softball Weekend also promotes a service project in which all members of the MSO Softball program are encouraged to raise money for a charitable cause. Previous charities have included the American Cancer Society to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness, the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life, the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges, Youth Net, the Wounded Warrior Project and Girls Helping Girls. Period.
For more information on volunteering for Softball Weekend, or if you have a suggestion on how to make the day more enjoyable for the girls and their families, please email the MSO Softball Committee with your comments.
