Fundraiser (In Full Plate Gear!)

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I hope this isn't inappropriate to post here.

On July 25, I will be participating in the Run to Home Base, a 5.5 mile run in Boston that finishes at home plate in Fenway Park. The event raises money for the Red Sox Foundation and the Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program, which supports veterans with "invisible" wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and brain injuries.  And just to make it a little more interesting, I've decided to run the entire race in my full plate gear - mask, chest protector, shins, etc. 

If you would like to support this worthy cause AND help out a fellow umpire, please use the following link:

http://www.runtohomebase.org/2015RunToHomeBase/sheplong

I realize that nobody here knows me in "real" life, and you may be skeptical about donating to a complete stranger.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask.  You can also read more about the event here: http://www.runtohomebase.org/

As of today, I am almost 1/3 of the way to my $1,000 fundraising goal.  No donation is too small.  Thank you in advance for your consideration and support.

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I made a small donation...the process was easy.

...Good luck...don't suck

...post pics at Fenway.

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I made a small donation.

...Good luck...don't suck

...post pics at Fenway.

Thank you! I'll definitely post pics. :)

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Two weeks until race day.

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One last shameless self-promoting bump.  6 days until race day, and I'm still a couple hundred dollars short of my $1,000 fundraising goal.  Please consider donating.  And if you can't donate, please pray for temperatures below 90 that day.

Thanks.

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Final shameless self-promotion, I promise. Guess who got a nice little writeup in the newest Referee Magazine?

 

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And I just realized I never posted the pics I promised.  Here are my favorites:

 

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Good job. Ball bag and brush - did you carry your clicker?