Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2014

Yellow Jackets Baseball Team Buzz Their Locks for Cancer Research You might say the Cedarville University baseball team had a close shave. But it wasn’t on the diamond. The Yellow Jackets took a swing at pediatric cancer this fall. Cedarville barber Tony Pergram, the “Barber of the ’Ville,” donated his services to shear the Yellow Jackets’ locks during an afternoon practice session September 22. Players and coaches set a goal of raising $5,000 in pledges in support of the Vs. Cancer Foundation to Cure Kids’ Cancer. They had brought in $3,260 by press time. To contribute, visit cedarville.edu/baseball-fundraiser . Chase Jones, a former baseball player at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and cancer survivor, founded the Vs. Cancer Foundation. “After being treated for brain cancer while playing baseball at UNC and watching my teammates rally around me by shaving their heads, I saw what kind of impact this made on me personally and on our team,” Jones said. The foundation now works with baseball programs across the country, i nc l ud i ng t h e Yellow Jackets. The mone y raised by the Yellow Jackets will be split equally between the Vs. Cancer Foundation and Dayton Children’s Hospital. “It’s hard to imagine all the kids and families who f ight the battle of childhood cancer every day,” CoachMike Manes said. “As coaches and players, we know we are blessed to have the health to be part of college athletics. Making others aware by the team shaving our heads is a very small price. Just one smile from one kid makes it all worthwhile.” Outfielder Dan Larkin ’15 saw this as an opportunity to not only raise money, but also to share Christ with kids at the hospital on September 30. “We wanted to go beyond the act of giving by loving these kids through action,” he said. “We humbled ourselves and shaved our heads as a team to show our support for them. What better way to show these kids we care than by loving them like Jesus and denying ourselves before them and the Lord.” Cedarville barber Tony Pergram buzz cuts infielder Harrison Martin ‘15. L-R: Yellow Jacket baseball players Julio Miranda ‘16, Dan Larkin ‘15, Stephen Cardwell ‘15, David Lenhardt ‘15, and Zach Huskey ‘15 visit a young cancer patient at Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Cedarville Magazine | 29 Get a $ 20 REBATE on your Cedarville License Plate! Alumni, Back the Jackets! Purchase Ohio specialty license plates with the Cedarville University Yellow Jacket logo, and we’ll send you a $20 rebate! To receive your rebate, mail a printed copy of your Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles receipt to: Public Relations 251 N. Main St. Cedarville University, 45314