Security Indistry Softball Game Benefits Mission 500, Underprivileged Children
Kudos to the more than 30 companies, and counting, that have already joined forces to sponsor the first annual Security Industry Softball Game, benefitting Mission 500, the non-profit organization that spearheads corporate responsibility in security and champions the needs of underprivileged children and communities in crisis. On game day — Saturday, September 12 — security sponsors across competitive lines, and in all facets of the industry at large, will suit up and take aim to hit ’em out of the park — Leonia, N.J., that is — with 100 percent of the funds raised going directly to benefit the respected World Vision charity.
The venue, chosen due to its tri-state location, is convenient to many East Coast security companies and offices. To date, Mission 500 has sponsored more than 1,000 kids, with ongoing volunteer-driven campaigns and well-run industry events, such as the 5K/2K ISC West Race in Las Vegas. The all new ballgame idea, a brain-child of executive board member and Samsung Marketing Manager Janet Fenner, was pitched back in March to George Fletcher, Advisory Board member, founder, and to many, the face of Mission 500, as a means to keep momentum going and to increase awareness for this worthy kids’ cause that goes beyond third-world countries and hits here at home, too.