Buchanan Park Women Leisure Softball League on Hamilton Mountain internet hosting playoff fundraiser

The Buchanan Park Women Leisure Softball League wraps up its season Aug. 27 with a fundraising playoff event that’s open to the general public with proceeds going to Ronald McDonald Home in Hamilton.

“That is our second time supporting Ronald McDonald Home,” mentioned league treasurer Jo-Anne Marriott. “Plenty of our households have used Ronald McDonald Home and we all know this cash goes to the Hamilton location.”

Situated subsequent to McMaster Youngsters’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald Home supplies a supportive place to remain for households of in poor health kids who’re being handled on the west finish hospital.

Ronald McDonald Home Charities South Central Ontario (RMHCSCO) in Hamilton helps 1,000 households who use the home every year plus and greater than 150,000 annual visits of their hospital household rooms.  

“We maintain the requirements, by supporting households with a spot to remain and meals to eat, in order that they will focus their power on their little one’s care,” mentioned Mario DeDivitiis, chief govt officer, RMHCSCO.

Again at Buchanan Park, Marriot famous the championship event raised greater than $5,200 for Ronald McDonald Home in 2019, the final time it was performed.

This yr, she mentioned they are going to be elevating cash by way of a barbecue, beer tent, raffle desk and group donations.

“We encourage the general public to come back in, purchase a scorching canine and watch some playoff softball,” Marriott mentioned.

Match motion that includes six groups begins at 8:45 a.m. with the comfort last at 2 p.m. and the championship recreation at 2:15 p.m. at Buchanan Park on the west Mountain.

The league resumed motion in late Might after suspending play for 2 seasons as a result of coronavirus pandemic.

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