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Richards girls raise $1600 for military families, cancer patients
Free Throws for Heroes/Free Throws for The Fight
Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, Richards High School varsity girls basketball coach Jeff Kortz and his players once again made time to help military families and cancer patients in need.
Through Free Throws for Heroes/ Free Throws for the Fight the Richards players raised nearly $1,600. Executive Director Mike Salzstein thanked coach and his players with this letter:
April 8, 2020
Coach Jeff Kortz
Via Email and Regular Mail:
jeff.kortz@chsd218.org
H.L. Richards High School
10601 South Central Oak Lawn, IL 60453
RE: Free Throws For Heroes/Free Throws For The Fight--
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING EFFORT AND MUCH APPRECIATED PARTICIPATION!
Dear Coach Kortz,
Once again, I want to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for ANOTHER OUTSTANDING EFFORT from your H.L. Richards High School basketball program in “Making Free Throws That Make A Difference” to military families and cancer patients in need.
This letter confirms your total donation of $1,586.75 as part of our Free Throws For Heroes/Free Throws For The Fight charitable initiative.
As we like to say, “A basketball program must have an overriding purpose that teaches life lessons to players beyond just winning.” It’s obvious that you all share this ideal in not just enhancing your players’ basketball skills, but partnering with parents and organizations like The Charity Stripe to build character and teach important values to these young players that will last a lifetime and endow them with a strong sense of pride and accomplishment in helping others.
Once again Coach, our sincere thanks to you, your players and donors for your participation and we sincerely hope you join us again next year to make free throws that matter to those less fortunate
Sincerely,
Mitch Salzstein
Executive Director
The Charity Stripe® Free Throws For Heroes®/
Free Throws For The Fight®
305 Lee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 715-9433
