HOUSTON – Boots For Troops, a charity that benefits military veterans, is holding an inaugural charity softball game Friday night in Tomball at Premiere Baseball of Texas.
Boots For Troops is the charity of choice for Texans Pro Bowl alternate running back Dameon Pierce.
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All proceeds from the game benefit benefit Boots For Troops whose mission is to uplift and empower the overall morale and mental well-being of deployed service members. They send custom care packages throughout the year to deployed troops around the world and sponsor flights home for active-duty service members for emergencies and holidays and fund training of service dogs to pair with disabled veterans and have a military spouse scholarship program.
Inaugural @boots4troops softball game between veterans and civilians, fundraiser set for Friday night in Tomball at 7 pm, tickets available at https://t.co/cU31hVQvUY and https://t.co/fDYErRyFzS Texans running back Dameon Pierce made this charity his cause for #MyCauseMyCleats pic.twitter.com/vmxbFMyjxG
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Johnny Bravo will be the MC, David Joseph will play the national anthem, and Texans broadcaster Marc Vandermeer is scheduled to attend as the third base coach for the veteran squad and will catch the first pitch from a local veteran. Miller Lite is the presenting sponsor.
For ticket information, go to boots4troops.org or eventbrite.com
“We had a scrimmage Monday night, and it was intense,” Jimmy “Sailor” Rogers of Boots For Troops said. “Both teams really want to win this game. As a member of the veterans squad, it was really cool to see the vets play together. There was some camaraderie there. As veterans, we are always searching for that. We miss that the most. It will be on full display Friday night.”
Aaron Wilson is a contributor to KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.