MCLA Baseball nets $2300 for the JDRF

On Saturday, April 25 the MCLA Baseball team took on MASCAC rival Salem State College. With assistance from the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Choices Program, the team held a fundraiser in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The event was a rousing success as the day yielded just over $2300 in donations. The involved programs donated all proceeds from concessions, a 50/50 raffle, and other various fan day gimmicks to the JDRF.

The JDRF is the world’s largest charitable funder and advocate for type I diabetes research. As many as 3 million Americans have type I diabetes. The mission of the JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type I diabetes can strike suddenly as evidenced by the 15,000 children diagnosed in the U.S. per year. That is an average of 40 children per day! Over 85% of the JDRF’s expenditures directly support research for finding a cure.

Coach Puleri expressed tremendous appreciation; "The baseball team and I would like to thank everyone who supported such an inspiring event. From our sponsors to our volunteers, none of this would be possible without your efforts. We can only hope that we made a difference in some children’s lives through this event."

For more information on the JDRF, please visit their website at www.jdrf.org. For more information on MCLA Athletics, please log onto athletics.mcla.edu.

Brent Arseneau thorws a strike to kick off MCLA's JDRF Day.