Vickey Ritchie and us had a shortened moment on The Hill this afternoon as we headed out of town. While we had hoped it to be longer, we were still incredibly grateful for the gesture 🙏 of creating a King Sized book 📖 that is full of kind words !

Added bonus that Coach Harris and Coach Kinney, Coach Howard Mayo and so many players took the time to sign one of the numerous cards !

Our trip West was delayed at the start by events taking place involving Corrie Delp and then Adrienne Harris and Jay Neal’s Strasburg Express. Now after a lengthy waiting period, Lin has a spot awaiting her at the Duke University Medical Center beginning August 4th and we will be there for a week. What happens from there will depend upon what the Doctors discover.

But this means that I get to hang out with Vickey and her group Sunday August 3rd!

Meanwhile, I will be working with Mr DeHaven and Tammy Quesenberry on the High Jump project, gathering all the information that I can for the Softball book and writing ✍ at least one story everyday.

If you are responsible for a group or team and want to get the positive word out about something, just let me know.

There are so flaws in this process with the first one being that if someone reads the story today and wants to participate, there’s no clear path to jumping on board.

  The Carroll News, Olde Mill Golf Resort and Carroll County High School are all involved with our efforts here. The folks involved with things that I have ongoing simply reached out to me but even then we have to get the funds to the right place.

Drum Roll please, the right place is in the hands ✋of Mr. Kevin DeHaven, our hardworking Athletic Director. We will make sure that everyone in the first 40 to contribute $100.00 will receive a round of Golf ⛳ out at Olde Mill.

The key 🔑 here is far beyond the High Jump area we are getting for Brenden Fariss and his fellow High Jumpers. It’s an incredible opportunity for folks to learn another means of raising $$$$ here in Carroll County.

Tammy Quesenberry and the Carroll County High School Athletic Association are on board and this makes it possible. Hagen Giles here at Olde Mill has done his part and the Carroll News is helping move the needle as well.

As I have stated previously, Lin and I are set to cover the gap, whatever we cannot raise and I promised Hagen we would cut  his part off at 40. Now the question is how many people involved in Sports here will see the opportunity to help a fellow Coach and their program ? How many other businesses will see the value of finding ways to barter with their resources ?

The final benefit for the Football fans is that now we have shiny new bleachers that are easy on the eyes 👀, we will be removing the eye 👁 sore from Tommy Thompson Field and replacing it with a much needed piece of equipment !

We will be looking for people from now to the end of July and then Mr DeHaven will write ✍ in the amount on our check to balance the books 📚 for the purchase.

If you have any questions 🙏, please reach out and I will do my best to answer them !