Sayville 8th Grader's Home Runs for Charity Donates Another $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House

Home Runs for Charity (HR4C), a Sayville not-for-profit organization that supports local charitable organizations that was started by Sayville Middle School eighth grader Noah Horak, officially gave back last week during the annual Little League Banquet by presenting a check in the amount of $1,000 to Long Island’s own Ronald McDonald House.

Shelly Psaris with the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island was on hand to receive the generous donation. This is Home Runs for Charity’s second $1,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald House.

“As a volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House of LI, I was honored to accept the generous check from the Home Runs for Charity (HR4C) to support the good works of the Ronald McDonald House of LI,” Psaris said. “As I looked around at all the children from the Sayville Little League I thought about their efforts to make a difference in the world and it touched me deeply.”

Home Runs for Charity reaches out to local businesses and the community at large to raise funds for various worthy charities including Long Island Cares, Ronald McDonald House of Long Island, the United Way of Long Island and the cardiac unit at Brookhaven Hospital.Donors pledge a dollar amount for each home run hit by a Sayville Little League player.

Twenty two players hit a total of 44 home runs over the 2014 regular season, raising approximately $3,500 in contributions in the charity’s second year.

“It’s pretty cool to raise money to help others less fortunate than us,” Noah Horak said. “In two years we have raised about $5,000- that’s incredible. Our donors are awesome, but so are our players.”

Serendipitously, after reading an article last year, a representative from the New York Yankee’s contacted Home Runs for Charity and became an official sponsor of the organization, donating tickets and VIP experiences to encourage donations.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the Sayville community, our Little League players and Noah,” Ed Horak, Noah’s dad, said. “It’s been his enthusiasm not to mention his first home run over the fence at Gillette field that made this possible. This community’s support of his effort has been amazing. Thank you!”

For more information on Home Runs for Charity, go to http://www.homerunsforcharity.org/ and www.facebook.com/homerunsforcharity or call 631-655-4688.