Help "KICK" Start Kids' Love of Reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2021

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 Help “KICK” Start Kids’ Love of Reading
United Way’s 6th Annual Kickball Tournament

Spring Hill, FL – (March 11, 2021) – If you enjoy watching friendly competition between Hernando County businesses while supporting early literacy for preschool children, then you don’t want to miss United Way of Hernando County’s 6th Annual “KICK” Start to Early Literacy Kickball Tournament. On Saturday, March 27th at Anderson Snow Park, 16 teams from local companies will compete for the opportunity to win the Ultimate Trophy and the title of Kickball Champions.

This fun-filled outdoor event is free to the public. National Anthem begins at 8:45 am and the first wave of teams kick off at 9:00 am sharp. Texas Roadhouse will be barbequing hot dogs and hamburgers, and food trucks The Peanut Shack and BrainFreeze Italian Ice will be selling their delicious snacks and ices.

PJ the DJ will be playing tunes all day, and attendees can stop by the Foto Fun Booth to take a fun picture with a life-size cutout of Dolly Parton herself. Don’t miss mascot fun run with special appearances by: Olaf the Snowman, Head Start’s Teachable T-Rex, Pikachu, Texas Roadhouse’s Andy the Armadillo, Nature Coast High School Shark, Central High School’s Bear, and PHSC’s Boomer the Bobcat.

All proceeds from this annual event benefit United Way’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) program, which provides enrolled Hernando County children with a free, age appropriate book in the mail every month, from birth to age five. Currently, 1,000 children are registered to receive a book every month regardless of their family’s economic status.

Thank You to our Event Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: Holmes Drafting Services – Grand Slam Champion

Field 1 Sponsor: Integrity Pest Control – Home Run Hero

Fields 2 & 3 Sponsor: PED-Stuart Corporation – Home Run Hero

Field 4 Sponsor: Terlep Chiropractic – Home Run Hero

Base Run Baller Sponsors: Carter Foreman PLLC, Cricket Wireless (Sun Com), Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Rotary Club of Brooksville, Mid-Florida Community Services Head Start/Early Head Start, and Timber Pines Community Association/Scott Dienes Construction LLC.

team matchup

Due to COVID-19, United Way has implemented safety precautions such as: masks for all volunteers and participants in small enclosed spaces such as the dugout or score box, temperature checks for all participants and volunteers, and hand sanitizing stations set up throughout the 4 fields for attendees to use accordingly.

Vendors and Early Literacy Supporters include: Boys and Girls Club, Foundations of Life Pregnancy Center, LifeSouth’s Blood Mobile, Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind, Head Start/Early Head Start, NAMI Hernando, People Helping People in Hernando County, Pepsi, Sam’s Club, Terlep Chiropractic, and Wawa.

For more information, visit www.UnitedWayHernando.org/Kickball or like our event on Facebook.

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United Way of Hernando County, Inc.:
United Way of Hernando County (UWHC) was established as a 501c3 organization in 1987, and since then has continuously focused on creating partnerships and mobilizing our community to seek sustainable solutions to some of the most pressing local needs.  UWHC strategically allocates Community Investment Funds in Health, Education, & Financial Stability programs with proven results and local impact. For more information on how YOU can LIVE UNITED, visit www.unitedwayhernando.org.