Louisville Baseball Raising Money for Haiti

From the Louisville Athletic Department...

Louisville Baseball Donates to "Pinch Hit for Haiti" Effort

U of L players, coaches donate more than $700 to disaster relief effort started at Elon University

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Players from the University of Louisville baseball team recently joined the "Pinch Hit for Haiti" effort by donating $724 to the Red Cross for relief efforts in the island nation which was ravaged by a 7.0 earthquake last Tuesday.

The "Pinch Hit for Haiti" effort was spearheaded by Elon University senior catcher Mike Melillo. After thinking about the amount of money that could be raised if every athlete gave just $1, Melillo came up with the "Pinch Hit for Haiti" concept. In less than one week, the effort has raised nearly $10,000 through donations from collegiate baseball players, coaches and fans around the nation.

The 7.0 earthquake in Haiti has had an effect on nearly 3,000,000 people in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The capital city of Port-au-Prince was nearly leveled and many people are still missing. Estimates have casualties numbering in the 10's of thousands.

More information on the "Pinch Hit for Haiti" effort is available online at http://www.elon.edu/e-web/athletics/pinchitforhaiti.xhtml.

Steps to joining Pinch Hit for Haiti:
As a team:
1. An individual from your school collects $1.00 from each member of the team.
2. That individual visits http://www.redcross.org/ and donates the amount
collected via credit or debit card.
3. Once the process has been completed, Red Cross will provide you
with a page that has your tracking number, name, and the amount
donated.
4. Copy the information and paste it into an email document.
5. Email the information along with your team/school name to
pinchhitforhaiti@gmail.com
6. Pay it forward and tell as many student-athletes as you can about
our objective.

As an individual:
1.Visit http://www.redcross.org/ and donates the amount collected via credit
or debit card.
2. Once the process has been completed, Red Cross will provide you
with a page that has your tracking number, name, and the amount
donated.
3. Copy the information and paste it into an email document.
4. Email the information along with the school you cheer for or the
school you wish to represent to pinchhitforhaiti@gmail.com
5. Pay it forward and tell as many people as you can about our objective.