Second Annual Softball Tourney Set for November

The second annual 1 Pitch Men’s/Co-Ed Charity Softball Tournament, benefitting the H.E.A.R.T.strings Perinatal Palliative Care Program at Northside Hospital, will be Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Central Park in Cumming.  All money raised from this event will go to helping families cope with early infant loss.  This event is organized by Team Reece, in memory of their daughter, Reece Jarrard.

The H.E.A.R.T.strings Program at Northside provides support for families that have received a life-limiting diagnosis for their baby.  Members of Northside’s Perinatal Bereavement, Chaplaincy and Special Care Nursery teams work alongside families to develop a care plan based on their wishes for their unborn children.  The goal is to prevent and relieve suffering, while promoting and supporting the best possible quality of life for infants and their families.

“When going through preparing for a loss of this magnitude, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Amber Jarrard, co-organizer of the tournament.  “[In our situation] it was extremely helpful to have someone there who knew what questions to ask and what needed to be done… The amount of love and support was humbling.”

The 2012 softball tournament raised more than $2,100 for the H.E.A.R.T.strings Program at Northside.

Registration for the 2013 1 Pitch Men’s/Co-Ed Charity Softball Tournament is $150 per team.  Please register by Oct. 31.  Contact 706-215-2911 or Jarrard.amber@yahoo.com.  Online donations may be made to the H.E.A.R.T.strings Fund at give.northside.com.